A 1930 summertime and then permanent resident of Holland Point, Janet Bates attended Washington College and has served as director of the Holland Point Citizens Association. She solicited and scanned the photographs and gathered facts for captions. Joy Baker, a resident since 1985, has been secretary and director for the association. She recorded interviews of longtime residents and used skills from her degree in computer science for this book. Alice Birney, a weekender since 1994, has a doctorate in literature, has worked as a library literary specialist in Washington, D.C., since 1973, and has published two scholarly books.