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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Preservation Magazine How Volunteers Are Preserving a Key Feature of Rhode Island's Agricultural Past -
Preservation Magazine Sprucing Up a Beloved New Mexico Restaurant -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Maintaining Duckett Hall at Benedict College: Q&A with Leandra Hayes-Burgess -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Preserving Thrasher and Sage Halls at Tuskegee University: Q&A with Kwesi Daniels -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Preserving Winsborough Hall at Stillman College: A Q&A with Dr. Cynthia Warrick -
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund A New Song for Rabbit’s Motel -
Preservation Magazine Vernon A.M.E. Church Continues Its Mission 100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative A Campuswide Commitment to Preserve Jackson State University: A Q&A with Heather Denne -
HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative Restoring Spelman's Rockefeller Fine Arts Building: A Q&A With Arthur E. Frazier III -
Preservation Leadership Forum The Coalition for the Woolworth Building in San Antonio -
Preservation Magazine A Women-Led Effort to Restore Astoria, Oregon’s Odd Fellows Building
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