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| Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 04:18 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer 
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Folks, Exciting news (to us anyway). While we've run CWi for a dozen years now, we've always felt a bit constricted. My love is American history - not just the Civil War. And our true passion lies in historic preservation. So we're happy to announce that we have decided to build a second website. We don't expect the new site to be ready for 3 to 6 months. It's being built from scratch. It will (like CWi) focus on daily news. It will have it's own forum. Other features will be announced in the future. But tonight we took the first steps - we obtained the domain name preservationdaily.com. In addition, we purchased the server space we'll need. The site will concentrate on preservation from the founding of America up to the late 20th century. We're psyched to begin this project, and hope all of you will be future readers!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 29th, 2009 04:52 am |
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susansweet3 Member 
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All the best with new website. Will be there to check it out when it is up and running . Susan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 12:59 am |
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CleburneFan Member 
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That is so cool! Just one example, there is so much interesting history in the Florida Keys, but not a lot of interest in it. The pirate history alone there is fascinating. Another arear of interest is the Keys' rich history of sunken treasure, most especially Spanish sunken treasure. I can't wait to check out your new site. Last edited on Fri Jan 30th, 2009 12:59 am by CleburneFan |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 01:52 am |
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susansweet3 Member
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Fan I also learned alot about other history in Florida when I was there last year. Spanish explorers and settlers, Cracker culture and it's role in Span Am war. fort DeSoto was very interesting . Susan
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 02:11 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
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Glad to see the enthusiasm. What made me take this plunge is the number of times I've had to pass over preservation stories, be it Key West, Valley Forge, early 20th-century western history and all the rest simply because I had to pick out ONLY Civil War related stories. Laurie asked me an interesting question last night - "what year will be your cut-off." I had to think about that. I decided there can't be such a thing as a cutoff by year. What's going on now at the WTC site qualifies as preservation to a point. Repairing a crack in the Vietnam Memorial qualifies as preservation. And on and on. The possibilities are endless. As I always say, today is current events, yesterday is history. And as always, what YOU want to see is vital input.
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 03:08 am |
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Lincoln Fan Member
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Hooray for the new site. I can't wait to see it as I love all kinds of history. This is going to be great!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:52 am |
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kj3553 Born in the wrong century 
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I know I haven't posted much, but I'm still lurking. I like this idea of an expanded site dedicated to historical preservation. Will it be strictly US-related, or will it include historical preservation in other countries?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:56 am |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
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Good to see you Kathleen. Sorry, US only, only because I have to draw the line somewhere  PS - NASCAR very soon. Me and my new 42-inch plasma are very excited!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:21 pm |
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Dixie Girl Southern Belle 
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javal1 wrote: NASCAR very soon. Me and my new 42-inch plasma are very excited! oh sure, rub it in why dontcha???   
____________________ War Means Fighting And Fighting Means Killing - N. B. Forrest When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Stonewall Jackson Sic Semper Tyrannis - John Wilkes Booth |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:28 pm |
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kj3553 Born in the wrong century
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Yeah, I can't wait till the season starts. Zoom! Zoom! Although I'm not really thrilled with the change in format to the Bud Shoot Out (or whatever they're calling it these days). Less to do with quality of product and more to do with making sure all the manufacturers get cars into the field. Sheess!! As for the preservation thing? If it's limited to US-related only, I should put away any thoughts on promoting preservation efforts at places like Tewksbury and Bosworth over in England, right?
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:31 pm |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
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'Fraid so Kathleen. If I had a staff of 10, maybe I'd consider world-wide, but it's just little ol' me and my hands are gonna be full running two sites as it is 
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 05:34 pm |
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kj3553 Born in the wrong century
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Gotta admire a man who puts so much time and effort into running boards like this. Great job, BTW. I hope to get more involved in some of the other discussions going on, but when I read what some folks post, I feel woefully lacking!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 30th, 2009 11:29 pm |
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Captain Crow Progressive Southerner 
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don't worry sometimes my posts are just plain woeful...LOL! Seriously the new site sounds like a good idea. Keep us posted on it's progress.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31st, 2009 04:04 am |
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kj3553 Born in the wrong century
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Thanks, Cap'n! I don't feel so bad now. ;-)
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31st, 2009 07:34 am |
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ole Member 
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It's an admirable venture and certainly much desired. Although I have an extreme interest in all history, I'm somewhat involved in the CW. I don't see much time on the horizon for anything else. Ole
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| Posted: Tue Feb 3rd, 2009 06:11 pm |
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Dixie Girl Southern Belle
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so javal, how'd that super bowl look on that plasma screen?
____________________ War Means Fighting And Fighting Means Killing - N. B. Forrest When war does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Stonewall Jackson Sic Semper Tyrannis - John Wilkes Booth |
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| Posted: Wed Feb 4th, 2009 05:32 pm |
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javal1 Grumpy Geezer
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Folks, An update on the new project. I have chosen the theme for the new site as well as it's basic structure. You can have a sneak peek here. Your input is valuable. What would you like to see in a site like Preservation Daily? Anything you don't see there already? If so, please let us know.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 6th, 2009 10:07 pm |
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Old Sorrel Member 
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hello folks, good luck with that new forum. Sounds real nice. Cant wait. And the site looks great. Good job! Nascar, thank god its back. Go 24! Last edited on Fri Feb 6th, 2009 10:08 pm by Old Sorrel |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 7th, 2009 12:36 am |
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CleburneFan Member
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Go Tony Stewart! Good luck, Javal, on your new site.
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