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The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, granting women the right to vote. Representatives from several institutions, including the National Park Servi…

The film Green Book won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Picture and brought attention to issues faced by African Americans when traveling during the Jim Crow era. A panel of historians and l…

Secretary Victor Mendez, Stephanie Meeks, and others spoke at an event commemorating the completion of construction inside Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. They talked about the history of …

Stephanie Meeks announced that the Howard University Founders Library would be named a national treasure. Following her announcement, Brent Leggs spoke about the history of the library and l…

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. The National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted the event…

Leaders of minority organizations, such as the NAACP and the Human Rights Campaign, talked about the importance of bringing diverse perspectives into historic preservation. They spoke about …

A symposium was held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge. Topics included the background of the area before the bridge was built, details of its cons…

A grand re-opening ceremony was held for President Lincoln’s Cottage at the President Lincoln and Soldiers' Home National Monument as part of the beginning of the two-year celebration of the…

Elizabeth Smith Brownstein talked about her book, Lincoln’s Other White House: The Untold Story of the Man and His Presidency, published by John Wiley and Sons. In the book, she compiled a d…

First lady Laura Bush gave the keynote address at a conference examining the role New Orleans' cultural legacy will play in the city’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina and how hurricane recov…

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its annual list of the eleven most endangered historic places in the U.S. Participants also talked about funding needed to perform hist…

Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, talked about sites and buildings listed in the National Trust’s annual report on endangered historic sites and program…

As part the national historic preservation effort, Mrs. Clinton spoke at Montpelier, the home of President Madison and talked about the “Discovering Madison” exhibit featured there.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its list of the eleven most endangered historic places in the U.S. The speakers focused on the home of Dr. Carter Woodson in Washington…

As part of the closing reception of the conference, representatives of the Trust talked about their dedication to the preservation of historic property. Mr. Suarez talked about his book, In …

The first lady and Senators Mikulski and Sarbanes announced this year’s eleven most endangered historic places.

Participants released a new report on problems facing U.S. national parks. They stressed that as more people have visited the parks, congressional spending to maintain them has decreased ove…

The Trust released its annual report on the most endangered historic sites in the U.S. The Trust held news conferences at other endangered site all over the country as well as this one. Memb…

Richard Moe announced the 1996 list of the eleven most endangered historic sites in the United States. He outlined the background of all eleven sites. The society added all African-American …