Interesting and most welcome. I appreciate the thoughtful discussion and references you all are sharing. Susan Deeks, Executive Director Historical Society of Rockland County On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 10:53 AM William Garcia <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Interesting thread. > > William Garcia-Medina M.A. > Doctoral Candidate > Department of American Studies > The University of Kansas > > “Historical consciousness therefore leaves you, as does maturity itself, > with a simultaneous sense of your own significance and insignificance." ― John > Lewis Gaddis > > > On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 12:22 PM Michelle Zupan <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> This load of garbage was posted in a historic archaeology social media >> group. As professionals in the museum field, we need to keep an eye out >> for bad apples causing problems like this and nip them in the bud. We are >> long past the point where we can "just ignore it and it will go away." >> >> *" I live in Williamsburg VA. Known as the Historic Triangle set between >> Yorktown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Jamestown.* >> >> *They are vandalizing the Yorktown Battlefields (Revolutionary War) and >> trying to defund and get rid of Colonial Williamsburg.* >> >> *They are destroying all the historic sites for Christopher Newport which >> predates American Slavery.They are destroying everything from historical >> houses, markers, graveyards, and even earthworks.Luckily, Jamestown is too >> far out to really mess with but they have also had graffiti spray painted >> all over.Don’t pretend its just about statues and the confederacy. The >> idiots doing it have no concept of history and cant tell the difference >> between the different time stages, wars, or people.In the media all you see >> is the removal of a statue. Its much different when you live in the area >> they are completely trampling just because they want to destroy anything >> they can."* >> >> -- >> *Michelle Zupan* >> Curator >> Hickory Hill & the Tom Watson Birthplace >> 502 Hickory Hill Drive >> Thomson, GA 30824 >> 706-595-7777 >> FAX: 706-595-7177 >> >> Visit us at www.hickory-hill.org or on Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/hickoryhillmuseum>. >> Follow us on Twitter: HHEducation >> >> Historic homes of the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc >> <http://www.watson-brown.org>. >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: >> https://HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 >> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > https://HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).