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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Capps sent emails and letters to over 100,000 people on the South and Central Coasts to make them aware of the landmark Veterans History Project, which is collecting remembrances and historical documentation from veterans across the nation. In her correspondence she urged her constituents to take part in this important venture and alerted them to the existence of the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum in San Luis Obispo, which has partnered with the Library of Congress to assist citizens who wish to participate in the Project.
“Recently I had the opportunity to visit the new Veterans History Project Facilities at the Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum in San Luis Obispo, California. These new facilities are part of the museum’s laudable efforts to help the local community participate in the Veterans History Project.
“The Veterans History Project was commissioned by Congress in 2000 to gather and archive the personal recollections and historical documents of U.S. wartime veterans and the civilians who supported our armed forces. The Project, run by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress, is the largest oral history program in American history, currently containing more than 50,000 one-of-a-kind stories in its permanent collection.
“I encourage my constituents to explore the website of Veterans History Project (www.loc.gov/vets) to learn more about the Project and consider how they might get involved. The Project website offers easy-to-follow guidelines to assist them. Constituents who have questions regarding the Veterans History Project or who would like a Veterans History Project Field Kit for conducting interviews can contact my office in San Luis Obispo at 805-546-8348.”
To read the Congresswoman’s correspondence to her constituents please click here.
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Pictured above: (center) Congresswoman Capps meets with Central Coast firefighters to discuss emergency preparedness.
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