It’s the beginning of a New Year, and we would be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to thank and recognize those who supported us financially during the first year of the pandemic.
The following 457 generous members, supporters, corporations and foundations donated to the success of the New England Electric Railway Historical Society and Seashore Trolley Museum in 2020. Thank you for your support!
Donors with an asterisk * following their name contributed to the Annual Fund in 2020.
Donors with a ^ following their name contributed to a Special Appeal in July 2020 to support significant storm damage repairs on our railroad.
Donors listed in the color purple are Life Members.
Donations of $50,000 to $500,000
20th Century Electric Railway Foundation
Maine Economic Recovery Program
Small Business Administration
Donations of $10,000 to $50,000
Butler, Patrick*
Family of Middleton, John L., Jr.
Family of Muckenhoupt, Benjamin* “In Memory of Ben Muckenhoupt”
Maloney, Frederick J.*
Orlando, Katie*^
Schantz, James D.*
Siegerist, Steven*
Donations of $5,000 to $10,000
Crawford, William*
General Electric Foundation*
Morse, Philip W.*^
Stavrand, Sue Ellen*^
Donations of $2,500 to $5,000
Bates, Richmond*
Borst, Andrew M.*
Cobb, Leland D.*
Dooks, Edward E.*
Dooks, Karen*
Facebook & Network For Good*
Harrison, Kenton*
LaRoche, Thomas*
McNeil, Roger and Joyce*
Publicover, Charles L.*
Robertson, Thomas A.
Rochester Area Community Foundation “In Honor of Lloyd E. Klos”
Somers, Matthew
Terrapin Landscapes
Tirrell, James, Rita and “The Colonel”*
Donations of $1,000 to $2,500
Anonymous*
Anonymous*^
Aronovitch, Charles D.*
Bequaert, Frank C.*
Bownas, William T.*^
Chittenden, Kevin M.*
Conard, R. Richard*
Connolly, Thomas F.*
Drobnik, John J. & Kathleen M.*
Drye, Robert C.
Frost, Michael R.
Gbur, Jonathan*
Glickman, Todd S.*^
Grady, John J.* “In Memory of John Middleton”
Griffith, Charles A., Jr.
Horn, M. Richard*
Hoy, Lewis L. “In Memory of Thomas Dworman”
IBM International Foundation*
Johnson, Karl F.
Kirkpatrick, Dana
Klein, David E.*
Leclair, Randy
Lennon, Michael C.*
Meckes, Robert*
Meleky, Ted*
Saenger, Fritz Jr.
Moore, Fred R.*^
Mosteller, William*
Mulvey, Henry O.*
Pace, Michael R.*^
Payne, Thomas*
Pence, Herbert* “In Memory of Martha Welch”
Pierce, Donald W.*
Pollman, William A.
Revett, Cara & Jesse*
Rubin, Richard* “In Memory of John Middleton”
Sanger, Donald F.*
Sauer, John F.*
Terhune, Robert D.*
The Boeing Company
Tsihlis, James & Maria ” In Loving Memory of Andrew Tsihilis”
Tsihlis, Phillip “In Memory of Andrew ‘Andy’ Tsihlis”
Vaitkunas, James A.*
Whitcomb, Mary* “In Honor of James Chadbourne”
Wilson, Peter G.*^
Wisniewski, Marty
Donations of $500 to $1,000
Beeder, Owen
Brewer, Thomas A.*
Brown, Daniel T.*
Cantwell, Daniel H.*
Cunningham, Scott & Kathleen*
Fay, Gordon H.*
Fossey, Stephen*
Goldsmith, Steve*
Harrison, Mark*
Hessler, Frederick*
Hillier, Cynthia
Houle, Dennis R.*
Hughes, Thomas H.*
Iwanow, Peter* “In Memory of Agnes Iwanow”
Jennings, Andrew
Keolis Commuter Services, LLC
Kramer, Stephen A.*
Mackell, James J.*
Miner, Jonathan*
Ogarek, Michael*
Olsen, James*
Rice, Llyn S.
