Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 New Edition Now Available

The ACHP is proud to announce it has updated and reissued Protecting Historic Properties: A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106. The Citizen’s Guide is a useful tool for learning how to protect historic places in your community.

Preserve America History Teachers of the Year Announced

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has announced the 50 state winners of the national Preserve America History Teacher of the Year award. Read the press release.

First Lady Designates Nine Stewards

Michelle Obama sent letters to the latest batch of Preserve America Stewards honoring their excellent volunteer efforts across the country. Read more.

America's Great Outdoors Wants to Hear from You

President Barack Obama has established the America's Great Outdoors Initiative to promote and support innovative community-level efforts to conserve outdoor spaces and to reconnect Americans to the outdoors, history, and places that are important to them. A series of listening sessions around the country are taking place this summer and fall. Read more.

First Lady Designates 29 New Preserve America Communities

First Lady Michelle Obama recently designated 29 communities as Preserve America Communities bringing the grand total of designated communities to 843 over the seven years the program has been in existence. Read more about the latest designees across the United States. Read more.

ACHP Task Force on Sustainability and Historic Preservation

A task force of ACHP members has started its work addressing areas of concern in energy efficiency and community livability as part of a greater government priority for sustainability. Read more about who is serving on the task force and its activities and goals. Read more.

President Names Donaldson New ACHP Chairman

May 18, 2010 — President Barack Obama named California State Historic Preservation Officer Milford Wayne Donaldson as the new chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Read more.

Preserve America E-Newsletter Available

Read the latest e-newsletter with stories of new designations and activities Preserve America Communities can host for heritage tourism, and much more.

New Preserve America Communities and Stewards Named

Mrs. Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States, has designated 19 additional Preserve America Communities and eight Preserve America Stewards. Read more.

2009 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Announced

December 16, 2009 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has announced that Tim Bailey, a fifth grade teacher at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the recipient of the 2009 Preserve America National History Teacher of the Year award. The award is co-sponsored by The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, Preserve America and HISTORY™. Read more about this model teacher and the honor.

Community Close-Up

Read about Preserve America Community Bath, Maine. Heritage tourism and historic preservation are catalysts for development and community pride in this community. We will spotlight a new community frequently on the Preserve America homepage. Check back often.

Registration is now open for ACHP's 2010 Training

Register online and get more information about the courses.

Harpers Ferry Service Learning Project Unveiled

June 25, 2009 — The ACHP along with its partners kicked off the service learning project Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia today. Six student researched and produced vodcasts are now available at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Read more.

Preserve America Grants Effectiveness Report Released

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has released a report to Congress on the preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of Preserve America Grants over the last four years. Read more.

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

March 30, 2009—President Barack Obama signed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 today at the White House. The law includes the text of the Preserve America and Save America’s Treasures Act, formerly H.R. 3981/S.2262 in the previous 110th Congress, which permanently authorizes both programs. 

The Preserve America Program which involves the ACHP in a key coordinating role is defined in the law to include (1) the Preserve America grant program within the Department of the Interior; (2) the recognition programs administered by the ACHP; and (3) the related efforts of federal agencies, working in partnership with state, tribal, and local governments and the private sector, to support and promote the preservation of historic resources. Up to $25 million per year is also authorized to carry out the program (funds must be appropriated each year through the budget process). Read the full story.

Section 3 Report to the President Now Available

The 2009 Report to the President on the federal government's stewardship of its historic properties is now available. Read more. The report can be downloaded 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. Summit progress.