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Were going to have a nice time talking about George Washingtons 10 tonight. We have an engineer, a Structural Engineer here and a textile conservator who are part of a larger team. As a very smart woman once said, it takes a village and was a large village involved in the project you are going to hear about tonight. Freeu have questions, feel to grab any of us. This evening, we are going to divide comments into three sections. Im going to talk about the history of the object itself and when we contemplated beginning putting it on display and alice will talk about the engineering challenges of trying to take what is the most historic and object sinceextile the starspangled banner that has been placed on display in a new museum. So to face the unique challenges of this unique textile object, we will talk about the challenges of conserving that object and preparing it f ....
Parks service. Were here to talk about the service at its history and also learn more about the special house and people who lived here and how its being preserved by the National Parks service. Were joined by robert stanton. Biez, the former site manager here at arlington house. Obviously a park service employee. Hes also oversees a year long renovation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president woodrow wilson, august 25, 1916. There we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park service today. And that legislation came about through the stellar efforts of many conservationists and civil leaders throughout the country. Was it ....
Services most visited historic home, arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial at arlingt Arlington Cemetery. Join us with our phone calls as we talk with the former arlington site house manager who will oversea the yearlong restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. Today the 100 anniversary of the National Park service live from arlington house at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on American History tv on cspan3. Coming up this weekend on American History tv on cspan3. The Abraham Lincoln president ial Library Foundation published a book of musings by public figures and ordinary americans celebrating or responding to lincolns gettysburg addr ....
Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehab ....
Thank you very much. Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overse ....