Description: by Steve & Elizabeth Berry
Preserving our past establishes roots and community pride. It teaches, inspires, makes our communities more attractive, and encourages travel and tourism. Historic places and things are assets for economic development. Saving them is smart. And, as John Steinbeck asked in The Grapes of Wrath , “How will we know it's us without our past?”
travel the world both researching and promoting his books. One comment they hear repeatedly concerns the dwindling supply of funds available to preserve our heritage. So Steve and Elizabeth launched History Matters to assist communities around the world with restoration and preservation.
The answer is clear. Those links to our past will be irretrievably broken. Money for historic preservation and conservation is one of the first things cut from both governments’ and individuals’ budgets. Steve and Elizabeth thought it was time to come up with an innovative way to raise money.