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«It?s a place that really resonates with having a long and distinctive history,»

«It?s becoming an extraordinarily diverse and multicultural area,»

«We wanted it to be done in a way people can read and enjoy. My hope is that the encyclopedia will invigorate an interest in the region.»

«The Center for New England Culture is pleased to continue its partnership with the Center for the Study of Community at Strawbery Banke Museum. The two centers have worked together over the past year with English as a Second Language teachers in area high schools and with local students from Indonesia, China, and other nations on an oral history project to document their experiences. The work of these students will be featured at the conference, making it truly a community project, and the keynote presentation by Charles Simic will bring the insights of one of Americas preeminent writers to the theme of language and immigration.»

«We're really hoping that people can enjoy browsing, ... I think you have a focus on the region that you just can't find elsewhere.»

«This is probably New England's biggest artistic tradition for most of the Colonial period.»

«I'm particularly going to be looking at some of the rather creepy images of death,»

«We wanted it to be useful to everyday New Englanders, ... We have the town common, weve got the Kennedy family, we have Revolutionary War heroes, we have great mills, we have New England inventors ... But then we have the very new - we have biotechnology and the computer industry.»

«Were really hoping that people can enjoy browsing, ... I think you have a focus on the region that you just cant find elsewhere.»

«I think the contents of the encyclopedia will offer surprises to even a born-and-bred New Englander. New England is much more than the traditional taciturn Yankees, town meetings, and maple syrup. It is an important region not only for its past, but the present and the future.»