Andrea Reidell and Wendy Jones

Andrea Reidell is an Education Specialist for the National Archives. Ms. Reidell’s work has been published in the Journal of American History and in the book Educational Programs: Innovative Practices for Archives and Special Collections. She is the recipient of several awards for outstanding programming, and has been honored by the Archivist of the United States for her commitment to expanding diversity and inclusion through community outreach and collaborative program development.

Wendy Jones is the Director of Education for the Minnesota Historical Society, where she has worked in various positions since 1988. One of those jobs was to research and develop the live interpretive programs for the museum exhibits of the new Minnesota History Center in 1992. Toni Stone is one of the many historical characters brought to life through the History Players program created by Jones, who, not coincidentally, is a huge baseball fan.