Welcome Domenico!

I am pleased to announce that the Ramova has been blessed with yet another passionate supporter!

His name is Domenico Ferri. Domenico currently teaches American and Chicago History at Harold Washington College. He is also working to complete his Ph.D. in History at Loyola University.

Dom is taking his final course toward his Ph.D. this semester. This final course is focused on Historic Preservation and the National Register of Historic Places.

As an requirement for this final class, Dom was given the task of selecting a site that is worthy of the register and to prepare a nomination for it. Given this task he has selected The Ramova.

I am honored that Dom has chosen to support the Ramova and our cause. For the past few weeks I have been providing him with all of the research and documentation that I have prepared over the last two years. During this process I will also be sharing additional historical information about our community, based on my research, personal experience and input from the supporters of STR. By doing so, I will help Dom paint an accurate picture of what the Ramova means as a piece of historic architecture and what she has meant to our community in the past, present and future.

Dom and I are meeting weekly to work on this nomination. Watch for future postings about our progress and the outcome of this work in Springfield in the early part of 2008.

Maureen-