You will note that list members Jane and Pat are officers and Tracy is the webmaster and on the board. You will also note that to become a sustaining member of this organization is ONLY $15 and is a tax write off so please join and support this very important cause. Many of your ancestors were in one of these two battles. Best wishes to you ladies, and thank you for taking on this project. Martha >Resent-Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 15:13:22 -0700 >X-Original-Sender: diamondg@icomnet.com Sun Dec 9 15:13:22 2001 >From: "Jane Phillips" <diamondg@icomnet.com> >Old-To: "NCLENOIR" <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:11:33 -0500 >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 >Subject: [NCLENOIR] Preservation Group >To: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1075 >X-Loop: NCLENOIR-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: NCLENOIR-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Bcc: > > The Historical Preservation Group grew out of a desire to preserve >our heritage. As so many causes are born, it took the threat of >extinction of portions of Civil War Battlefields to stir the public >consciousness. Thus the Historical Preservation Group came into >being. The group is comprised of individuals working in partnership >to developed and promote the multi-dimensional aspects regarding >historical preservation. Our first goal is to obtain and develop >properties of the Civil War's First Battle of Kinston and the Wyse >Fork Battlefields located in Lenoir County. We will be needing your >help and input in getting this done. I invite you to go to our web >site and visit. Stop by regularly as we will be adding new things >from time to time. www.historicalpreservationgroup.org. > We have "Save the Battlefields" t-shirts for sale. (Christmas gift >idea). > We would like for anyone who has a family story or letters about >the Civil War in Lenoir County to contact us. We would appreciate >hearing from you. >Jane Phillips > >God Bless America! > >