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In a reply to my post about the pitfalls of relying on abundant and =
seemingly accurate historical cartographic and documentary data, Ned =
Heite restated a significant observation: we need to use experts in =
local history -- not just Mrs. Smith down at the historical society or =
farmer Bubba the point collector. I can illustrate one crystal clear =
example of this.
In 1992, while preparing the historic context for the proposed =
Mon-Fayette Expressway between Pittsburgh and West Virginia, I took the =
time to sit down with Ronn Michael in his living room, with a tape =
recorder, and discuss the local/regional history and local/regional =
historical archaeology. If anyone in Southwestern Pennsylvania can be =
said to have a vast knowledge base of the area, Michael with his 25+ =
years of working here as a professional has it.=20
The firm I was with was the second CRM firm to be brought in on the =
project. The first had produced a "historical archaeological predictive =
model" that was . . . well you can guess what it was. Anyway, when I =
arrived at Michael's home he told me that he was glad that I was doing =
this because the other firm, had not.
Michael's professional experience and his own research interests -- he =
shared the raw data he culled from tax records on craftspersons in one =
of the impacted counties -- provided a wealth of material from which I =
was able to address several themes in the historic context our team =
submitted to the client.
The intent of my original post was to point out that I was comparing the =
results of my recent non-CRM research to what might have been the =
outcome of research within the same locality had PennDOT wanted to =
realign or widen the central and historic roadway running through the =
heart of this district.
David S. Rotenstein
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