GDG- Save The Electric Map

[cygnus]

 Isnt the purpose of the VC to show the history of the battle and town from
  1863 , not of the park ?   I'm not trying to be confrontational but I 
think
  wanting to preserve the battlefield and show it's history should be the
  focus.

 Thanks

  Mike
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Thomas" <kthomas at rcvideo.com>
> To: "'GDG'" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:20 AM
> Subject: RE: GDG- Save The Electric Map
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>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>> Why does everything that's elegant and antiquated have to be replaced 
>> with
>> state of the art BLING BLING the map should be preserved in the new 
>> visitor
>> center as part of the parks history regardless of the family ties to the
>> Rosensteels. I think that old map is worth saving and displayed even if 
>> not
>> in working condition.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com 
>> [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]
>> On Behalf Of Peggy Rock
>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 10:12 AM
>> To: GDG
>> Subject: Re: GDG- Save The Electric Map
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>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>
>> Amen, Margaret, and well said.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <mdblough1 at comcast.net>
>> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: GDG- Save The Electric Map
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>>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>> In the first place, the message is blatantly misleading. The map is 
>>> going
>>> into storage, not a landfill. The only reason it is being cut up is that
>>> there is no other way to remove it safely, much less move it into 
>>> storage.
>>
>>> It IS antiquated. I've been told that is getting increasingly difficult 
>>> to
>>
>>> find light bulbs, to keep it operating. The map was a great audio-visual
>>> aid in its day but the new VC will have state of the art visual aids
>>> Finally, the Rosensteel heirs SOLD the map along with the current VC to
>>> the NPS. It wasn't donated as an artifact. If the map's advocates can 
>>> find
>>
>>> an appropriate new home for it, great, but I would oppose using taxpayer
>>> money for what essentially would be a vanity project for a family that 
>>> has
>>
>>> been amply honored as well as being financially compensated for its
>>> contributions to the battlefield.
>>>
>>> Margaret
>>> Sent from my BlackBerryR smartphone with SprintSpeed
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Stephen Recker <recker at virtualgettysburg.com>
>>>
>>> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:19
>>> To:GDG <gettysburg at arthes.com>
>>> Subject: GDG- Save The Electric Map
>>>
>>>
>>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
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>>>
>>> www.savetheelectricmap.com
>>>
>>> We have video and pictures of the Electric Map at our site.
>>> If enough people know about this and take action maybe we can stop
>>> another national treasure being put into the landfill. Your help in the
>>> media is truly needed.
>>>
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>>>
>>> This is not my site, but I've been asked to pass this on.
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
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