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SVBF Releases Annual Report; more than 600 acres preserved in 2006
For immediate release—January 29, 2007
Contacts:
Howard J. Kittell/SVBF Executive Director (540-740-4545)
Elizabeth Paradis Stern/SVBF Program Manager (540-740-4545)
NEW MARKET, Va. —More protected land at seven battlefields throughout the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. Interpretive and marketing plans underway. A booklet and symposium about Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign. In 2006, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and its partners made significant headway in their efforts to preserve, interpret, and promote the Valley’s Civil War sites and stories.
This week, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation released its annual report for fiscal year 2006, which ran from September 2005 through October 2006. The report highlights successful battlefield preservation projects at seven of the Valley’s battlefields as well as progress made in interpretive and promotional programs in the National Historic District.
More than 600 acres protected at seven battlefields
In 2006, the Battlefields Foundation protected more than 600 acres at seven battlefields, bringing to 1,201 acres the total area preserved by the Foundation since its inception six years ago. Protected areas include:
Second and Third Winchester – 48 acres
Cedar Creek – 137 acres
Fisher’s Hill – 15 acres
Tom’s Brook – 109 acres
New Market – 69 acres
Port Republic – 220 acres
McDowell – 4 acres
The Foundation’s preservation work demonstrated its use of a variety of land protection tools, including purchasing the land outright, purchasing a conservation easement, and the donation of a conservation easement by a landowner to the Foundation, as well as the use of public and private funds.
Stonewall Jackson ’s 1862 Valley Campaign – booklet and symposium
In June, the Battlefields Foundation hosted a day-long symposium looking at the campaign conducted in the Valley by Stonewall Jackson’s Confederate army in the spring and summer of 1862—one of the most studied campaigns in military history. The symposium, which took place at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton , also heralded the release of a booklet about the campaign, comprised of essays by well-known Civil War historians. The booklet was funded through a generous grant from BB&T Bank-Blue Ridge Region.
Interpretive and Marketing Plans Underway for the National Historic District
In 2006, the Battlefields Foundation and its partners began work on plans to coordinate their interpretive and marketing efforts across the eight-county District. The District-wide interpretive plan will help historic sites throughout the Valley harmonize their telling of the Valley’s Civil War story. The marketing plan will be a blueprint for how partners will collaborate to promote the region—particularly its Civil War story—as a visitor destination to maximize the District’s economic impact. Both plans are expected to be completed in the summer of 2007.
Brochures and Events
Throughout the National Historic District, the Foundation has worked with local partners to offer new brochures to help visitors find the Valley’s Civil War sites and explore the region’s remarkable story, from a new brochure for the sites in the Signal Knob area—where Shenandoah, Warren, and Frederick counties adjoin—to a driving tour for the First Kernstown and First Winchester battlefields. A kids camp at Cross Keys in July and the Winchester Civil War Weekend in September offered people of all ages the opportunity to learn more about this important part of American history.
The report also notes several citations for excellence garnered by the Battlefields Foundation for its work with communities to achieve its congressionally-mandated mission.
Battlefields Foundation Executive Director Howard J. Kittell said, “This was the Foundation’s sixth year of operation and we’re now beginning to hit our stride. It is truly a privilege for all of us at the Foundation to play a part in helping the Shenandoah Valley community preserve, honor, and share its heritage.”
Copies of the Battlefields Foundation’s 2006 annual report are available at its New Market offices by calling 888-689-4545 or by clicking the link at the end of this release. (Clicking the link will immediately begin downloading the file, which is 2.5mb. You will need the Adobe Reader to open this file.)
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As authorized by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation serves as the non-profit manager of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, partnering with local, regional, and national organizations and governments to preserve the Valley’s battlefields and interpret and promote the region’s Civil War story.
Created by Congress in 1996, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District encompasses Augusta , Clarke, Frederick , Highland , Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and the cities of Harrisonburg , Staunton , Waynesboro , and Winchester . The legislation authorizes federal funding for the protection of ten battlefields in the District: Second Winchester, Third Winchester, Second Kernstown, Cedar Creek, Fisher’s Hill, Tom’s Brook, New Market, Cross Keys, Port Republic , and McDowell.
