Laura Weber and Joanne M. Sher

Laura Weber is a writer and historian living in Minneapolis. She is a two-time winner of the Solon J. Buck Award for the best article to appear in Minnesota History (1991 and 2004) and is also a recipient of the David Stanley Gebhard Award (best article) from the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. Joanne M. Sher is a professional genealogist and historical researcher living in Duluth. She is an officer of the Adas Israel Congregation and a board member of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest.