[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 14, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1614]
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               TRIBUTE TO THE PINELANDS CULTURAL SOCIETY

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                            HON. JIM SAXTON

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2004

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Pinelands 
Cultural Society as it celebrates its 30th year of incorporation with a 
special celebration concert at Albert Music Hall on November 20, 2004.
  The Pinelands Cultural and Historical Preservation Society is a grass 
roots, non-profit, all-volunteer organization that has been operating 
in southern New Jersey for the past three decades to preserve the 
cultural heritage of the New Jersey Pinelands region.
  The Society's goals include preservation and stimulation of interest 
in South Jersey's musical and cultural heritage. Running a live show 50 
Saturday nights each year, plus special occasion Sunday shows, the 
proceeds, along with individual donations of time, talents and money 
have culminated in the creation of the present 350-seat concert hall 
building called ``Albert Music Hall'' which serves as a ``living 
history'' venue for the presentation of live acoustic music concerts in 
the decades-old tradition of people indigenous to the Pinelands area. 
It also serves as a repository for extensive historic archives 
including audiotape and videotape recordings, documentation and 
photographs reflecting life in the New Jersey Pines from the early 
1900s.
  Albert Music Hall has been inducted into the American Folklore 
Center, Local Legacies Collection Archive at the Library of Congress, 
and is also registered in the Library of Congress' Moving Image 
Collections Archive Database.
  Thus, I am pleased to recognize the efforts of an expert staff of 
volunteers for their efforts in bringing New Jersey's history to life. 
I congratulate them, and wish them many more decades of success.

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