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Laura Bush, Honorary Chair
Preserve America is a White House initiative in cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, and Transportation; U.S. General Services Administration; National Endowment for the Humanities; President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities; Institute of Museum and Library Services; and the President's Council on Environmental Quality.

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Legislation Passes Senate

The Preserve America/Save America's Treasures legislation is moving toward becoming law. Read more here.

Preserve America Communities Now Total 736; Applications Available

With 23 new designations made on January 13, 2009, there are now 736 Preserve America Communities in all 50 United States and its territories. The designation program continues. Read more. Download 2009 Community and Neighborhood designation applications.

Preserve America Stewards and Grants Announced

The White House has announced the first round of recognition of Preserve America Stewards. As well, Preserve America Grants totaling nearly $3 million have been awarded. Read more here. Read about all Preserve America Grants here.

Mitchell Wins Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Honors

From left, Dr. James Basker, President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute; Mrs. Laura Bush; and David Mitchell, Preserve America History Teacher of the Year (Photo by Don Pollard)

October 24, 2008—Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of the Preserve America initiative, today presented the 2008 national "Preserve America History Teacher of the Year" award David B. Mitchell, a high school teacher at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Massachusetts, during a ceremony at the Union League Club in New York City. Read more.

Involving Youth in Historic Preservation

Paul LaRue, center, responds to a question from the audience during the educational session "Involving Youth in Historic Preservation" held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 25, 2008 during the annual conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. LaRue teaches at Washington Senior High School at Washington Court House, Ohio. Also serving on the panel were (left) Donna Gourd, Service Learning Program Manager for the Cherokee Nation, and Dr. Libby O'Connell, Vice President and Chief Historian of The History Channel. (Photo courtesy of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation)

October 29--The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation urges historic preservation organizations to create local service learning and/or community service opportunities for students and school systems across the United States in an effort to more widely share and increase public awareness of the benefits of historic preservation. It formally presented the concept at an educational session entitled “Involving Youth in Historic Preservation” at the 2008 National Trust for Historic Preservation annual conference on October 25, 2008. Read more here.

Summit Progress Reports

Agencies have reported their continuous progress on the recommendations issued from the Preserve America Summit for enhancing and advancing the historic preservation program in the United States and abroad. Click here for Summit progress.

Fall Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

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House Passes Preserve America/Save America's Treasures Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 3981, legislation to permanently authorize the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures programs. The bill passed July 8 by a vote of 360-23. Read more.

Expert Panel to Explore Preservation Program

To satisfy a Preserve America Summit recommendation, the Department of the Interior and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation have created a 10-member expert panel to evaluate the current federal historic preservation program and make recommendations toward its continuous improvement. Read more.


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Updated January 25, 2009

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