History Advisory Board

Eric Alberta, Antiques Expert and Historian
New York, NY and Copake Falls, NY

Bernie Drew, Journalist and Author of numerous books and articles of Berkshire and Tri-State Lore, including his latest, “Well-Wheeled: How Gilded Age Cottagers Fueled Early Automobiling”
Great Barrington, MA

Bill Edwards, Iron and Machinery Historian, Chairman of the Richmond Historic Commission, member of the Northern New England Chapter of the Society for Industrial Archeology
New York, NY

Joshua Freeman, Professor of History, Queens College and the
Graduate Center, City University of New York
New York, NY and Copake Falls, NY

Larry Gobrecht, Historian, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (retired)
Chatham, NY

Valerie Hoyt, Head Librarian, Christie’s
New York, NY and Copake Falls, NY

Edgar M. Masters, Founding Member
Copake Falls, NY

Dale Peterson, AIA
New York, NY and Copake Falls, NY

Victor Rolando, Research Consultant, Industrial Archaelogy
Bennington, VT

Randy Stearns, MSNBC
New York, NY and Copake Falls, NY

Fred Sutherland, Ph.D. candidate in Industrial Archaeology and Heritage Management at Michigan Technological University
Altantic Mine, MI