The Project Team would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their support:

FUNDING

• This project has been funded in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society
• Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation
• Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
• International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1
• North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
• Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
• International Union of Operating Engineers – Local 49
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 10
• Teamsters Joint Council 32

 VIDEO INTERVIEWS

 Descendants of the Capitol Construction Workers

• Marvin Roger Anderson, grandson of Ernest Jones, bricklayer, stone mason
• Jennifer Bangoura, great granddaughter of Ernest Jones, bricklayer/stone mason
• Jerry Blakey - grandson of bricklayer/stone mason Casiville Bullard
• Alvin Bous - grandson of stonecutter
• Patrick Butler - grandson of Emmett Butler, Capitol general contractor partner
• Jim Danneker, John Danneker and Julie Kierstine -great grandchildren of John Rachac, Capitol carpenter
• Elaine Olson Ekstedt and Linda Olson - great granddaughters of Zebulon Olson Capitol crane operator
• Dorothy and Michelle Manke, descendants of sheet metal roofer Otto Manke
• Dave & Janet McAllister – descendants of stonecutter Erick Isaacson
• Howard Vetter, Chairman Vetter Stone, grandson of Capitol construction era quarry worker Bernard Vetter

Architectural, Construction and Historical Interviews

• Dan Berry, Retired Publicity Director, Georgia Marble Co.
• Kelley Casey, formally with HGA, currently with Preservation Design Works

• Marvin “Hoss” Edge, Georgia Quarry Worker
• Jim Hanson, Business Mgr., International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49
• Gerald Hughes, Quarry Supervisor, Polycor, Tate, GA
• Ginny Lackovic, Architect, HGA Architects and Engineers
• Josef Dvorak Landsberger, Czech and Slovak Protective Society
• Frank May, Land Title and Historical researcher, Georgia
• Harry Melander, President Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council
• Harley Meyer, Dome Restoration Project Superintendent,
• JE Dunn Construction Co.
• John Ray, Retired Railroad Superintendent, Georgia Marble Co.

Capitol Dome 2010-2013 Restoration Construction Site Workers

• Jason Alferness, Laborers Local 563
• Stefano Follega, Stonecutter, Grazzini Brothers & Co., Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1
• Rickey Klande, Bricklayers Local 1
• Sean Cotton, Structural Engineer, HGA Architecture
• Kevin Schenemann, Laborers Local 563
• Paul Schwartz, Bricklayers Local 1
• Steve Youngstrom, Bricklayers Local 1
• Heidie Xu, Gilder, Evergreene Architectural Arts, New York

MUSIC

• Julie Ayer, Music Arranger and Violinist
• Susan Billmeyer, Arranger and Pianist
• Butch Thompson, Pianist
• Frank Trnka, CSPS Musical Archivist –Czech folksongs

