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This web site was developed as a 
non-commercial project of my company, Operant WebSites, to increase public awareness
of the fascinating history and remaining charm of the Seminary at Forest Glen, and the
perils that threaten it. The site is also intended to be a showcase for Operant's
web development services. I've been fascinated by what I have
learned in the course of this project. However, the true experts about National Park
Seminary, are people like Ric Nelson, Save Our Seminary at Forest Glen, and the alumnae.
I hope that any viewers of this site who know something that I don't will send
me e-mail so that the site can continuously improve.
The images contained in this site have been "colorized." Almost
all of the pictures from which I worked were originally black and white, but I quickly
found that leaving them in that state impoverished the experience. I took the liberty of adding
color to the pictures. In some, it's only a matter of giving the whole
picture a monochromatic tint. In some of the others, I was a little more
ambitious and colored particular areas with what I thought would be a realistic
color. In some cases, particularly with buildings, I had to guess. I make no
representation that the colors in the images are accurate, and I would
particularly appreciate hearing from anyone who knows what the true colors were. I
intended the effect to be something like the pictures in a 1920s National
Geographic magazine, which were hand-colored. I realize that the issue of coloring
photographs may be controversial to some. But the alternative, (black, white and gray roses on the Pergola Bridge) leaves
something to be desired.
Having pointed out that there may be flaws in this site, I
nonetheless hope you enjoy surfing it as much as I've enjoyed putting it together!
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