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Professors to trdice

borough's rural robt^
A pAir of Edinboro State College professors will con-,
duct aa in-depth study of tke Todd Goodell farm o^,^^ ;
Rta 6® Edinboro as part of a grant-funded project'^ •
intended to trace the borough’s rural roots.
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The professdrs, Dr. John L. Marsh, English depart­
ment, and Karl Nordberg, educational foundations de­
partment,have been named as co-recipients of a grant
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funding thdir project by the Public Committee for the,; '
Humanitiesin Pennsylvania.'
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SThe , farm study, /’‘The Rural Esperience iiii
Northwestern Pennsylvania: yesterday, today and to­
morrow,” will be presented at 'a public workshop once
it is completed.
• >< Co-sponsoring the project are the Borough of Edin-'
boro, the Edinboro Historical Society and Edinboro '
State College.
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The two men previously collaborated on a history of
the borougE ‘‘Edinboro: a dirt street town.”
Both men aim at presenting work locally which will >
help to preserve the' borough’s rural heritage but
which will also explore present and future for the .
borough..,
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A The men "wUl interview-Jea^g _area 'farmers and
visit ar^ farms in preparing’the-study. Many area';
representativesiare also expected to participate in a;
forum-type workshop at a later date.

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