Trudy CowanTrudy Cowan has worked and volunteered in the heritage and museum field for many years. Her service on heritage organization boards includes: Alberta governor and chair, Heritage Canada Foundation/Canada's National Trust; Alberta member and vice chai, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada; and a founder of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta. Awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) for her heritage contributions by the University of Calgary in 2003, she has led historic site developments including Fort Calgary and the Lougheed House restoration. Trudy is a published author of books, articles and children's stories, and has brought her one-woman theatrical "In-Person-Ations" of historical Canadian women to stages across Canada. She is also an award-winning fabric artist. Vice-president and Heritage Advisor to the project that brought this story's historic synagogue to Calgary's Heritage Park Historical Village, she continues her involvement as the site's interpreter and storyteller.

Maria Muszynski, Illustrator: Eyes: hazel green; Hair: changes without notice; Philosophy: Sprinkle the day with laughter. Maria Muszynski, BFA, BEd, is a graduate of the University of Calgary and has taught many years with the Calgary Catholic School District, giving students a love for creativity and awareness of their place in history. She feels blessed to be a practicing artist who has used her talents for illustration, graphic design, and set and costume design with various organizations and groups in Calgary. Maria has also recently renewed her passion in the sacred arts of iconography, calligraphy and illumination. A long-time member of the Burns Visual Arts Society and a founding director of the Sacred Arts Guild of Alberta, Maria also sings occasionally with an adult recreational choir. Her artwork is represented in the Alberta Foundation for the Arts collection and many private collections across Canada. Read More Read Less