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• '!■*sqbkkIfHI—I • *1 hilu'N II II I •mmsitw*.»** • ..-.; •' :=,-• \ \ •. /• • :r ■ -i ,n-! ;i -y• : i • •... ...»I.V * ’.V-.A.’iDAVIS TURNER / The Salina JournalNick Berezovky of Salina will travel across Kansas in a modern-day covered wagon to promote how technology can be used to preserve the state’s heritage. The wagon is equipped with bucket seats, a refrigerator, toilet and computer equipment.On covered-wagon ride, Salinan to encourage Kansans to put past on WebBy GORDON D. FIEDLER JR.The Salina Journalicholas Berezovsky needed a pub lieity stunt.Berezovsky, founder of a new, local electronic document agency, wanted to spotlight the nonprofit organization’s goal to help schools, museums, art centers and other cultural and educational institutions preserve their historical material on computer.Berezovsky works as a technical services computer systems librarian at the Salina Public Library. This being Kansas, his colleagues suggested bouncing across the state in a covered wagon.“It started as a joke. I laughed and said, 'Forget about it,’ said Berezovsky, a former Ukrainian patent attorney who came to the United States in 1991.The more he thought about the idea, the more he liked it. However, this would be no ordinary wagon ride. Oh, the vehicle, on loan from George Frisbie of Gypsum, would look authentic with its wooden sides, canvas top and a team of horses or mules lugging the thing 650 miles from Elkhart to Elwood.But Berezovsky would include some nonpioneer-like accessories, such as computer equipment, electronic scanners and a satellite dish.We want to show how technology can be used to protect Kansas heritage, he said. “I want to bring awareness to the fact that there should be much more done to preserve heritage in Kansas.”Berezovsky is scheduled to roll out of Elkhart, in southwest Kansas, sometime in late May and arrive in Elwood, in northeast Kansas, a month later.Along the way he will broadcast historicaltidbits about the places he visits on a Web site.He hopes the site will include local art and performances by musicians and re-enactors and others he meets along the way who wish to have their stories or performances recorded.The prime beneficiary of the trip will be the Kansas Electronic Document Center, a nonprofit agency with headquarters in Salina. The goal is by 2000 to establish a foundation for a statewide, electronic publishing house, digital library and archive, said Berezovsky, who has worked at the Salina Public Library for four yearsHe received a degree in library science from Emporia State University, where he worked his way through school as a Russian language instructor.See HERITAGE, Page A7Here’s how you can helpVolunteers are needed for the covered wagon trip. Jobs include:Team captains, responsible for recruiting five team members who will find sponsors for every 30 miles of the route. They will be seeking $50 a mile.S Direct-mail assistant, to disseminate promotional brochures.88 Research assistant, to compile information about the history of towns and landmarks along the route.H Program planner, to recruit artists and performers along the way.W Wagon drivers.* Emergency delivery support, to help with spare parts, supplies, and other emergency needs.at tovolunteer orbecome a sponsor, contact the Kansas Electronic Document Center, P.O. Box 1881, Salina, Kan.67402-1881.
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Salina Journal
Salina, Kansas, US
Mon, Mar 02, 1998
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