Hello. My name is Nathan Georgitis. I have a strong interest in preserving and providing access to historical collections, which is the focus of my work as a librarian and archivist for the University of Oregon and as executive director of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. I grew up in Maine in a late-1800s New England farmhouse with a wonderful attached barn. My mother was an antiques dealer for a time and my town was a Shaker settlement that had wonderful examples of Shaker architecture. I suppose all of these things predisposed me to a interest in historic preservation. Recently my family has been concerned with preserving an historic lobster pound on family property on the coast of Maine. I am taking historic preservation courses so that I might advocate for the preservation of this building and related structures.