tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post62884287594934839..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: The Day the Archives Walked in the DoorRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-66748193172446474652012-12-10T07:37:41.969-05:002012-12-10T07:37:41.969-05:00God bless those people who are prescient to take a...God bless those people who are prescient to take advantage of opportunities to preserve treasures for the future. While watching a documentary recently about the Chicago fire, I was reminded of the story of the janitor who saved so many of the records of the Chicago Stock Exchange the first night of the fire. History is so dependent on what seems like perhaps the whims of those who have the chance to record/save something and do it. How often do they really know what they are doing?Lisa Clark Dillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155783885263417225noreply@blogger.com