Congrats!!!! -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: <[email protected]> > To everyone who took the time to vote for the Jackson County Genealogical > Society's James Cemetery restoration project, which was recently nominated as a > finalist in the Time Warner Cable 'Save Our History' contest - I want to say on > behalf of JCOGS a most sincere THANK YOU! > > JCOGS was announced today as the winner and thus the recipient of a $5000 grant > from Time Warner that will be used to begin installing a high-quality fence > around the cemetery perimeter. We are most grateful to Time Warner and to YOU, > the voters who assisted us in making JCOGS the grand prize recipient. Here is > the press release, just issued by Time Warner: > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information contact: > May 4, 2007 Heidi Wilkie – > 614/487-7701 > > Time Warner Cable awards three “Save Our History” grants > Grand Prizewinner receives $5,000 contribution for nominated project > > (COLUMBUS) – The James Cemetery Restoration Project in Jackson County > is the grand prizewinner of the 2007 Save Our History Award. Sponsored by Time > Warner Cable Mid-Ohio Division the Awards honor organizations in central, > northwest and southeast Ohio that raise awareness and support for preserving > local heritage, landmarks, sites and artifacts with community impact. Time > Warner Cable has awarded a $5,000 grant and promotional support to benefit the > project. > > Nominated by the Jackson County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society > (JCOGS), the James Cemetery Restoration Project is a volunteer effort to restore > one of Ohio’s historically significant cemeteries. Assisted by veterans’ > organizations and concerned citizens, JCOGS has cleared the cemetery of brush, > repaired vandalism damage, restored fractured or leaning gravestones and located > approximately 30 more gravesites that had become completely buried. The > cemetery contains the only remaining ancient Hopewell Indian mound in Jackson. > JCOGS began the project in late 2005 and hopes to install a period fence around > the cemetery to protect it against further desecration. Preservation Ohio, a > nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation > of Ohio’s historic resources, lists James Cemetery on its Endangered Watch > List. For more information, visit www.jacksoncountyohiogen.com. > > “Preservation efforts are an important part of the Ohio communities where we > live and work,” said Rhonda Fraas, president, Time Warner Cable Mid-Ohio > Division. “These awards allow Time Warner Cable to honor the hard work that > goes into such efforts. We congratulate the 2007 winners as well as the many > other organizations that submitted such worthy projects.” > > In addition to the $5,000 grant, Time Warner Cable will work with JCOGS to > produce a 30-second public service announcement about the cemetery and air it at > no cost on cable channels throughout its 57-county service area. > > > > - more - > Time Warner Awards “Save Our History” Grants > May 4, 2007 > Page 2 > > > Winning a $2,500 Save Our History grant from Time Warner Cable for second place > was Hear My Stories: The Underground Railroad as nominated by The Kelton House > of Columbus. The program will add a compelling audio experience to enhance the > visual elements of their Underground Railroad Learning Station exhibition. A > narrator portraying Salmon P. Chase, a 19th century Ohio attorney and eventual > Governor, as well as Secretary of the Treasury in the cabinet of Abraham > Lincoln, will tell the Underground Railroad story through state-of-the-art audio > equipment. Chase was well known for his anti-slavery views and represented many > runaways in their efforts to gain freedom. The audio will feature the voice of > the grandson of escaped slave Martha Hartway who was sheltered by the Kelton > family. For more information, visit www.keltonhouse.com. > > The third place winner, and recipient of a $1,000 Save Our History grant, is > Linn School – Marion Township Sub-District School #8, nominated by the Marion > County Historical Society. Once used as a corncrib, Linn School is being > restored to its original 1880 condition. Donated to the Marion County Historical > Society by Merle and Oliver Hamilton, the one-room schoolhouse provides > educational experiences to students about life in the late 1800s. > > The 2007 Save Our History Award winners were selected from a pool of more than > 20 nominations. The nominations were narrowed down to five finalists by a panel > of judges. Finalists were showcased on www.AroundRR.com, Time Warner Cable’s > local Road Runner Web site, and the public was invited to vote for their > favorite project. Online voting represented 15 percent of the overall score, > resulting in three winners. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message