In Memoriam

Mountain Man
Bob Phillips
Founding Member

Leon Overbay
Founding Member

G Lee Herl
Founding Member

Carole Ann Huebner
Founding Member

Jack Huebner
Founding Member

Bruce Montgomery
Past President

Mary Grace Walrath
Past President

Gayleen Kelley

Jo Anne Jones

Jimmy Neil Smith
Father of the Storytelling Renaissance and
Mr. Jonesborough

Jimmy Neil @ International Storytelling Center

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