My name is Ron Hall.
I live at the Funny Farm.
Have been busy lately, but not on the blog. Finally finished and posted this SketchUp model of Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge yesterday. Took the pictures for the model during our recent visit to the National Historic Park on our trip east for my father in law's memorial service. Our daughter was doing a school project on George Washington.
Was struck by how much restoration work had been done in the park since I had first visited in 1978. Have been advocating using Google Earth and SketchUp to raise awareness about historic preservation. Also feel they can be empowering tools in the preservation process for small groups with low funding. Had applied for a federal grant at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training to use these two tools for documentation and dissemination of information on historic buildings and landscapes. No luck.
Have the opportunity to follow up on the comments on the failed app with Andy Ferrell of the National Park Service - Chief, Architecture and Engineering at the center. Will keep you posted on dialogue. Just sent off a link to the model to him.
Make it a good day.
Have been busy lately, but not on the blog. Finally finished and posted this SketchUp model of Washington's headquarters at Valley Forge yesterday. Took the pictures for the model during our recent visit to the National Historic Park on our trip east for my father in law's memorial service. Our daughter was doing a school project on George Washington.
Was struck by how much restoration work had been done in the park since I had first visited in 1978. Have been advocating using Google Earth and SketchUp to raise awareness about historic preservation. Also feel they can be empowering tools in the preservation process for small groups with low funding. Had applied for a federal grant at the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training to use these two tools for documentation and dissemination of information on historic buildings and landscapes. No luck.
Have the opportunity to follow up on the comments on the failed app with Andy Ferrell of the National Park Service - Chief, Architecture and Engineering at the center. Will keep you posted on dialogue. Just sent off a link to the model to him.
Make it a good day.
Ron,
ReplyDeleteThanks for promoting the use of SketchUp and Earth for historic preservation. While the National Park Service may not be clued into the benefits yet, the National Trust For Historic Preservation Main Street Center is. Watch for more information at www.mainstreet.org.