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When County Historian Carol Kammen, who has served as in that position for more than seven years, came to address her $5,000 2008 budget request before the County's Expanded Budget Committee, Legislators surprised her with a resolution of appreciation from the Legislature, approved by unanimous vote in executive session earlier this week.

The resolution officially recognizes Kammen's many accomplishments - including international recognition in the United Kingdom's Local History magazine, national recognition as recipient of the prestigious Award of Distinction by the American Association for State and Local History, and state recognition as Public Historian of the Year, as well as her authoring of many books and articles on local history and those which interpret the work of local historians.

The historian has served as a senior lecturer at Cornell University, teaching local history, as well as a guest speaker and consultant to dozens of museums, historical societies and humanities councils across the country .

Quoting her peers, the resolution, presented by Government Operations Committee Greg Stevenson states, "For over 20 years, Carol has interwoven the common threads of local history with skill and passion, whether writing about good practice, organization, comparative local history or a specific topics." The Legislature also "recognizes the many significant contributions that Carol has made to preserve and improve the quality of life" for county citizens" and "extends sincere appreciation," in applauding Kammen as the County's Historian.

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