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.

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
Investing in Preservation’s Future Advocating for Asian and Pacific Islander American Places During a Pandemic
Preservation Magazine Lydia Hankins and Ted Chung Steward Their Seaworthy House in Highland Park, Illinois
Preservation Magazine Q&A: Angela Lee on Durham's Enduring Arts Center in a Former AME Church
Preservation Magazine Messages from Angel Island: Powerful Personal Histories at a Former U.S. Immigration Station
Preservation Magazine Saving a Touchstone of Black History in Gulfport, Mississippi
LGBTQ+ History Take a Virtual Tour Through The Lyon-Martin House

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