Ruddell, Thomas A.*
Russell, Wayne*
Stephenson, Donald L.
Stephenson, Zachary*
Sullivan, Mark E.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Tech. & Hist. Society
Thornburn, Christopher C.*
Donations of $250 to $500
Adams, William
Alcock, Sherri
Allen, Duncan* “In Memory of John Middleton”
Astroth, Kurt*
Bagnell, Joseph A.*
Bennett, Jeffrey Hall*^
Brandt, William E.*
Brooks, Leonard
Brower, Carole* “In Memory of Don H. Gawthrop,” ” In Honor of Fred Maloney”
Chamberlin, Dann*
Chermesino, William
Clapp, CC B.*
Cummings Family Fund
Haywood, Jon “In Memory of Whitney Coffin”
Kohanski, Robert W.*
Landrio, Gary E.*
Legenhausen, William H.*
Lord, William A.*
Mallory, William*^
Martin, Sanford R.*
Pagano, Robert*
Palmer, Theodore W.* “In Honor of E. Mac Palmer’s 89th Birthday”
Palmisano, Missy & Sam*
Ramsdell, Edward L.
Reiman, Douglas
Robinson, Charles C.*
Serpe, William R.*
Silva, Russell B.*
Speer, Timothy S.*
Stamm, C. William*^
Tobin, Roger G.*^
Turner, Ed*
Van Weeren, John*
Vardaro, Daniel*
Wolf, Rick* “In Honor of John Mercurio”
Donations of $100 to $250
Alexander, Gerard*
Ames, Brewster, Jr.*
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous* “In Memory of Claire Jean”
Baird, Caryl
Baldini, Renee^
Barrett, James*
Bass, Andrew* “In Honor of Stephan Lamb”
Bassett, Richard C.*
Bishop, Chester E.*
Blake, Everett
Blake, Thomas
Bork, John E.*
Boss, Stefanie
Bowen, Andrew
Brainerd, Timothy D.*
Bray, Peter*
Brewster, H. Robert*
Brink, Kenneth H.*
Buchholz, Roger C.*
Burroughs, John E.*
Carrier, Douglas, Jr.*
Catlin, Robert*
Conklin, Dennis & Barbara
Cook, Paul A.*
Crawford, Ralph J.*
Curry, Donald G.*
DelaVega, Michael S. “In Memory of Roger Somers”
Dell Technologies
Dibble, Ben “In Memory of John Middleton”
Dillon, Richard* “In Memory of Richard Dillion”
Duncan, Lee*
Eastman, Stephen & Cristi*
Fancy, John H.
Farrell, Kevin T.*
Fatula, Audrey* “In Memory of John Fatula”
Flahive, Jean*^
Follansbee, David W.*
Fontana, Mary & Richard*
Gannoe, Carol*
Gebhardt, Wayne*^
Gibbons, Nathaniel*
Grunwald, William “In Honor of John Middleton”
Guptill, Robert V.
Haberman, Charles*
Havens, Joel R.*
Hazinski, Joseph R.*
Heiderich, Ronald Scott*
Hope, Walter and Irene*
Hughes, Joan*
Hultgren, Joan*
Insley, David “In Memory of John Middleton”
Jayne, Allan W., Jr.*
Joanne Castiglione “In Memory of Martha Welch”
Johnson, Karl F.*
Johnson, Ralph*
Jourdan, David*
Katz, Chris
Kelly, David & Anne*
LaRoche, Ann
Lawrence, Loring M.
Ledley, Fred “In Memory Phillip Meldrum”
Lilly, Jim* “In Memory of Bob Hughes”
Littell, William*
Littlefield, Ralph R.
Macaronas, Denise*
Mandeville, Robert M.*
Markey, Peter L.*^
McCloskey, James W.*
McMahon, James T.*
McManus, Anne
Miller, Edward C., Jr.*
Monnie, William*
Mooney, Daniel*
Mora, Jeffrey G.