Archive, Photograph and Research Contributors/Consultants

• Marvin Roger Anderson, grandson of Ernest Jones, bricklayer- photos
• Archie Anderson, grandson, Ernest Jones, bricklayer- photos
• Bob Bambenek, Winona County Recorder
• Walt Bennick, archivist, Winona County Historical Society
• Hyman Berman, History Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
• Barbara Bezat, Assistant Archivist, Northwest Architectural Archives,
• University of Minnesota 
• Douglas Blackmon, Author, Slavery by Another Name
• Tom Blanck, Architect, Member of Cass Gilbert Society -
• Capitol Commission Photo Album, other photographs, research
• Kerrie Blevins, Director and Nora McKinnon, Grants Administrator, Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation  - financial support, arranging interviews and talks, Emmett Butler memoir
• Michael J Bjornberg, Architect, HGA Architects and Engineers
• Andy Bloedorn, Archivist, Winona County Historical Society
• Blueridge Ridge Marble Company, Nelson, Georgia
• Kathy Burns, Society Coordinator, Le Sueur County Historical Society
• Mimi Jo Hill Butler (dec.), Past President, Marble Valley Historical Society
• Karen Butler – family recollections and photographs
• Peter Butler – family history, financial support
• Robert L. Butler – photos of Georgia marble industry
• Twiss Butler – family recollections, Emmett Butler memoir and photos
• Dot Byrd, Ball Ground, GA – railroad photo
• Brenda Carriere, Director Georgianna E. Herman Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies Library, University of Minnesota
• Elaine Challecombe, MLS, Curator (ret.) and Lois Hendrickson, Acting Director, Wangensteen Library of Biology and Science, University of Minnesota
• City of Chaska Historic Context Study, Prepared for the Chaska Heritage Preservation Commission, Chaska, Minnesota. Prepared by Thomas R. Zahn & Associates, Bethany Gladhill, Project Associate
  Spring 2006
• Fred Danner - photographs and documents on the history of Kasota, MN area
• Julie Davis, Researcher, MN State Capitol Historic Site
• Robert S. Davis, Director, Family & Regional History Program and Sr. Professor of Genealogy & History Wallace State Community  College, Hanceville, Alabama
• John Decker, Asst. Director Of Archives, Stearns County History Museum and  Research Center
• Paul Elliott Dahl, Library Director
Barr Library
, Minnesota Department of Health
• Emory University Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Atlanta, Georgia
• Darian Flansburg, Scandinavian-American Genealogical Society, Brainerd, Minnesota
• Linda Woodward Geiger, Certified Genealogist, Former President, Marble Valley Historical Society, Jasper, GA
• Georgia State Archives, Morrow, Georgia
• Ruth Hall, President, Marble Valley Historical Society, Pickens County, GA
• Irish Gazette
• Nancy Johnson, Winona County Recorder’s Office
• Sharon Jenson, Community Relations Director, Cold Spring Granite Company
• Michael Justin, archaeologist
• Ginny Lackovic, Architect, HGA Architects and Engineers
• Frank May, Land title and historical researcher, Georgia
• Harry Melander, President, Minnesota Building and Construction Trades Council
• Harley Meyer & Duane Olso,  Capitol Dome Restoration Project Superintendents
• JE Dunn Construction Company
• Alison McAdam, Glascow, Scotland-Scottish immigrant history and placenames
• Bob Milani, great grandson of Georgia stonecutter
• Deborah Miller, Reference Specialist, Minnesota Historical Society
• Minneapolis Labor Review
• Daniel Necas, Research Archivist, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota
• Marjorie Pearson, Former President, Cass Gilbert Society
• Pickens County Progress
• Polycor Corporation, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
• Celeste R. Raspanti, Archivist, St. Paul Cathedral
• Peter Rachleff, History Department/Macalester College
• Kathy Sader, O’Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home, Minneapolis, MN
• Joel Shedlofsky, Archivist, Sisters of the Good Shepard, Saint Louis, MO
• Lynne Smith – photos of project activities in Georgia
• Amy Spong, Historic Preservation Specialist,  Department of Planning and Economic Development, City of Saint Paul Heritage Preservation Commission
• Tammy Tell, great granddaugher of stone cutter/carver Alexander Fraser-information.
• Pete Theismann and Chuck Wocken, Operations Coordinators,  Quarry Park, Stearns County, MN
• Rudy Thell, MD, Health East Care System, Saint Paul, Minnesota and descendant of William L. Sudeith-photos and information
• William Tyre, Executive Director and Curator, Glessner House Museum, Chicago, Illinois. Information about stone sculptor Frederick Purdy
• Untold Stories: Labor History Series, Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library
• Jim Vetter, Manager, Vetter Stone – quarry
• Ruth Wall, President, Marble Valley Historical Society, Jasper, Georgia
• Winona County Historical Society, Winona, Minnesota

ARTISTIC AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

• Jeff Kaufer, Steadicam Operator
• Howard Kling, Media Director, Video Producer, Labor Education Service - video
• Barry Madore, Allie Micka, Jeremiah Davis, Web Consultants, Advantage Labs, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Larry Marcus, Photographer
• Monica Martner, Transcriptionist
• Eric Mortenson, Photo Lab Supervisor, MN Historical Society
• Mark Wickstrom, Former Apprentice Coordinator, Bricklayers Local 1,  Stonecutting demonstration, research, information