WILLIAM ANDREWS is a magician and was the President of the Society of American Magicians from 1987-88. He saw Howard Thurston perform as a child.

JOHN BOOTH is a highly noted magician, author, and magic historian. John was amazed as a child when he saw "The Wonder Show Of The Universe" and also met Howard Thurston.

JOHN CALVERT is a legendary magician, actor, pilot. His life was changed when he saw Howard Thurston perform in 1919 at the Cincinnati Grand Opera House.

MAURINE CHRISTOPHER is a noted magic historian and author. She has republished the classic Illustrated History of Magic.

TOM EWING is a prominent magic historian, writer, and author. He is the national historian for the Society of American Magicians and the master of ceremonies for annual magic history conventions.

GEORGE GOEBEL is a distinguished illusionist, magic historian, costumer, and owns the famous A.T. Jones costume company.

RAY GOULET is a famous collector, magician, historian, and publisher. He owns The Magic Art Studio, in Watertown, Massachusetts which houses his "Mini-Museum of Magic".

KENNETH KLOSTERMAN is a magic collector and  historian. He owns the Salon De Magie, one of the largest and best magic collections in the world, housed 83 feet beneath his home in an abandoned mine. He was also the International President for the International Brotherhood of Magicians, from 1995-96.

TIMOTHY H. MOORE, DDS began his award-winning magic performances at the age of 11. His magic has been seen on TV by millions. Dr. Moore is also an avid collector of magic and has appeared in numerous publications.

REV. ROBERT E. OLSON is a Howard Thurston historian and collector. His articles on Thurston ran for ten years in Tops Magazine. Later, Olson wrote "A Tribute To Howard Thurston" and "The Complete Life Of Howard Franklin Thurston".

STANLEY PALM is a celebrated magic scholar, historian and collector. He is an expert on Harry Houdini and was honored at The 37th Annual Magic Collector' Weekend.

RON PASCU is an illusionist and a skilled performer. He is a magic historian and a collector of rare illusions from the masters of magic.

CHARLES REYNOLDS is an author, historian, and magic consultant. He was the chief magic consultant to Doug Henning on all six of his annual T.V. magic specials. He also consulted for Henning and Harry Blackstone Jr. on Broadway.

WILLIAM E. SELF was the producer of such hits like The Twilight Zone, Batman, The Frank Sinatra Show, M*A*S*H*, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and Lost in Space. Self not only saw Thurston in 1935, but also performed on stage with him as a young man after winning a contest.

CHARLES STRUCK is a magician and a magic historian. He saw Howard Thurston perform when he was a child.

LARRY WEEKS is a well-known magician and juggler. Weeks saw Howard Thurston perform and met Thurston as well.