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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Where Women Made History Prentice Women's Hospital: A Eulogy -
Preservation Tips and Tools 10 Tips for Researching Historic Cemeteries and Burial Grounds -
Preservation Tips and Tools 10 Ways to Save Your Historic Barn -
11 Most Endangered Historic Places The Abyssinian Meeting House: Maine's Untold African American Heritage -
America's Chinatowns An American Story on Display at the Mississippi Delta Chinese Heritage Museum -
Where Women Made History Women in Preservation: M. Rosalind Sagara and the California Riverside Chinatown Community -
11 Most Endangered Historic Places The Race to Save the Last Piece of a City's Chinatown -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Voices of Rosenwald: Bishop Frederick C. James Dreams Big for Howard Junior High
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