Morrison, Donald F.*
Morton, Thomas J.*
Munroe, Russell F., Jr.*
Murphy, Wendy
Norkaitis, Neil F.*
Orlowski, Stanley J.
Osgood, Kenneth*
Osgood, S. Peter*
Patterson, Allan*
Poiani, Eileen* “In Memory of Benjamin Muckenhoupt, Ph.D”
Popov, Vsevolod*
Reid, William S.*
Renfroe, Lawrence*
Reynolds, Pamela
Ruddell, Ronald P.* “In Memory of Mary Ann Habich”
Rogers, David*
Ruggiero, Ronald D.*
Sanner, Richard
Scaffardi, Bob
Sefranek, George A.*
Sellers, Douglas
Sharratt, Tom & Sharon*
Shipman, Adams
Shipman, W. Stevens, Jr.*
Skulski, Chris*
Spellman, John T.*
Szymanski, David “In Memory of Philip Meldrum”
Taylor, Debra D. & Michael*
Tello, Thomas A.*^
Trainer, Edward*
True, Melburne*
Trueheart, William H.*
Tsihlis, Stephen “In Memory of Andrew Tsihilis”
van Bokkelen, James^*
Weinberg, Theodor*
White, John
Whiteman, Jeremy T.
Wyeth, Heuionalani*
Donations of $50 to $100
Ames, Brewster, Jr.*
Ames, Stanley R. Jr.
Anonymous (2)
Anonymous* In Memory of Agnes Iwanow
Anonymous “In Memory of Jack Naugler”
Ashley, Thomas J.
Balsley, Richard “In Memory of Ben Muckenhoupt”
Bischoff, Nancy & Rhynier*
Bottoms, Glen D.*
Brown, Charles E.*
Butler, Arthur*
Campbell, Douglas W.*
Carrier, Douglas P Sr.
Caswell, Rebecca
Chiodo, Richard*
Chisholm, Colin G.*
Cole, Peter*
Collins, John J.*
Cormier, Gerald*
Cummins, Sharon
Dandridge, Jonathan*
Downs, George T.*
Dunlap, Edward C.
Ellis, Arthur S.*
Fischman, Rona*
Forman, Mark Leonard*
Francis, Patrick E.*
Haney, Richard R.*
Harling, David*
Harrje, Gail Melholt*
Humanchuk, Robert*
Jacobs, Jonathan & Ellen*
Jill Cariglia “In Memory of Andrew Tsihilis”
Kaiser, Stephen H.*
Keller, Ronald
Koellmer, Jeffrey*
Kulczak, Michael J.^
Langille, Neil F.*
Lapidos, Jack*
Laws, Peter*
Madden, Carole & Robert*
Margolis, Stephen
Martin, Nancy “In Memory of J. Emmons Lancaster Jr.”
Mason, Jamie^
Masulaitis, Anthony
Mayfield, Melissa & Brian*
McClelland, David^
McGill, Diane & Mark
McGinley, Terence K.
McLaughlin, Catherine & Gregg*^
McNamara, John*
Medlock, Todd^
Mercurio, John B., Jr.
Middleton, John & Jeani
Miller, Laura & Chuck*
Mistrik, Lee W. & Linda J.*
Mulvihill, James*
Nace, David C.*
Olson, George “In Memory of John Middleton”
Osten, Thomas* “In Memory of Jack Naugler”
Parks, Alan B.*
Peabody, Chris
Rapport, Charles L.*
Rizzo, Al*
Robertson, David
Roboff, Gary S.
Rossbach, Bernard*
Rowe, David
Ruddell, Geoff
Schumm, Brooke, III
Sennott, Eric*
Silver, Leonard W.*
Smith, Jane C
Spadini, Rosanna*
Spoth, Adele B.* “In Memory of Edward Spoth”
Starr, Jane*
Stevenson, John E.^
Stott, Don*
Sylvester, Mark
Thompson, Earl W.*
Donations of up to $50
Alexis, Meaghan*
Anna Mae Twigg, III*
Anonymous (6)
Anonymous “In Honor of Robert Grindrod”
Anonymous “In Honor of John Grube”
Arndt, Darrell T.*
Atwood, Chip^
Austin, Roger W.*
Avy, Richard H.
