Preservation Month 2023
People Saving Places
Historic place-savers like you pour their time, energy, and resources into protecting places they care about, often without recognition. This May, our Preservation Month theme of “People Saving Places” will be a national high-five to everyone doing the great work of saving places—in ways big and small—and inspiring others to do the same. Check out our resources below to help you spread the word in your community.
Digital Marketing Kit
This handy resource offers ready-to-use copy and images for all your digital outreach.
Free GIF Stickers
Add some extra fun to your Instagram Stories using preservation-themed GIPHY Stickers!
As every preservationist knows, saving places becomes even more crucial when a special old place is threatened. Stay tuned for these big announcements in May, in which we spotlight endangered places across the country and lift up the people and groups working to protect them.
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places of 2023
We are announcing the 2023 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places on May 9, and this year’s lineup features incredible work from a wide array of communities who are working hard to protect threatened places they care about.
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Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program
Together with American Express, the National Trust will announce the Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program recipients. These grants will help 25 small restaurant owners address critical needs amid ongoing economic challenges so that their establishments’ legacies can continue.
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People Saving Places Stories
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We're Saving Places Preservation Month 2023 -
Investing in Preservation’s Future How Preservationists Are Taking On Climate Change Along the Gulf Coast -
Preservation Magazine A Rhode Island Couple Transforms a Rundown Millhouse Into Their Dream House -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Anasa Troutman and the Future of Historic Clayborn Temple -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Community Engagement: Preservation Organizations and Saving Black History -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Strength Amidst Oppression: Photographing Black History and Life in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia -
Investing in Preservation’s Future Looking to the Future with Latinos in Heritage Conservation -
Investing in Preservation’s Future After the Theme Study: Preserving LGBTQ Historic Spaces -
Where Women Made History People Saving Places at the National Trust -
Investing in Preservation’s Future How "A Simple Act of Sleeping" Grounds The Slave Dwelling Project -
Investing in Preservation’s Future The National Votes for Women Trail Leads To Success
