Vantage Point Historical Services

Eric John Abrahamson, Ph.D. is the principal historian and founder of Vantage Point. Over the last two decades he has written numerous histories of major corporations and cultural institutions in telecommunications, banking, food processing, construction, philanthropy and the arts. He is coauthor with Louis Galambos of Anytime, Anywhere: Entrepreneurship and the Creation of a Wireless World (Cambridge University Press, 2002). Eric earned his Ph.D. in American Economic History from Johns Hopkins University in 2003. He also holds an M.A. in English from San Francisco State University. He lives in Rapid City, South Dakota. eric@vantagepointhistory.com

Ernest Grafe is a historian and writer who most recently coauthored Exploring With Custer, a definitive account of the Black Hills Expedition of 1874. He earned degrees in History and Journalism from Syracuse University, and worked for many years as a reporter. He now combines his editorial skills with graphic and web production as well as database development. He divides his time between San Francisco and the Black Hills of South Dakota.  ernie@vantagepointhistory.com

Eric Zimmer works as a staff historian on Vantage Point’s community archives project and provides research assistance on other corporate projects. He earned his bachelor’s degree in History fromBlack HillsStateUniversity.

Marjorie Wilkens is an editor and project and publications manager. She has collaborated with Vantage Point on the development of books for Pacific Telesis Group and Franklin Templeton Investments. Marji was a B.A. in English fromStanfordUniversity and an M.A. in English from theBerkeley. She lives outsideSan Diego,California.

Lois Facer is the administrator for Vantage Point’s business services and operations. The former academic dean at National American University in Rapid City, she provides project management, accounting, and support services. Lois earned her M.A. in English at San Francisco State University and her B.A. in English from University of California, San Diego. lois.facer@gmail.com.