Historic Sites Stories
Historic places create connections to our heritage that help us understand our past, appreciate our triumphs, and learn from our mistakes. To ensure that their stories remain a part of our lives today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation protects and promotes historic places, including a diverse collection of 27 sites open to the public. In these stories, we highlight the stories, projects, and innovations happening at our sites, and invite you to experience these dynamic spots up close.
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Where Women Made History Amplifying Women’s History at Historic Sites -
Preservation Magazine California's Century-Old Orchards Provide a Link to the Vanishing Past -
Preservation Magazine Object Lesson: The Battle-Tested Cliveden Musket -
Where Women Made History Interpreting Women’s History at Historic Sites: An Introduction -
Historic Sites One Person at a Time: Interpreting Slavery at Montpelier -
Historic Sites The Art of Preservation at Chesterwood -
Modern Architecture Farnsworth House Becomes a Model Home (Literally) -
Preservation Magazine Montpelier Redefined with Slave Cabin Reconstructions -
Preservation Magazine A Curious Attic Find: Drayton Hall's Watercolors -
Preservation Magazine From Winslow Homer to Georgia O'Keeffe: Inside Historic Artists' Homes and Studios -
Frank Lloyd Wright The Unorthodox Fight to Save a Frank Lloyd Wright Home
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This May, celebrate the historic sites, neighborhoods, and landmarks that tell the full American story—places that remind us of how far we've come and how far we still have to go.
Celebrate!