This project was a collaboration between Hershey High School and the Hershey/Derry Township Historical Society. It is funded by a generous grant from the History Channel, and was selected as one of eleven nationwide grants.
The project was conceived by Hershey High School Social Studies teacher Jeff Mummert, and the grant application was completed and submitted by Mummert with the support of Carole Hite-Welch and Nikki Soliday of the Hershey/Derry Township Historical Society.
Students became involved in the project through several approaches. Firstly, twelve seniors participated in the project to meet the requirements of their Senior Graduation Project:
- Danielle Zipprick- Assistant Director
- Brennan Neal- Assistant Director
- Jay Patel- Web Director
- Daria Kroupoderova- Text Director
- Ryan Blong- Mapping Director
- Kristi Bartolome- Image Director
- Stephen Bennett- Data Director
- Andrea Awde- Documents Director
- Matt Fisher- Modeling Director
- Michael Bradley- Native American Research
- Nick St. John- African American Research
- Maya Kosoff- Scotch-Irish Research
- Jay Yang- German Lutheran Research
- Chris Waybill- German Mennonite Research
Thirty students in World Cultures II submitted essays for the project:
- Sam Pierce
- Erin Bradley
- Kelly Loughran
- Michael Johnson
- Mercedes Bretz
- Kevin DeWillie
- Coby Rudakewiz
- Hanh Bui
- Richard Liang
- Melissa Guarno
- Jillian Helmus
- Marisa Dunigan
- Jennifer Yun
- Vincent Bartolome
- Katie Sager
- Courtney Ernst
- Katie Van Etten
- Chris Weidensaul
- Abby Schwanger
- Alex Svirbely
- Lexi Drexler
- Allie Dorrance
- Susannah McLin
- Karen Sassaman
- Slovenija Slabonik
- Megan Schirato
- Allen Shi
- Alanna Kelly
- Kaitlyn Patt
- Jennifer Kitlan
- Brittany Liedholm
Additionally, twenty Hershey High School students volunteered, including:
- Brian Lutkewitte- Smartphone apps
- Jack Lutkewitte- Smartphone apps
- Gal Yaroslavsky- 3D Artifact scanning
- Matt George
- Katie Reeb
- Brittany Valente
- Rebekah Hamner
- Corinne Lippe- 3D Modeling
- Dan Knight- 3D Modeling
- VJ Giblterra
- Meredith Royer
- Wesley Wood
- Claire Greensmith
- Rebekah Leonard
- Chris Weidensaul- Photosynth
- Ben Hagan