GDG- Save The Electric Map

Sun Apr 6 13:28:40 CDT 2008

Yes, led, to a large extent, to the same people and their descendants who sold the old VC and the Electric Map to the National Park Service, free and clear, decades ago in the first place (the National Park Service is responsible for the existence of the Cyclorama Building however.)

Margaret

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From: "Bob Huddleston" <huddleston.r at comcast.net> 

> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> Absolutely. By this logic the old VC, as well as the Cyclorama building 
> should be preserved. Hmm, aren't there people arguing that? :>) 
> 
> Take care, 
> 
> Bob 
> 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com] 
> On Behalf Of cygnus 
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:16 AM 
> To: GDG 
> Subject: GDG- Save The Electric Map 
> 
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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 
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Kevin Thomas" 
> > To: "'GDG'" 
> > Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:20 AM 
> > Subject: RE: GDG- Save The Electric Map 
> > 
> > 
> >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 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 
> >> 
> >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Amen, Margaret, and well said. 
> >> 
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: 
> >> To: "GDG" 
> >> Sent: Saturday, April 05, 2008 9:31 AM 
> >> Subject: Re: GDG- Save The Electric Map 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes: 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >> ---- 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> 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 
> >>> 
> >>> -----Original Message----- 
> >>> From: Stephen Recker 
> >>> 
> >>> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 08:41:19 
> >>> To:GDG 
> >>> 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. 
> >>> 
> >>> ---------------------------------- 
> >>> 
> >>> This is not my site, but I've been asked to pass this on. 
> >>> 
> >>> Stephen 
> >>> 
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