Eric
For immediate release—January 29, 2007
Contacts:
Howard J. Kittell/SVBF Executive Director (540-740-4545)
Elizabeth Paradis Stern/SVBF Program Manager (540-740-4545)
NEW MARKET, Va. —More protected land at seven battlefields throughout the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. Interpretive and marketing plans underway. A booklet and symposium about Stonewall Jackson’s Valley Campaign. In 2006, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation and its partners made significant headway in their efforts to preserve, interpret, and promote the Valley’s Civil War sites and stories.
This week, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation released its annual report for fiscal year 2006, which ran from September 2005 through October 2006. The report highlights successful battlefield preservation projects at seven of the Valley’s battlefields as well as progress made in interpretive and promotional programs in the National Historic District.
More than 600 acres protected at seven battlefields
In 2006, the Battlefields Foundation protected more than 600 acres at seven battlefields, bringing to 1,201 acres the total area preserved by the Foundation since its inception six years ago. Protected areas include:
Second and Third Winchester – 48 acres
Cedar Creek – 137 acres
Fisher’s Hill – 15 acres
Tom’s Brook – 109 acres
New Market – 69 acres
Port Republic – 220 acres
McDowell – 4 acres
The Foundation’s preservation work demonstrated its use of a variety of land protection tools, including purchasing the land outright, purchasing a conservation easement, and the donation of a conservation easement by a landowner to the Foundation, as well as the use of public and private funds.
Stonewall Jackson ’s 1862 Valley Campaign – booklet and symposium
In June, the Battlefields Foundation hosted a day-long symposium looking at the campaign conducted in the Valley by Stonewall Jackson’s Confederate army in the spring and summer of 1862—one of the most studied campaigns in military history. The symposium, which took place at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton , also heralded the release of a booklet about the campaign, comprised of essays by well-known Civil War historians. The booklet was funded through a generous grant from BB&T Bank-Blue Ridge Region.
Interpretive and Marketing Plans Underway for the National Historic District
In 2006, the Battlefields Foundation and its partners began work on plans to coordinate their interpretive and marketing efforts across the eight-county District. The District-wide interpretive plan will help historic sites throughout the Valley harmonize their telling of the Valley’s Civil War story. The marketing plan will be a blueprint for how partners will collaborate to promote the region—particularly its Civil War story—as a visitor destination to maximize the District’s economic impact. Both plans are expected to be completed in the summer of 2007.
Brochures and Events
Throughout the National Historic District, the Foundation has worked with local partners to offer new brochures to help visitors find the Valley’s Civil War sites and explore the region’s remarkable story, from a new brochure for the sites in the Signal Knob area—where Shenandoah, Warren, and Frederick counties adjoin—to a driving tour for the First Kernstown and First Winchester battlefields. A kids camp at Cross Keys in July and the Winchester Civil War Weekend in September offered people of all ages the opportunity to learn more about this important part of American history.
The report also notes several citations for excellence garnered by the Battlefields Foundation for its work with communities to achieve its congressionally-mandated mission.
Battlefields Foundation Executive Director Howard J. Kittell said, “This was the Foundation’s sixth year of operation and we’re now beginning to hit our stride. It is truly a privilege for all of us at the Foundation to play a part in helping the Shenandoah Valley community preserve, honor, and share its heritage.”
Copies of the Battlefields Foundation’s 2006 annual report are available at its New Market offices by calling 888-689-4545 or by clicking the link at the end of this release. (Clicking the link will immediately begin downloading the file, which is 2.5mb. You will need the Adobe Reader to open this file.)
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As authorized by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation serves as the non-profit manager of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, partnering with local, regional, and national organizations and governments to preserve the Valley’s battlefields and interpret and promote the region’s Civil War story.
Created by Congress in 1996, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District encompasses Augusta , Clarke, Frederick , Highland , Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and the cities of Harrisonburg , Staunton , Waynesboro , and Winchester . The legislation authorizes federal funding for the protection of ten battlefields in the District: Second Winchester, Third Winchester, Second Kernstown, Cedar Creek, Fisher’s Hill, Tom’s Brook, New Market, Cross Keys, Port Republic , and McDowell.
Eric