We just had to break the wonderful news to all descendants of the Silver People (Silver Roll) who have been following our progress and to all former residents of the Canal Zone townships!
Our "Silver" Cemeteries here in Panama-
Mount Hope as well as
Corozal Cemeteries, the resting places of our historic Silver ancestors who built the Panama Railroad and the Panama Canal- have been included on the
World Monuments Fund's prestigious "100 Most Endangered Sites" for 2010.
Please visit them and get acquainted with the marvellous work they are doing for the world's cultural patrimony.
Exactly what does inclusion on this list mean?
The World Monuments Fund, a ?leading independent organization devoted to saving the world?s most treasured places? announced the publishing of their ?Watch List? world-wide on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in their New York City offices. Through their signature advocacy tool, The World Monuments Watch, it "issues lists every other year that become a powerful call to global action on behalf of sites needing immediate help.? They actively help the people working with these sites by:
1. Providing an international focus on endangered patrimony through media communiqu?s and links to the many charitable and philanthropic organizations that work closely with them to channel financial help to these sites.
2. Offering highly skilled technical and professional assistance to architectural and heritage sites at risk of disappearing through neglect, lack of monetary resources, urban and other human encroachment, and many other causes.
3. Providing financial assistance in promoting education and awareness to the local and international communities in order to elevate consciousness as to the importance of preserving these priceless sites. In its own words,
For those of you who wish to follow up on our efforts at preserving our beloved heritage please go to our blog or our Heritage page at the links below.
The Silver People Chroniclehttp://www.thesilverpeoplechronicle.comThe Silver People Heritage Foundationhttp://thesilverpeopleheritage.wordpress.comTo view the
World Monuments Fund Watch pages follow these links:
The List
http://www.wmf.org/watch/project-map?list=1Colon Centro
http://www.wmf.org/project/historic-center-col%C3%B3nMt. Hope Cemetery
http://www.wmf.org/project/mount-hope-cemeteryCorozal Cemetery
http://www.wmf.org/project/corozal-cemetery We welcome your comments and opinions.
