That sounds great. But let me put an oar into the water for do-it-yourself
projects. My wife and I made a decision a couple years ago to digitize as
much as we can of our family historical documents. We have done upwards of
4 GB of data and music to date. Documents are all in .PDF and music in MP3.
Examples:
- Military Records of my father from 1918 until he retired in 1953
- Growing up in WWII - My memories of Virginia Beach and Norfolk
- Mary Kay and Randy - The early years (on the occasion of our 50th wedding
anniversary)
- The Cabells and Yorktown 1981
- The Civil War as it affected Capt. Hugh Holmes and Sally Galleher McGuire
etc. etc.
While it is great to have a conference of learned and responsible minds on
preserving our heritage, my point is that there is a heck of a lot going on
out there under the radar with no guidance (or interest) on the part of any
any such group. Long live grass-roots efforts!
Randy Cabell
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From: "Alyson L. Taylor-White" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [VA-HIST] Historic Resources Conference
> The Virginia Department of Historic Resources and Preservation Virginia
> have announced a conference to be held September 20-22, 2009 at Sweet
> Briar College and downtown Lynchburg titled "Historic Preservation and
> Sustainability: Saving Our History, Saving Our Future."
>
> A registration fee of $99 is being charged, and for more registration
> information you may go to http://www.apva.org/conference
>
> Those who should attend are facility managers of historic sites, owners
> of historic properties, those in the trades associated with preservation,
> local preservation commissioners and architectural review board members,
> builders, developers, and investors, community advoctes, and others.
>
> According to the brochure, "For three days in September, some of the
> nation's most respected thinkers and practitioners in the fields of
> historic preservation and sustainable building will converge on Sweet
> Briar College, and you can be a part of it for it for just $99."
>
> Alyson L. Taylor-White
> 804-920-2783
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