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One Small Step for NASA’s Space-Age Sites

October 26, 2017

Most Space Age structures weren’t built to last. Despite the massive technological advances that they represent, there’s no preservation plan in place for sites like…

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When Justice Doesn’t Work

June 10, 2015

Most Americans can turn to the courts for remedies to injustice. However, the mainstream justice system may not provide comfortable solutions, and sometimes isn’t even…

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The First Step for Putting Women Back in History

June 10, 2015

[Preservation Tips and Tools] The First Step for Putting Women Back in History from PreservationNation Gerda Lerner, a pioneering scholar of women’s history, looked back…

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Getting Your Eyes off Yourself

June 2, 2015

Several years ago, Sara Tucholsky of Western Oregon University smacked her first home run in her college career with two runners on base in a…

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National Trust for Historic Preservation Explores Delicious Dishes at Train Depots-Turned-Restaurants

June 2, 2015

In the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s last post they invited you to take a trip to three historic train depots that have been revamped into swanky…

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If Someone Gave You $500 to Change Your Part of the World, How Would You Spend It?

May 19, 2015

When Chris Ford received $500 from his church to “change his part of the world,” the Chicago real estate executive reeled his life’s tape back…

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Celebrating National Park Week 2015: Where History and Nature Intersect

April 21, 2015

Did you know that of the approximate 400 national park units, roughly two-thirds are historical parks, sites, monuments, or memorials? It’s true! That’s why National Trust…

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“I am Jesse Owens” Mural Created by Students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

April 21, 2015

By Eric Althoff  A tribute to Olympic hero Jesse Owens now is proudly on display at the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center in Northwest thanks…

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Play PS4 With Snoop Dogg to Raise Funds Benefiting Make-A-Wish

April 7, 2015

Through April 21, gamers can enter for a chance to play FIFA 15 with Snoop Dogg via the PlayStation HEROES app with 90% of funds raised benefiting…

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How Scouting Helped Prepare This Teen to Fight Cancer

March 31, 2015

Katie Casserly never knew how much the Scout Motto — “Be Prepared” — would apply to her life until she was diagnosed with cancer last…

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[Interview] Luftwerk Takes You Inside “INsite” at Farnsworth House

February 24, 2015

You might have heard it said that the past illuminates the present. But what if we in the present illuminated the past — literally and…

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How 90-year-young Don McClanen Followed God’s Calling to Help Found FCA

February 3, 2015

It started with some old magazine clippings crammed in a dresser drawer and an invitation to speak about his job. Humble beginnings, for sure. Of…

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