Hello Everyone,

"Woodstock" was/is so many things to so many people, and it is a fact that the event was a watershed event that defined a generation. I have more information to add to this topic.

Do you know that the Woodstock site is eligible for the National Register? Do you know about the plans, already underway, towards the development of that site, and are you aware of the efforts that pursued the preservation of those 38 acres.

My name is Joanne Hague, and I was a leader in those efforts. We, preservationists, just short of having our concerns heard at the Federal level, were able to see a 90 percent downsizing of the Bethel Woods project. We believe it was a win-win decision for everyone involved. We, as a small group of concerned citizen’s with no preservation background, went up against all odds, and we would like to share our struggles and accomplishments.

In the wake of the efforts that took place in pursuit of the historic preservation, we’ve launched a new website which may be one of the best sources of Woodstock information for the interested public and students alike. The website is not only about Woodstock 1969, it’s about Woodstock: then and now. We believe that the facts, fiction, legend, mythology, and general power of what is "Woodstock" will continue through our youth and we developed a unique page as a place for our students to share their works; their projects and essays, with others, to enjoy and learn from, and we also provide the opportunity for students to correspond with people who attended the event in 1969. We also feature "Memories" - a place for those who attended that event, to have the opportunity to share one of their own. In addition, our website also serves as a template for other grassroots historic preservation movements. A multitude of information, photos, video, audio and more, abound on this website. Unlike other Woodstock ‘tribute’ websites, the Woodstock Preservation Archives serves to ensure that the struggle to preserve the festival site is not lost as Bethel Woods rises in the Catskills, and also to inspire others to speak up for what they believe in, regardless of the barriers that face them. I assure you that this website is fun, interesting, educational and informative, and in the spirit of the original Woodstock advertisement catchphrase, the Woodstock Preservation Archives provides "Hundreds of Acres to Roam On."

I’d like to personally invite everyone to visit our new website: Woodstock - Preservation Archives (www.woodstockpreservation.org).

I look forward to hearing from you.
Joanne


Woodstock - Preservation Archives
www.woodstockpreservation.org