People Saving Places Stories
The preservation movement started as a grassroots effort driven by concerned citizens who embraced America’s heritage in a direct and personally meaningful way. That tradition continues in full force today, with Americans connecting in new and innovative ways to the places they love. Learn more about their projects in the stories below.
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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 -
Investing in Preservation’s Future People Saving Places: Johanna A. Favrot and Cynthia Woods Mitchell -
Investing in Preservation’s Future Challenges Into Opportunities: The National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers -
Where Women Made History People Saving Places: Seven Women Advocating and Working for Historic Trades
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The National Trust's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $3 million in grants to 33 places preserving Black history.
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