Volunteer: Help Preserve Our Past for the Future
The Lower Merion Historical Society could not exist without the volunteers who give their time and energy to support our collections and programs. LMHS relies on volunteers to perform many essential functions that help us preserve and share our community’s history, like transcription, data entry, research, scanning, photography, and more.
Even with a few hours, you can make a significant contribution to preserving our local history.
Volunteer? What’s in it for me?
A lot, if you’re interested in history and community!
- Get in touch with primary sources Nothing quite matches the experience of examining documents and objects created long ago in a world at once familiar and foreign.
- Get to know our unique collection For three-quarters of a century we’ve collected and preserved an unmatched archive of books, photos, maps, and artifacts that tell our story. And continue to do so…
- Discover your own past Who lived in my house? What was life like for my family?
- Work with great people Meet neighbors and new friends with shared interests.
- Build community Preserving our relics and sharing our stories helps bind us together in a common cultural experience.
Made Possible by Volunteers
…the most popular and important sections of our website, among them:
- Joseph Price’s Diary “During this project I became so close to Price and his world that, at the end, I felt I lost a personal friend.” —Mary Keim, who transcribed the 18th-19th century diary of a prominent local citizen.
- The Russell Byerley Memorial World War II Collection Farilyn Leopold organized and cataloged letters and photos sent home by our World War II troops so that you could look them up online.
- The First 300 72 local experts researched or wrote chapters for the definitive account of our community’s history.
- The Roberts Family Collection Ann Bagely sorted and listed the letters, documents, deeds, books and maps of one of Lower Merion’s founding families.
Our Volunteer Hall of Fame
The greatest gift you can give is your time and talent. These 250+ individuals include several husbands and wives, as well as parents and children. During the past 20 years, they have generously given their time and talent to serve the Township of Lower Merion and the Borough of Narberth. Won’t you join them?
Thank you, volunteers!
- Kathleen Abplanalp
- Jon Adams
- Sam Adenbaum
- Jim Alexandre
- Andy Amsterdam
- Jeannette Anders
- Jim Anders
- Christina Anderson
- Kim Andrews
- Mike Antonoplos
- Nolan Atkinson
- Bonnie Atwood
- Ann Bagley
- Phil Bagley
- Herman Baron
- Lou Barson
- Lisa Baskin
- Marshall Becker
- Mike Beckert
- Julius Becton, Jr.
- Joanne Behm
- Sarah J. Bonnice
- Ken Brier
- Peter Brigham
- Gary Brock
- Pat Broderick
- George Broseman
- Liz Bruss
- Christian Busch
- Max Buten
- David Byerley
- Frank Caccuitti
- Allie Cade
- Betty Cannon
- Richard Cardona
- Deborah Cassidy
- Fred Clement, Jr.
- Lita Indzel Cohen
- Mary Courtney
- Bill Cramer
- Emily Cronin
- Mary Jo Daly
- Edgar Davis
- Selma Davis
- Marge Dawson
- Jo Anne Debes
- Debbi Della Porta
- Bob DeSilets
- Clarissa Dillon
- Mrs. M.J. Divine
- Helene Dixon
- Richard Donagher
- Victoria Donohoe
- Dennis Dool
- Jo-Ann Dooley
- Bill Doran
- Peg Doran
