They've studied the famous houses, the people and important dates. We've been able to introduce it more and more through the new state standards. It's a nice sense of how your town evolved.

The project has so many different avenues.

People are investing in their houses. And higher house prices have enabled them to do it.

There are people who are beautiful in dilapidation, like old houses that were hideous when new

There are lot of people there who aren't just [not] in their houses, they are in a different state. There were a lot of people in pretty good spirits. A lot of people volunteering and helping out. At least the part we saw, they were running it pretty well.

That required people to get up from their houses or their desks to go someplace. Now anyone who has a computer, a modem and an Internet service can log into these conferences. It becomes an easier tool for getting the message.