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In the News - 2009

News articles and stories concerning The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership.

Walking the Wire Between the Past and the Future: The Historic Preservation Economy
Not only do preservation-related jobs cost much less to create, says Donovan Rypkema, head of a Washington, D.C.-based preservation consulting firm, they benefit local workers, and cannot be outsourced, representing a lasting investment in communities. Moreover, these are green jobs, he emphasizes. Historic preservation, is at the core of every downtown revitalization effort. In fact, he said, “I know of no success stories involving downtown revitalization that do not feature historic preservation as a cornerstone.”
May 2, 2009, The Shepherdstown Observer

Of the student, By the Student, For the student - Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership Designs Innovative Multimedia Project for Local Students
This 21st century service-based learning project is a student-inspired initiative that will create six wireless video vignettes or Vodcasts, offering middle-school students’ perspectives on the famous John Brown Raid in Harpers Ferry, which set-off fighting in the American Civil War.

“We know that today’s young people are connected to a high-tech media world,” said Dennis E. Frye, chief historian of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. “We saw this as a terrific opportunity to let students connect the past to the present and retell a story in their own voices, in their own vision and in their own medium to enrich the Park experience for visitors of all ages.”
May 1, 2009, National Heritage Areas Alliance Update

Corridor Management Plan Receives Awards
In March, the American Planning Association's Virginia chapter awarded the Waterford-based JTHG Partnership's corridor plan with the Outstanding Private Sector Plan award, while earlier this month the Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects cited the plan in the Planning and Analysis category.
April 29, 2009, Leesburg Today

West Virginia Students Give Take on John Brown's Raid in Video Project
Middle school students in West Virginia are creating vodcasts to share their take on abolitionist John Brown's attack on slavery. The multimedia project started a year ago when park officials at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park approached the Harpers Ferry Middle School about partnering on a project.
April 15, 2009, T.H.E. Journal

Garden Tour Set
Dubbed “America’s Largest Open House,” the Garden Club of Virginia’s Historic Garden Week is ready to spring into action this weekend. The tours within the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage area are located in Albemarle, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, Charlottesville, Leesburg, Loudoun and Warrenton.

“Rarely can visitors enjoy so much beauty at one time,” said Cate Magennis Wyatt, president of Journey Through Hallowed Ground. “The vibrant historic downtowns, the breathtaking gardens, the extraordinary heritage — these are all part of the splendor of Virginia.”
April 14, 2009, Star Exponent

Top Tourism Advocacy Award Goes To JTHG Leader
The Loudoun Convention & Visitors Association announced its winners of the 2008 Tourism Awards during a lunchtime ceremony Tuesday at the Holiday Inn-Dulles. The association's highest honor went to Cate Magennis Wyatt, president of Journey Through Hallowed Ground, who received the Judy Patterson Award for her lasting contributions and legacy to the tourism industry in Loudoun.
March 31, 2009, Leesburg Today

In Rainy Economy, Bureau Aims to Open its $300K Umbrella

The Prince William County-Manassas Convention and Visitor's Bureau interim executive director Sharon Cavileer during a budget presentation to county supervisors proposed to take $300,000 from its rainy day fund to help cover an estimated $1.4 million in expenses for fiscal 2010. Emphasizing and targeting tourism of and to the military in the future, the agency was also going to focus on benefiting from the newly created Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area.

"We want to present Prince William … as a key destination on the Journey Through Hallowed Ground," she said. "We are exactly halfway between Gettysburg and Charlottesville [where the JTHG runs] and Prince William is a great place to stop and see both sides of the journey."

Supervisor Wally Covington approved the notion…
March 31, 2009, Inside NOVA

Students Partner with Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park was a flurry of activity Friday as 60 students from Harpers Ferry Middle School filmed and directed scenes for a special project tied to the 150th anniversary of John Brown's Raid.

The Park Service teamed up with Harpers Ferry Middle School and the nonprofit Journey Through Hallowed Ground organization to create the project, which is geared toward children and will be unveiled in June.
March 28, 2009, The Martinsburg Journal

Students Make History
The day was about students teaching kids about history, specifically the story of abolitionist John Brown and his exploits in Harpers Ferry in 1859. The “teachers” were Harpers Ferry Middle School students. On Friday, they were making videos of their own creations of historic videos at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The project, taking a page from Abraham Lincoln, is called “Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student.” About 60 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders participated on six teams. They began researching their subjects in January and spent a day at the park in February.
March 27, 2009, The Hagerstown Herald-Mail

Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student
This is a groundbreaking, multimedia service learning project created by students, for students, and sponsored and created by the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in collaboration with Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Harpers Ferry Middle School, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
March 26, 2009, WEPM Radio—“Panhandle Live,” Martinsburg, WVa

Three Minute Interview: Cate Magennis Wyatt
In 2005, Cate Magennis Wyatt incorporated the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, a nonprofit group that links local community heritage groups from Gettysburg through Northern Virginia. The partnership works to raise awareness about the rich history of the corridor. In January, the partnership handed out scholarships to several Loudoun County teachers for advanced history training.
February 27, 2009, DC Examiner

Biking Through History…and Beauty
What's important is the journey, only the destination, especially when traveling by bicycle – most especially, when the journey is the Journey Through Hallowed Ground.
Spring, 2009, The Piedmont Virginian

Bike Event Lets You Take the Green Route to Orange
Want to the boost the economy, get in shape and see some area history--all without enlarging your carbon footprint? Then there's an event this summer designed with you in mind. It's Bike Virginia 2009, which is being sponsored by BikeWalk Virginia and The Journey Through Hallowed Ground.
February 27, 2009, Fredericksburg Freelance Star

A Journey Toward More Tourism Cash
Officials Say Heritage Area Is Paying Off
The organization that promotes the national heritage tour called A Journey Through Hallowed Ground says that when it comes to the 180-mile swath of parks and historic landmarks stretching from Gettysburg past Monticello, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
February 19, 2009, Washington Post

Melting Pot — A Journey through Black History
With more than 100 African American sites, celebrate Black History Month in the JTHG National Heritage Area .
February 18, 2009, Frederick News Post

Path of the Sacred and Mundane
The NY Times featured the JTHG National Area and many stops within the Journey in its Sunday Travel Section. In addition, an multimedia online version was posted with photos, links to JTHG partner sites and an interactive map.
February 8, 2009, New York Times

Study: Hallowed Ground trail worth $247M in 2007
An independent study has found that the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area brought more than $247 million to four Mid Atlantic States
February 3, 09, WJZ –TV Channel 13 Baltimore

Civil War Trail Worth Millions to Local Economy
A Civil War trail brought $35 million to the local economy in 2007, according to a study released Monday. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, which runs from Virginia to Pennsylvania, includes two focus points in Frederick County: Monocacy National Battlefield and Catoctin Mountain Park.
February 3, 2009, Frederick News Post

National Parks Still Booming in Bad Economy
It's a lucrative industry, even in a bad economy: Civil War battlefields.
A new Michigan State study shows people seeking out the past spent more than $247 million at 10 national parks within the Journey Through Hallowed Ground -- a 180-mile stretch from Gettysburg to Charlottesville.
February 2, 2009, WTOP.COM