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New Hampshire Folklife is a project of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NHSCA) , a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, State of New Hampshire.

NHSCA Director - Rebecca L. Lawrence

Council Chair - Jim Kelley

Commissioner Dept of Cultural Resources - Van McLeod

New Hampshire Folklife is being developed by the NHSCA Traditional Arts Program. Traditional Arts Coordinator and Project Director - Lynn Martin Graton

New Hampshire Folklife is hosted by the State Library, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, State of New Hampshire. Information & Technology Support: Theresa Pare Curtis Lorna Marta

Phase I of New Hampshire Folklife is designed by:

PixelMEDIA, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Gayle, Jessica, Scott, Heather

Special thanks to:

Lisa Kryger, Gary Samson, Ann Kontak, Julie Mento, Julien Olivier, Jeff Warner, Jack Beard, Frumie Selchen, Marcia Congdon, and Betty Belanus.

Funding for New Hampshire Folklife is being provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and the State of New Hampshire.

Special thanks for the support of the New Hampshire presentation at the 1999 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the 2000 Celebrate New Hampshire Festival, and folklife for schools and communities goes to numerous sponsors and contributors, including:

• The New Hampshire Commission on the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

• Celebrate New Hampshire Culture

• Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies.

Major Sponsors included:

• Bell Atlantic (Verizon)

• Fidelity Investments

• Fisher Scientific International Inc.

• Fleet Bank NH

• Grappone Auto Junction

• Healthsource NH, A CIGNA Healthcare Company

• New Hampshire National Guard.

• Public Service of New Hampshire

• Sanders, A Lockeed Martin Company

• Tyco International Ltd.

• The Recording Industries Music Performance Trust Funds

Supporting sponsors included:

• Anheuser Busch Companies, Ind;

• Citizens Bank

• Clark Hill Sugary, Inc.

• Heritage New Hampshire - Stoney Morell

• MCT Telecom

• New Hampshire Sweepstakes Commission

• New Hampshire State Department of Corrections

• New Hampshire Army National Guard

• New Hampshire Department of Travel and Tourism Development

• University of New Hampshire Extension Services, Division of Forestry

• Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.