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.

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

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