Saint Paul's Video Now Available From GC Historical Society

(Editor's Note: The Garden City Historical Society submitted the following article letting residents know copies of the video, "Save St. Paul's Now: Protect Garden City's DNA," are now available to them at no charge.)

The Garden City Historical Society, in conjunction with The Committee to Save St. Paul's (CSSP), has prepared a video entitled, "Save St. Paul's Now: Protect Garden City's DNA."

The video features speakers at the two 2009 Saint Paul's forums presented by the Historical Society. These speakers included Emmy Award-winning actress and Garden City resident Susan Lucci, as well as others who gave their insights as to the building's significance and possibilities for the future. The video also includes interior and exterior views with narrative about historic relevance.

Gerald Sievers, a local video producer, created a "call-to-action" video from the footage he collected at these two forums. Residents are able to view the full 15-minute version of the video on the Historical Society homepage, www.gardencityhistoricalsociety.org, and on the "News" page of CSSP's Web site, www.savestpauls.org. Copies are available and can be sent to Garden City residents free of charge upon request in the hopes that the video will be shared with friends and neighbors. Please contact the Historical Society at thegardencityhistoricalsociety@verizon.net. To view the full 15-minute video online, visit http://vimeo.com/7213734.

Sievers, a former Garden City resident, is creative director and founder of Blue Boat Productions. Blue Boat is a boutique new-media agency specializing in high-quality video production offering promotional, informational and corporate event video packages.

Sievers is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a member of the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and an award-winning member of the Long Island Videographers Association (LIVA). In addition to working with The Garden City Historical Society, some of his recent clients include: "NBC/The Today Show," "ABC/NYC Taxi Cabs," Charlie Rose, Movado, Bill Blass, Mollies Fund and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. For more information about Gerry and his services, please visit blueboatproductions.com or call 917-586-6555.

The historic Saint Paul's School is an imprint of Garden City's DNA, part of the foundation and prosperity of Garden City as a planned community, commissioned by founder A.T. Stewart's widow, Cornelia, and a symbol of the village for nearly 130 years. The building is included in Garden City's elementary school students' "community" curriculum and is the subject of images in drawings and photographs submitted by students of all ages, K-12, to the Historical Society's annual Children's Juried Art Contest.

The Garden City Historical Society strongly urges all Garden City residents to support the preservation of Saint Paul's for future use.