- Charlie Dorkey
- Bonnie Dorwart
- Patrick Doyle
- Sandy Drayer
- Marlene Dubin
- Jim Easter
- Dorothy Edgerton
- Sam Edgerton
- Liz Eidelson
- Phil Eidelson
- Jim Ettelson
- Clayton Farraday
- Sean Fennessy
- Christina Fink
- David Fish
- Margot Flaks
- Julia Fleekop
- Arlene Flicker
- Terrence Foley
- Frank Forlano
- Angela Francis
- Denise Francis
- Jerry Francis
- Sarah Francis
- Suzanne Francis
- Fred Fromhold
- Matt Gabalawi
- Stella Gabuzda
- Adrienne Gallager
- James Garrison
- Jim Garrison
- Nick Gianopulos
- Stephen Gibson
- Bruce Gill
- Nancy Goldenberg
- Ted Goldsborough
- Alison Graham
- Chad Graham
- Jeff Groff
- John Hagner
- Mary Ellen Hagner
- Jan Haigis
- John Haigis
- Betsy Hamilton
- Perrin Hamilton
- Bill Harris
- Tom Hayden
- John Hepp
- Sudie Herdman
- Mary Higgins
- Art Hindle
- Alice Hoffman
- Wendell Holland
- S. Hamill Horne
- Pete Hoskins
- Eugene Hough
- Christine Hughes
- Mike Isackman
- Bart Johnson
- John Johnstone
- Christine Jones
- Dick Jones
- Bob Jordan
- Carolyn Joseph
- Mary Kane
- Tracy Katz
- Lynne Kaufman
- Gary Kay
- Mary Keim
- Rod Keller
- Tilde Kline
- Jean Knapp
- Patricia Krisch
- Emma Lapsansky
- Don Lawler
- Farilyn Leopold
- Leon Levine
- Ed Lewis
- Gerald Litwak
- Alice Lonsdorf
- George Lonsdorf
- Josh Mackley
- Jack Maguire
- Chris Maier
- John Maki
- Mike Malsbary
- Nevin Mann
- Andy Margolis
- Pat Martin
- Pat McCabe, Jr.
- Tom McCarthy
- Sean McCloskey
- Bob McCormick
- Paul McElhaney
- Bobbie McElroy
- Brian McGuire
- Jack McGuire
- Irene McNeil
- Mike McNulty
- Ed Minshall
- Ross Mitchell
- Martha Moffat
- Gladys Monier
- Dennis Montagna
- Martha Moore
- Bill Morrison
- Joanne Murray
- Madison Murray
- Mark Murray
- Thomas Murray
- Caryn Musil
- Nick Myers
- Sylvia Myers
- Karen Nagel
- Geoff Naylor
- Henry Nevison
- Linda O’Gwynn
- Anna O’Hora
- Steve Olszewski
- Jim Oswald
- Charley Paige
- George Painter
- Minshall Painter
- Erik Panichi
- Gerry Pappas
- Doris Patterson
- Pat Paul
- Leslie Pfiel
- Maryam Phillips
- Linda Poolow
- Don Poorman
- Greg Prichard
- Mary Punshon
- Tom Purdy
- Alison Reed
- Bruce Reed
- Elaine Reed
- Eliza Reiss
- Jim Remsen
- Margaret Richardi
- Jed Riddell
- Kevin Righter
- Joan Roberts
- Arthur Rodgers
- Karen Ross
- Dan Russoniello
- Lori Salganicoff
- Henry Schireson
- Robert Schultz
- Steve Selinger
- Margaret Semanko
- Jonathan Senker
- Marion Shumway
- Caroline Slama
- Dick Slama
- Louise Slama
- Gil Smith
- Colette Speakman
- Jim Strazzella
- Carole Strickland
- Sarah Clark Stuart
- Ned Stumpo
- W. Robert Swartz
- Bill Swyer
- Kay Sykora
- Alan Tarver
- Olive Tatman
- Maria Thompson
- Dick Tilghman
- Charlie Timm
- Stephen Tolbert
- Lorett Treese
- Ken Trotter
- Bo Tymkiw
- Elizabeth Umstattd
- Brad Upp
- Trina Vaux
- Al Vitiello
- Rebecca Warlow
- Frank Weer
- Mike Weilbacher
- Bob Weiss
- Connie Williams
- Barbara Wilson
- David Wilson
- Hank Wilson
- Paul Wilson
- Jean Wolf
- Roy Wolfe
- Rachel Wolgemuth
- Alan Wood
- Tom Wood
- Mary Wood
- Nick Zarvalas
Please inform us of any omission! The list is limited to those who gave of their free time as volunteers. It does not include those who gave financial support by membership dues, donations or grants, or those who have donated items to our collection.