Contributors

A wide group of folks have contributed the the Company Town Legacy project, from university students to community historians. This page recognizes some of our contributors.

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Diane Kelly-Riley
University of Idaho
Diane Kelly-Riley is the project director of Company Town Legacy. She is Associate Professor of English.
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Gary Strong
Potlatch Historical Society
Gary E. Strong, University Librarian Emeritus, UCLA; former University Librarian of the UCLA Library, State Librarian of California and Director of the Queens Public Library in New York City. Now: Vice-President of the Potlatch Historical Society; Member, Latah Preservation Commision; Chair, Scenic 6 Community Development Commision; Treasurer, Return to Riverside Music Fesitval; and Keeper of the historical collections at the Potlatch Historical Society documenting the history of North Latah County and the Company Town of Potlatch.
Karen Rohn
Return to Riverside Music Festival and the Potlatch Historical Society
Karen Rohn is Executive Director of the Return to Riverside Music Festival and is President of the Potlatch Historical Society
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Evan Williamson
University of Idaho Library
Working with the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CDIL), Evan develops digital scholarship projects on the web.
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Idaho Humanities Council
National Endowment of the Humanities
Idaho Humanities Council generously provided the funding to collect the Riverside Oral Histories
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Kristin Bachman
University of Idaho
Kristin Bachman is studying to become a professional writer with goal of working for an environmental non-profit. She is an Idaho native and looks forward to implementing all she has learned throughout her life growing up adventuring through the Idaho mountains and conversing with those who understand the outdoors best.
Shannon Dryden
University of Idaho
Paityn Fredrick
University of Idaho
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J. Lyon
University of Idaho
A writer and researcher who transcends time and space in writing and in life. Driven by nature and history.
Katherine Martinson
University of Idaho
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Margaret "Meagan" Myberg
University of Idaho
Meagan Myrberg lives in Coeur d'Alene and works at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library. She is finishing up her undergraduate work in English (Professional Writing) at the University of Idaho, and hopes to further her education in library science.
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Kelly Owenns
University of Idaho
Kelly Owens will be a Spring 2020 graduate with a bachelor’s in English Literature. She was born and raised in North Idaho, and has an interest in continuing to get to know the stories of the state she calls home. Her plans after graduation are to do a little bit of everything
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Makendra Patzer
University of Idaho
Makendra Patzer is a student at the University of Idaho. She has lived in North Idaho her entire life and has a passion for the history of the area.
Mary Phipps
University of Idaho
Mary Phipps has a degree in journalism from the University of Idaho and has a personal connection with the Idaho logging industry through several close family members.
Rileigh Schulkey
University of Idaho
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Kit Stokes
University of Idaho
Kit Stokes works in Technical Services at the University of Idaho Library.
Rob Thornton
University of Idaho
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Charlie Wilson
Potlatch High School
Charlie Wilson is the creator of the podcast "Potlatch Stories" and is a former history teacher at Potlatch High School.