<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi:<div><br></div><div>I subscribe to a weekly list that sends web link suggestions of interest. This week's listing included the following two items, which I thought might be of interest to people in Summit. The first is obvious, and the second, well, isn't Lippitt Park an Olmsted design, or is that an urban legend?</div><div><br></div><div>Bob T</div><div><br></div><div><br>12. Office of the Secretary of State: Rhode Island State Library<br><a href="http://sos.ri.gov/library/">http://sos.ri.gov/library/</a><br><br>Far more than a collection of basic government documents, the Rhode Island<br>State Library website is a nice resource for anyone seeking to learn more<br>about the Ocean State. The materials here are divided into three main<br>sections: "Research Tools", "Publications", and "Everything RI". In<br>"Research Tools", users will find executive orders issued by the governor,<br>annual reports, as well as state regulations and rules. Moving on, the<br>"Publications" area contains some colorful historical documents, including<br>the Rhode Island Royal Charter of 1663 and the state constitution. Finally,<br>the "Everything RI" area contains documents that narrate the state's<br>history, such as "State Symbols", "Famous Rhode Islanders", "Rhode Island<br>Landmarks", and "City & Town Incorporation Dates". Just for reference, some<br>of the notable persons from the Ocean State include George M. Cohan, Anne<br>Hutchinson, and baseball legend Nap Lajoie. [KMG]<br><br><br>13. National Association for Olmsted Parks<br><a href="http://www.olmsted.org/">http://www.olmsted.org/</a><br><br>Established in 1980, the National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) is a<br>coalition of various design and preservation professionals concerned with<br>the legacy of landscape work left by noted landscape designer Frederick Law<br>Olmsted Sr. and his colleagues. On their website, visitors can learn about<br>Olmsted's primary works via a master list of design projects by his firm and<br>some profiles of some of his most prominent work, including Central Park and<br>the landscape at the Biltmore Estate. Scholars will want to look through the<br>"Research" area for resources that include a set of suggested links and an<br>extensive bibliography. Visitors will also want to look at the "News and<br>Publications" area for more details about the NAOP's work and their<br>newsletter. [KMG]<br></div></body></html>