Prior to forming Remer & Talbott, Ros was executive director of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary (from 2004 to 2008).  She was a professor of early American history for 14 years at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.  As an academic historian, she taught a wide variety of American history classes, published numerous articles on a range of topics and a book on early American publishing (Printers and Men of Capital: The Philadelphia Book Trade in the Early Republic; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996, second edition 2000).  Her College service included serving as Faculty Trustee and chairing the College’s Planning Committee, the Academic Program Committee and the Liberal Education Committee.  Ros was director of planning and programming for the National Constitution Center.  She has also been a consultant to the National Constitution Center, the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Independence Visitor Center, Independence National and Historical Park, the United States Capitol Historical Museum, Historic Philadelphia, Inc., and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation.  She has been a guest lecturer for many NEH teaching seminars, the Wharton School International Forum, and the National Center for History in the Schools.  She has served as a member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Historic Marker Committee and was President of the Pennsylvania Historical Association.  She has appeared on C-SPAN Book TV and in numerous radio programs on topics related to her research and to the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary. 

Dr. Remer holds a B.A. from University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in United States History from UCLA.  

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For more than 30 years, Page has been an independent curator and consultant for museums, historical societies, and historic house museums.  She also serves as senior arts and culture consultant to The Barra Foundation.  She was associate director of the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary and chief curator of the exhibition "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World" (from 2003 to 2008).  She was also the editor and an author of the companion catalog, published by Yale University Press.  In 2000, she curated the exhibition "Two Hundred Years of Caring: The Lancaster County Almshouse and Hospital."  In 1999, she curated Boston in the Age of Neoclassicism.  From 1996 to 1998, she served as project director of the Sesquicentennial Celebration, Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  She was co-editor of and contributor to Philadelphia's Cultural Landscape: The Sartain Family Legacy.  In 1998, she co-curated the traveling exhibition "The Philadelphia Ten: A Women’s Artist Group 1917 - 1945."  She was the guest curator for "Classical Savannah: Fine and Decorative Arts 1800 - 1840" at the Telfair Museum in 1995.  She has been an historic furnishings, interpretive and strategic planning consultant for over two dozen historic houses and sites throughout the country.

Dr. Talbott holds a B.A. from Wellesley College, an M.A. from the University of Delaware/Winterthur Program in Early American Culture, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.  Additional professional training includes courses provided by The Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, in partnership with National Arts Strategies, and the Future Search Network.  

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Melissa has been working with Remer & Talbott since 2009, and is also an arts and culture consultant for The Barra Foundation.  She brings to the team more than ten years of experience in public history and education.  In 2008, she was project manager for the Civil War History Consortium in Philadelphia.  She also participated in the PA Civil War 150 planning committee, coordinated historical content for its website, www.pacivilwar150.org, and worked with a statewide team to plan itineraries for a series of Teachers' Institutes.  From 2003 to 2007 she was assistant curator of the traveling exhibition "Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World"; was project manager for the online "Franklin’s Interactive Lifetime"; co-authored Benjamin Franklin: A Guide to the Exhibition; and published an article in The Magazine Antiques.  She is completing a M.Ed. in art education, and is certified as a Pennsylvania K–12 teacher.  She has created lessons for and taught students at all levels: in public schools, community centers and at the Allentown Art Museum.  She received a B.F.A. in Studio Art with Art History Emphasis, with a minor in Graphic Design, from Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.

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Jody has been working with Remer & Talbott since 2008, and previously she worked for the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary.  Earlier she worked at an educational nonprofit assisting in admissions and the development office.  At Remer & Talbott, Jody has been the primary coordinator for the traveling Civil War Road Show, managing the application process for prospective venues, serving as liaison with the Pennsylvania Civil War 150 team, and scheduling the tour.  Among her other responsibilities at Remer & Talbott, Jody is also the office manager, researcher, and project scheduler.  She graduated from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology.  

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