Volunteers
The Southwest Harbor Public Library Digital Archive would not have been possible without our dedicated volunteers. Many hundreds of hours were spent scanning, researching and identifying, transcribing, and helping in more ways that we can count. Thank you to all!
Enoch Albert | Scanner - Scanned hundreds of Ballard negatives. |
Don Bell | Scanner - Scanned hundreds of Ballard negatives. |
Lynne Birlem | Genealogist - Provided genealogy and ownership history for houses. |
Leza Colquhoun | Scanner - Scanned thousands of images. |
Muriel Davisson | Historian - Gotts Island specialist |
Jeff Dobbs | Photographic help, contact help, ally and friend. |
David Hackett Fisher | Historian and Author - David Hackett Fisher was the first historian to validate the fledgling database and to tell us the project would have value. |
Maureen Fournier | Scanner and Transcriber - Besides scanning hundreds of Ballard negatives Maureen helped to transcribe one whole Kellam Journal. |
Willie Granston | Architectural Historian - with a sideline of marine history. No matter how busy he is, he will stop and help. |
Megan Higgins | Intern from the University of Maine - Scanned and logged hundreds of Hinckley negatives. |
Joan Jordan-Grant | Liaison Specialist - Joan earned her unique title by making and tending connections for us that only she could do, while serving under a variety of difficult conditions. |
Sharon Knopp | Scanner and Transcriber - Besides scanning hundreds of Ballard negatives Sharon helped to transcribe one whole Kellam Journal. |
Vesta Kowalski | Scanner - Scanned many hundreds of photographs. |
Don Lenahan | Historian - Acadia National Park specialist. |
Jim Linnane | Scanner - Scanned hundreds of Ballard negatives. |
Bing Miller | Scanner and Photographic Technician. |
Charles Morrill | Technician, Fixer and Runner - We could not have done it without Charles. |
Patti Murphy | Scanner and collector of photographs from the Stanley and Gilley families. |
Weston J. Naef II | Photographic Historian - Weston kindly listened to us and was the first to give guidance about cataloging a collection. |
Carol Nelson | Scanner - Book scanning specialist. |
Bob Sanderson | Scanner - Scanned hundreds of Ballard negatives. |
Laurie Schreiber | Photograph Finder - Laurie has put us in touch with many valuable collections. |
Ralph Stanley | Historian, Genealogist, Boat Builder, Boat Identifier, Author, Raconteur and Friend. There is only one Ralph Stanley. |
Alan Stephenson | Scanner - Scanned pages and pages of important organizational information for us quickly and efficiently - a huge help. |
Mia Taradash | Researcher - Mia has made friends with archivists from London to Atlanta and always brings home what we need. |
Cathy Willey | Transcriber Extraordinaire - Cathy never stops and never gives up, no matter how detailed or uninteresting the subject. |