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Commemorative plaque texts are sent to appropriate groups and/or
individuals for comments or "vetting" before being reviewed
by the Inscriptions Committee and the full Board.
The vetting process provides stakeholders with the opportunity
to verify historical facts and to offer their perspectives. While
the Inscriptions Committee and the Board give every consideration
to vettors' comments, not all comments may be incorporated into
the final text.
Vetters are asked to familiarize themselves with the following
guidelines:
- A plaque commemorates a place, person or event of national
historic importance and conforms to a standard length (600 characters
for standard plaques; 1200 characters for district-type plaques).
- Usually, the first sentence indicates the reason for national
historic significance, as described in the Board Minutes.
- The authorship of the plaque text lies with the Board, and final
approval of the text is given by the full Board.
- The Board seeks consistency in style, tone and arrangement of
its plaque inscriptions; vettors are therefore discouraged from
making comments on these matters.
- A report of the vettors' comments is included with the text
when it is submitted to the Inscriptions Committee for review.
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