Sally E. Svenson is an independent scholar. A seasonal resident of the Adirondacks for nearly twenty-five years and a former trustee of the Adirondack Experience, she is the author of several books on aspects of Adirondack history, including Adirondack Churches: A History of Design and Building; Blacks in the Adirondacks: A History; and Adirondack Photographers, 1850-1950. She lives in New York City.