After
months and months of working on articles, photographs, layout, proofing and indexing, we were ready to share the book with the public.
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| Dani getting a sneak peak of the books. |
Deadlines had
been set, revised and then finalized. The copy was sent to the printer. When
the proof copy arrived, we got to see our cover for the first time. Then came the waiting for the UPS truck to deliver the boxes. Dani was with me while we
waited, and it was her picture that I shared on Facebook several days before
the meeting.
Finally, Monday evening arrived and with it a crowd of people. Many books had
been pre-ordered for pick-up that evening, and with the ones sold that evening
nearly 100 copies were in the hands of readers.
What
was the excitement about? It was about an idea that grew, about the articles
written, about over 200 pages of articles, and 1,200 names in an index. The
Interlaken Historical Society had completed another project for the community.
The
book was truly for the people and by the people. Looking back, I recall seeing
people talking about the book, the events of the day, mostly sharing. And that
was one goal of the project, and the celebration. It wasn’t a celebration of
one or two people, but of a community working together.
At
one point in my comments, I read the following, which is the appreciation page
in the book.
Thank
you!...
First,
and most important, to the many authors who supplied articles or assisted with
them. Without all of you, we wouldn’t have a book.
to
the Interlaken Historical Society Board of Trustees for catching the vision of
this project 18 months ago and making it a reality.
to
Valerie Bassett for catching the vision and following up on so many articles,
writing a few articles, and helping with all the editing. The editor’s task is
never easy.
to
Peggy Kopsa for long hours of reading, correcting, and being available to help.
to
Michelle Caci Rogers for assistance with the indexing, a huge task with any
work, but especially with this project.
to
Barb Bassette for reading the final draft
to
Joan Hendrix and Karen Nelson for additional photographs for the volume
to
the Interlaken Alumni Association for sharing a number of articles from the
annual newsletter.
to
the Delavan Foundation for the support of this book, and so many other projects
of the Interlaken Historical Society.
to all those who
created the history and recorded it along the way. Thanks for the memories!
Afterward there was food, more
conversations, books being signed by authors and editors alike, and the
peace of knowing the project was finished.
Since then I’ve heard from people who
purchased books, and after reading their article, began reading the other
articles and of the memories brought to mind.
Of course, one of the questions raised
in my mind and asked by others was, “What will you do now?” I had several
projects in the back of my mind that I wanted to work on, and somehow, many of
them evolved into this current project. Researching and writing, so I can share
more stories from the 200 years of history for the Town of Covert.
If you haven’t purchased a copy of Covert
Memories yet and would like a copy, click for an order form, or
contact the Interlaken Historical Society at interlakenhistory.org for more
information.
Dewitt’s Diary: February 22, 1922
Did not press
hay this morning on account of rain. Carman helped Wyckoff in the afternoon. He
put in 4 ½ hours. They moved over to Rappleye barn this afternoon.
Edna’s father
and mother came over to see her today. I called them up and told them she was
sick.
Father came up
and we took down some corn stalks for him to feed to his Durham.
I brought my
sewing machine back from the station. [Dewitt and Edna had purchased a new
Singer Sewing Machine on the 15th when they were in Ithaca]
Mr. and Mrs.
Predmore did not stay long. Edna begins to feel better. I had the doctor come
up and see her this morning
Wind and foggy
tonight.
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