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Major cultural sites caught in crossfire of Georgian conflict

August 27, 2008 by Jeff Guin  
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Reports are beginning to hit the net about heritage sites that have been damaged or destroyed in the conflict between Georgia and Russia. Here is a rundown of a few of the items being discussed.

Heritage Town Hall: Blogroll for 8-26-08

August 26, 2008 by Jeff Guin  
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Welcome to the Town Hall. These are some of the most thoughtful and interesting blog discussions right now (that we know of) related to the topic of heritage preservation. Click on the headlines to read and respond to these quality posts. Feel free to jump into any of the conversations that interest you.

Blogroll: Preservationnation (8/19/08)

August 19, 2008 by Jeff Guin  
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Preservationnation is back with a lot of great content. One of the new headlines implores potential tourists to Drop That Guidebook and Grab a DVD, based on the move of staff at Drayton Hall (near Charleston) to allow rentals of DVD players as virtual tour guides. Whether folks find lugging around a DVD player more convenient than a brochure is anyone’s guess. When they start renting out the iPod Touch, I’m there.