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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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 -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Preserving Lane College: Q&A with Dr. Logan Hampton and Sherill B. Scott -
Preservation Magazine How a Vital Denver Neighborhood is Maintaining Its Cultural History -
Preservation Magazine An Atlanta Couple Expands Their Cozy House While Respecting Its Past -
Preservation Magazine Sprucing Up a Beloved New Mexico Restaurant -
Preservation Magazine How Volunteers Are Preserving a Key Feature of Rhode Island's Agricultural Past
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