[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 18, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E402-E403]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING MRS. ROSALYN FABIANKE, PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR THE SMITHSONIAN 
   INSTITUTION'S MUSEUM ON MAIN STREET EXHIBIT ``THE WAY WE WORKED''

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2014

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay a special honor to 
Mrs. Rosalyn Fabianke, of Red Bay, Alabama, as the project director for 
the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street exhibit entitled, 
``The Way We Worked.'' It was held in Red Bay from September 14-October 
25, 2013. Mrs. Fabianke deserves to be recognized for her unselfish 
dedication to this project. She is truly one who embodies the American 
spirit of community.
  Each year the Smithsonian Institution partners with Museum on Main 
Street and chooses six cities to host a traveling exhibit. This year, 
Red Bay was chosen as the inaugural city to display the exhibit, ``The 
Way We Worked,'' documenting how industry has

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shaped our country and how it has changed over the years. Each city is 
further tasked with taking the exhibits from the Smithsonian and 
incorporating them into the local culture. Through the creativity of 
Mrs. Fabianke and her dedicated volunteers, Red Bay integrated the 
exhibit with its library, museum, churches, local industries, and other 
aspects of the town's community life.
  Red Bay, a town of just over 3,000 residents, had a total of 6,692 
visitors to the exhibit, coming from 41 States and four foreign 
countries. This number broke all previously held records listed by the 
Alabama Humanities Foundation for the number of people attending a 
traveling Smithsonian exhibit. Mrs. Fabianke's skilled leadership and 
guidance drove the momentum of this project and were influential in the 
success of the event.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Mrs. Rosalyn Fabianke 
for her role as the project director of this internationally viewed 
exhibit and for her enduring impact on her community and the great 
State of Alabama. I join her family, friends and colleagues in 
congratulating her on a job well done.

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