Babineau, Dean^
Bachelder, J Leonard*
Barwise, Stanley*
Blankman, Ronald J.*
Borenstein, Elliot*
Bradford, Susan*
Briggs, Christina^
Brousseau, Elizabeth
Brown, Nancy*
Burke, Charles^
Cappers, Steve & Linda*
Case, Edmund*
Chasse, Justin
Cogswell, Patty-linn^
Cross, John & Peggy* “In Honor Philip Meldrum”
Cunningham, Eric V.
Dave Wetherald^
DiForte, Peter J., Jr.*
Dingley, Elizabeth
Dore, Christopher^
Dreckmann, Randolf H.*
Dublin, Martha* “In Memory of Jack Naugler”
Dudek, Eric *
Dulude, John R.*
Edling, Richard E.*
Enfield, Gordon M.*
Enters, Frederick*
Entrot, Brian*
Farah, George^
Fischer, Dennis*
Gabriel, Chester A.*
Galindo, Thomas *
Garcia, Angela “In Memory of Phillip Meldrum”
Garland, Connie
Gildart, Laurie*
Gilmore, Eliza^
Gladney, Barbara*
Graetz, Martin*
Grass, Debbie* “In Memory of Jack Naugler”
Harkins, Christine*
Haskell, Peter D.*
Hedrick, John
Hickey, Ben*^
Holbrook, Nicole
Jalbert, Nathan
Jordan, John*
Kaplan, Richard*
Karas, Daniel & Cheryl Henry
Knapp, Steven^
Kracker, John*
Kurtasz, Peter*
Kuula, Martin & Carmen*
Kyper, John S.*
Lagace, Raymond*
Lane, Roger*
Lennon, Marty W.^
Lewis, Donovan J.*
Lundstedt, Tracy^
Maillar, Terrence*
Markham, John D.*
Marnik, William M.
Martenson, Lee and Marjory*
Mayo, Jacob^
Mazzie, Jesse^
McCracken, Christopher^
Milliken, Brian^
Miniter, John E.*
Morency, Peter*
Morin, Arthur
Newman, David*
Newsome, Pam*
Nobel, Michael “In Memory of John Middleton”
O’Hanley, Donald M.*
Olson, Patti*
Parker, Douglas
Pedersen, Jenn^
Penniston, Gordon^
Perry, Karen H.
Pesci, Stephen*
Peters, Michael V.^
Pitts, Charles T.
Polimer, Joseph
Rheaume, Jonathan
Rosenstrauch, Neil K.*
Ross, Ernest*
Rowan, Angela*
Santamaria, Eric “In Honor of Christopher Dore’s Birthday”
Savage, Eric A., Jr.
Seeliger, Curt J., Jr.
Smith, G. Christopher*
Solomon, Gary*
Stackpole, Jessica*
Stahl, Randy*
Steinbach, Susie*
Sullivan, Charles R.
Sweeney, Chris & James
Tallentire, Thomas L.*
The Crowes
Thompson, Ann^
Thresher, Carl H.*
Torchio, Michael*
Tucker, Thomas W.
Vandergrift, Thomas
Wanzor, Wayne^
Ward, Brian*
White, Jeanne B.*
Wong, Gregory^
Wong, Howard*
Zalman, Henry
For questions about how your donation is listed, to change its designation, or to add an “In Memory” or “In Honor” message, please reply to this email. If you donated via Facebook in 2020 and do not see your name listed, or if you held a Facebook fundraiser in 2020 and do not see your donors listed, please also reply to this email. A final 2020 donor listing will be published in our 2020 Annual Report, to be released Summer 2021.
To make a 2021 Contribution, CLICK HERE.