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.

Preservation Magazine Lydia Hankins and Ted Chung Steward Their Seaworthy House in Highland Park, Illinois
Preservation Magazine Saving a Touchstone of Black History in Gulfport, Mississippi
LGBTQ+ History Take a Virtual Tour Through The Lyon-Martin House
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Oral History Project Captures Black Voices in South Carolina
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Preserving Philander Smith College: Q&A with Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr.
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund People Saving Places: Ujijji Davis Williams and Sharing Black History Through Public Spaces
Where Women Made History People Saving Places: Kelley Uyeoka and Protecting Cultural Heritage in Hawaiʻi
Where Women Made History People Saving Places: Sara Bronin and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Preservation
11 Most Endangered Historic Places "54 Miles to Home": The Selma to Montgomery Camp Sites
Where Women Made History People Saving Places: Corrina Gould and the Protection of the West Berkeley Shellmound
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund People Saving Places: Sidney Clifton and The Clifton House
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund By the People, For the People: Land Trusts and Historic Preservation

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