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Preserve America is a national initiative in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; the U.S. Departments of Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Education; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities; and the President's Council on Environmental Quality.

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Banner photo credits (left to right): Vermont Division for Historic Preservation; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Texas Historical Commission; National Park Service.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Archived News

ACHP Completes Review of Section 106 Regs; Public Comment Analyzed

Obama Names ACHP Vice Chairman

President Announces Appointments to Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

2011 State History Teachers of the Year Announced

Mrs. Obama Designates Nine New Communities

ACHP Activities Overview

New Preserve America Stewards Announced

Preserve America E-Newsletter Available

Community Close-Up

President Announces New ACHP Members

First Lady Designates 15 New Preserve America Communities

Nominate Your Favorite Preservation Project — TODAY

ACHP Announces 2011 Section 106 Training

McAlister Named History Teacher of the Year

First Lady Designates Nine Stewards

Omnibus Public Land Management Act Becomes Law, Authorizes Facets of Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures

Famed Tuskegee Airmen Airstrip Wins National Award

ACHP Awards Colorado Youth Summits

America's Great Outdoors Wants to Hear from You

First Lady Designates 29 New Preserve America Communities

Harpers Ferry Service Learning Project Unveiled

Preserve America at the National Trust Meeting in Austin

Preserve America History Teachers of the Year Announced

President Names Donaldson New ACHP Chairman

New Preserve America Communities and Stewards Named

2009 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Announced

Registration is now open for ACHP's 2010 Training

History Teacher of the Year Nominations Sought

Preserve America Award Honors Department of Transportation

Chairman Nau and Laura Bush Receive Chafee Award at Trust Meeting

New Preserve America Communities Honored by the White House

ACHP Gives Awards

ACHP Announces Special Recovery Act Section 106 Training

Tribal Grants | Presidential Proclamation

Tribal Spotlight

Kauai County Designation Event

Preserve America Communities and Stewards Designated

“Return to Shipwreck Beach” NOAA Grant Project Completed

Tribal Nation Named Preserve America Community

Recovery Act Information Now Available

Involving Youth in Historic Preservation

Join Us in Nashville at the National Preservation Conference

Join Us in Nashville at the National Preservation Conference

July Preserve America E-Newsletter Available

ACHP Gives Awards at Business Meeting

Preserve America Stewards and Communities Honored at Event

Preserve America Communities Now Total 736; Applications Available

Preserve America Stewards and Grants Announced

Recovery Act Section 106 Training

ACHP Adopts Report of the Expert Panel

ACHP Gives Chairman's Award and ACHP PA Award at Meeting

Expert Panel Report Submitted

Legislation Passes Senate

E-News Extra! Now Available

House Passes Preserve America/Save America's Treasures Legislation

Expert Panel to Explore Preservation Program

Mitchell Wins Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Honors

Fall 2008 Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

Miami, FL Designated Preserve America Community

Preserve America Grants Announced

Seven Missouri Communities Honored

Maui County Named Preserve America Community

Senior Policy Officials Meet About Section 3

Preserve America Stewards to Honor Volunteer Efforts

Apply Now for Preserve America Presidential Awards

2008 Round 1 Preserve America Grants Announced

Festi Wins 2007 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award

2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards Presented

Interior Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett Testifies on Preserve America and Save America Treasures

Pennsylvania Communities Honored

Spring Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

ACHP Delivers Preserve America Summit Recommendations to President and First Lady

Winter Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

ACHP Holds Winter Business Meeting

Mrs. Laura Bush Announces Bipartisan Historic Preservation Awards

NOAA and DoD Receive Preservation Awards

Round 2 Grants Announced

Fall Preserve America E-Newsletter

Mrs. Laura Bush Announces First 2007 Preserve America Grant Recipients, New Communities

Mrs. Laura Bush Speaks at Preservation Gala

2007 Preserve America Presidential Awards Presented

Summer Preserve America E-Newsletter

National Park Service Wins Preserve America Award

Preserve America Communities Total 521

Mrs. Laura Bush Announces First 2007 Preserve America Grant Recipients, New Communities

National Park Service wins Preserve America Award

Mrs. Laura Bush Speaks at Preservation Gala

2007 Preserve America Presidential Awards Presented 

ACHP Hosted Spring Business Meeting

President's 2008 Budget Proposes Increases for Historic Preservation

Calling All Outstanding History Teachers

ACHP Addresses Priority Ideas from Preserve America Summit

Senior Policy Officials Meet to Advance Preserve America Executive Order

Mrs. Laura Bush Rededicates Renovated National Historic Landmark Treasury Building

National Preserve America Summit a Success in New Orleans

Newspaper In Education Insert Now Available: Preserving America's Heritage: The National Historic Preservation Act 40th Anniversary

Apply Now to Become a Preserve America Community

Comments sought for historic preservation issue area reports

First Lady Laura Bush Designates Three New Preserve America Communities, Recognizes Four Gulf Coast Historic Preservation Project Grant Recipients, During New Orleans Preserve America Summit

Mrs. Laura Bush Presents “Preserve America History Teacher of the Year” Award to West Virginia Teacher

Second Round of Preserve America Grants Announced

Mrs. Laura Bush Announces Summit

President and First Lady Present 2006 Preserve America Awards

Mrs. Laura Bush Announces First Preserve America Grant Recipients, Neighborhoods

ACHP Delivers Executive Order Report to President

Five new Preserve America communities designated by First Lady Laura Bush

Twenty-eight new Preserve America communities recognized

Mrs. Laura Bush Presents “Preserve America History Teacher of the Year” Award to New Jersey Teacher

New Preserve America Communities Recognized for Commitment to Historic Preservation

2005 Preserve America Presidential Awards Presented

Seven Maryland Preserve America Communities Designated, Recognized at ACHP Business Meeting

President Bush Requests $12.5 Million in Preserve America Grants

Monterey and Santa Monica Designated as Preserve America Communities

Mrs. Laura Bush Designates Two Colorado Towns As Preserve America Communities

Five Virginia Preserve America Communities Receive Designation Certificates

Laura Bush Presents "Preserve America History Teacher of the Year" Award to Wisconsin Teacher

Mrs. Laura Bush Designates 61 New Preserve America Communities

Mrs. Laura Bush Designates Corinth, Mississippi, a Preserve America Community

Blackstone River Valley Towns and Cities Designated Newest Preserve America Communities

Fifteen Preserve America Communities Designated in Texas

President and Mrs. Bush Present First Preserve America Presidential Awards

Laura Bush Designates 31 Preserve America Communities in Kentucky

Historic Preservation Caucus Sponsors Preserve America Community Designation Event

Laura Bush Announces Preserve America Grants Budget; First Preserve America Communities Also Announced

Mrs. Bush Introduces Preserve America (video)

Remarks by Mrs. Bush introducing the Preserve America recognition program, Sept. 15, 2003

Remarks by Mrs. Bush for the National Association of Counties, March 3, 2003

Statement by John L. Nau, III, Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation


Updated September 2, 2011

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