The 2024 History Book Festival would not be possible without the generous financial and in-kind support of dozens of organizations, businesses, and individuals. We extend special thanks to our Presenting Funding Partners: Delaware Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices I PenFed Realty. They have been with us from the beginning, sharing our belief in the power of history, reading, and civil dialog to influence the future for the better.
Special thanks to our Founding Program Partners: Lewes Public Library, for event production and promotion, and Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, our official bookseller
Thanks also to the Cape Gazette and Delmarva Public Media, our media partners, and the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, for event promotion.
Help make history! Support the History Book Festival by becoming a funding partner.
PRESENTING FUNDING PARTNERS
OUTREACH FUNDING PARTNERS
Jen Mason & Clare Hancock and Browseabout Books
KEYNOTE EVENT FUNDING PARTNERS
Sally Mott Freeman & John K. Freeman
CLOSING EVENT FUNDING PARTNER
COMMUNITY EVENT FUNDING PARTNER
WELCOME RECEPTION FUNDING PARTNER
SPIRITED DISCUSSION FUNDING PARTNER
AUTHORS’ RECEPTION FUNDING PARTNER
Peter Zoll
VENUE FUNDING PARTNERS
Delaware Heritage Commission
Jen Epler & Dan Toohey
Janice Erich & Rob Morgan
KINETIK
Lewes Public Library
Nancy Staisey & Stan Divorski
COFFEE FUNDING PARTNER
Sussex County Council
ICE CREAM FUNDING PARTNER
Pam Casale
AUTHOR FUNDING PARTNERS
Deb Appleby
Matthew & Carole Ash
Ronald Collins & Susan Cohen
Mary & Harry Gatanas
Erik Hein & Matt Rogers
Historic Lewes
Rebecca Lowe
William Manthorpe
Elyse & Chad Moore
Marcia Noa & Ed Ruggero
Libby & Tom Owen
Mary & Tommy Smith
FOUNDING PROGRAM PARTNERS
Browseabout Books, official bookseller for the History Book Festival
Lewes Public Library, venue, event production, and festival promotion
MEDIA PARTNERS
Cape Gazette
Delmarva Public Media
GOLD FUNDING PARTNERS
Katherine Alteneder
Debbie & Jeff Blount
Linda & Dan Burton
Joe Cholka & Katherine Lambert
Patti Drago & Rich Weissmann
Laurie Fulton
Amy Grace & Karen Blood
Peter & Joanne Harrigan
Matthew Hastings
Tom & Donna Ledbetter
Loftin Paul Montgomery, Jr.
Pat & Kitty O’Reilley
Mary Beth Shaw
Philip Webre & Jayne Shister
SILVER FUNDING PARTNERS
Anonymous
Kimberly & Mark Ash
Stuart Brahs & Carol Kless
Kathy & Dan Cochran
Community Bank
Eunice Craig
Susan Crawford
Charles Curran
Claire Dente
Margaret duBell
Barbara & Jerry Hames
Betsy & Pete Hansot
Helaine Harris & Jody Tavss
Elena Kozlowski
Charlotte McNaughton
Mary & Bill Miller
Lloyd & Laurie Mills
Nancy Powell
Laurel Quinn
Sharon & Nathan Tash
Susan Towers
Marylou Wellbrock-Reeves
FRIENDS
Anonymous
Pat & Bill Arvidson
Kathleen Baker
Banjo
Diana Beebe
Betti Bell
Juliet Bercaw
Mary Kay Blake
Ruth & Gerry Cohen
Carolyn Cunningham
James & Susan Curtis
Charlene Davis
William & Deborah DeCorrevont
Karen DeSantis
Zita Dresner
Philip Drouin
Charlie & Lynda Dunham
Abbey Feierstein
Philip Fields
Joanne Fitzsimmons
Carol Flett
Stephen & Bie Yie Ju Fox
Frances Grote
Madeline Grifin
Gabrielle Grunau
Anne & Steve Hanzel
Sue Claire Harper
Susan Heller
Traci Higgins
Linda & Donald Hill
Marsha Jendrewski
Jeanne Jerfsten
Erika Joyce
Susan & Harry Keyser
Susan & Richard Lee
Donna Lenhoff
Grace Lowe
Arlene & Don Matzkin
Laura & Donald McCafferty
Drew McKay & Susan McElligott
Cynthia Meyers
Kathleen Mirsky-Mennella
Devon & Ali Mohammed
Anne & David Moore
Leslie Newman & Bill Wolff
Darlene O’Neill
Cynthia & Carl Opderbeck
Linda & Rick Palmer
LuCille Perry
Janice Pinto & Lori Swift
Leah Rodgers
Sara & Jeffrey Rosen
Bob Rosenberg & Marty D’Erasmo
Ida Rowe
William & Constance Scott
Pat Sheehy
Kelly Sheridan
Diann & Mike Sherwin
Barbara Shuster
Elaine & Barry Simmerman
Leslie Slan
Allison Smith
John & Bonnie Staffier
Pam & Steve Swadley
Steve Tobey & Julie Haidemenos
Ervin Tomlin
Joan Vodar
Mary Ann Waelde
Marianne Walch
John Walker
Ann Weir
Amy Whitney
Ruth Wiegel
Carole Woodyard
Audrey Woloshin
Buster & Mary Yonych
Enid Zafran
Deborah Zwicke