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Month="1"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN class=471414220-02022010>February
2, </SPAN> 2010</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <BR>FOR
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE <BR><STRONG>
</STRONG><B><BR><STRONG>Curator of History to Present at the 2010
<SUP>SC</SUP>Book Festival</STRONG></B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Columbia, S.C.— Kristina Dunn Johnson, Curator
of History for the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum,
has been selected to co-host a presentation at the 2010 <SUP>SC</SUP>Book
Festival.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Johnson, who recently published <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">No Holier Spot of Ground: Confederate
Monuments and Cemeteries of South Carolina</I> (History Press, 200<SPAN
class=471414220-02022010>9</SPAN>) will be presenting alongside Thomas Moore
Craig, author of <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><EM>Upcountry
South Carolina Goes to War </EM><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">(</SPAN></EM></SPAN><st1:stockticker><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">USC</SPAN></EM></st1:stockticker><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">
Press)</SPAN></EM><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN></EM><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">on Saturday, February 27th from 3:20-4:10 in a session
titled "Civil War: Battlefronts and Homefronts." <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">With a BA degree from
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Emory</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> in </SPAN><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Atlanta</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">,
</SPAN><st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Georgia</SPAN></st1:country-region></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and a MA degree in Public History from the
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">University</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> of </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">South Carolina</SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, Johnson has been recognized for her work at Historic
Columbia Foundation, </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Gettysburg</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">National</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Military</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Park</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, the Civil War Preservation Trust, and the
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Atlanta</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">History</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She has
served as a history consultant for the History Channel, South Carolina
Educational Television, and ABC Columbia’s “Hidden Columbia” segments.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>She says that she is thrilled to be able
to share her passion for history with </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">South Carolina</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">’s readers. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“I am very honored that the SC Book Festival
selected my book to highlight in this year's festival and its a privilege to
have the opportunity to share these stories about
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">South
Carolina</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">'s history
to a larger audience,” says Johnson.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>“I hope that people will leave our session with a desire to learn about
local history, especially monuments and cemeteries. In learning about these
places, hopefully it will lead to a greater respect and desire to
preserve historic places and artifacts. As a historian, I want to
remind people that history is everywhere- you don't have to travel to
exotic locations to find it.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">All sessions for the <SUP>SC</SUP>Book
Festival, including “Civil War: Battlefronts and Homefronts”, will take place at
the </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Columbia</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Metropolitan</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Convention
Center</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> located
at </SPAN><st1:address><st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">1101 Lincoln
Street</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, </SPAN><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Columbia</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">SC.</SPAN></st1:State></st1:address><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Admission is free and both Johnson and Craig
will be available to sign books after the presentation.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><SPAN class=471414220-02022010><EM>Image
attached- Kristina D. Johnson, Curator of History for the SC Confederate Relic
Room and Military Museum.</EM></SPAN></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">—30—</SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate
Relic Room and </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Military</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> is the oldest museum in the
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Columbia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> area. The museum focuses on
</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">South
Carolina</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">’s military
history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on
Terror. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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