[RE]GDG- New Visitor Center

Fri Apr 4 20:12:54 CDT 2008

I'd try, just be prepared for a crowd.  Some special perks come along with 
that night.  Just make plans to visit at your own pace another time.
Lisa
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lamason" <jlamason at verizon.net>
To: "'GDG'" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 8:49 PM
Subject: RE: [RE]GDG- New Visitor Center


> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>
> Lisa,
>
> Thank you for that info.. Sounds like I maybe shouldn't even bother.
> But then again..
>
> I was afraid of that!!!!
>
> Sighhhhhhhhh
>
> Jim Lamason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
> On Behalf Of Lisa Malandra
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 8:27 PM
> To: GDG
> Subject: Re: [RE]GDG- New Visitor Center
>
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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> Good luck seeing anything, Jim during the Member's Night on April 24. 
> Even
> though I am no longer on staff, I still have my connections.  Over 1300
> members and guests have signed up for that night.  The staff still hasn't
> figured out how to handle it.  I suspect the "local" preview will give 
> them
> the practice they need!
> Lisa Malandra
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Lamason" <jlamason at verizon.net>
> To: "'GDG'" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 6:51 PM
> Subject: RE: [RE]GDG- New Visitor Center
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>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>> Hi All,
>>
>> While I will have to wait to see it when I am down there for the FNPG
>> preview (Its truly a bummer that I have to wait till then, as I live in
>> New
>> Jersey), I am looking forward to the inside poop on the NEW VC!!
>>
>> And Kathy, I am with you.. I cannot wait to see the view of the filed 
>> once
>> Cemetery Ridge is back to July 1863!!!
>>
>> Ok... I will be waiting with much anticipation your reports!
>> Jim Lamason
>> Middlesex, NJ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com 
>> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
>> On Behalf Of Kathy Meacham
>> Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 5:46 PM
>> To: GDG
>> Subject: [RE]GDG- New Visitor Center
>>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>
>>
>> Hey Chuck:
>>
>>
>>
>> I got a tour last week (wearing a hard hat as well) as I volunteer with
>> John
>> Heiser in the park research library.  They were just beginning to put
>> artifacts into the museum exhibits, but I was very impressed with what I
>> saw.  I loved the fact that there will be a separate entrance for bus
>> tours
>> (huzzah!), but hated the Java Cafe in the lobby (boo, hiss!)  Lots to
>> like,
>> but some design flaws really irk me.  Luckily, I will in GB next week as
>> well, for the park's biennial seminar and will be acompanying a friend
>> (who
>> is a local - I'm not, I live in California) and so will get several more
>> looks at what looks to be a much more fitting memorial to the events that
>> took place on those farm fields in July 1863.  Now I am really looking
>> forward to the demolishing of the old VC and Cyclo and the restoration 
>> (as
>> far as is possible) of Cemetery Ridge.
>>
>>
>>
>> And hey, I am just still singing praises to the CW god that put a quote
>> from
>> "my guy" - Richard B. Garnett - on the wall entering the 3rd day exhibit
>> area.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Kathy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ---------[ Received Mail Content ]----------
>> Subject : GDG- New Visitor Center
>> Date : Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:55:08 -0400
>>>From : "Charles Kann" <ckann at comcast.net>
>> To : <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>
>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>
>> The new Visitor Center opens in a little over a week, and I thought I
>> would
>> remind locals that it will be open to the community on next Thursday
>> evening
>>
>> for those who can stop by. Thursday evening will be a mad house, but it 
>> is
>> the first chance to see the new place if you are local.
>>
>>
>>
>> Since I am a volunteer, I got to see if for the first time today (we had
>> to
>> wear hard hats as they were still waiting for some approvals). It is
>> impressive. There are a lot of great exhibits, and it is a really nice
>> place. I really hope that after some people visit it that we can discuss
>> it
>> here.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chuck Kann
>>
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