People in Blairstown should really attend the Historic Preservation Committee meetings. This group really does a lot "behind the scenes". Brian the chairman just stepped down after more than three years to allow his co-chair Helen Parisi to become Chairwoman. Brian is still an active member and is in charge of finishing the Main Street Historic District project by this years end. This group has nearly completed the total restoration of Gravel Hill Cemetery located behind Roys Hall on Main Street where John I. Blair is buried. They also completed their first barn tour in 2004 and plan two more for the 2005 season. They will also be doing a historic walking tour of Main Street this summer. I have heard through the grapevine that they will be buying and restoring an old railroad caboose to be used as an educational center and museum which will be absolutely wonderful for the children in Blairstown. (and us adults) What a wonderful idea! Our new mayor, Al Handy is the liason for the Historic Preservation Committee and from my understanding has supported the efforts of this great group of people, who by the way, do all this work for free because they care about preserving Blairstown's past. So I suggest going to one of their meetings and/or giving them a helping hand. If you love local history - go to a meeting AND GET INVOLVED! Contact the following for more info: Helen Parisi - 362-6652 Margaret Thomas / co-chair - 362-6301 Brian Rhodes / events & schedules 459-4583 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlairstownTalk/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.