2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards Presented

May 12, 2008 — WASHINGTON, D.C.— Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of Preserve America, today presented the 2008 Preserve America Presidential Awards at a White House ceremony. This is the highest national award for historic preservation achievement. The Presidential Awards winners are the following: African Burial Ground Project, New York, New York; Corinth and Alcorn County Mississippi Heritage Tourism Initiative; Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, New York; and Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. Read more.

Preserve America Stewards to Honor Volunteer Efforts

May 12, 2008—Washington, D.C.—During the Preserve America Presidential Awards ceremony today, Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady and Honorary Chair of Preserve America, announced the initiation of a new program: Preserve America Stewards, which will honor exemplary volunteer efforts at historic resources around the country. Read more here. Download Stewards application for designation here.

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.

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

April 9, 2008 — Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett today asked the Senate Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee to authorize the Preserve America and Save America's Treasures programs. Read more.

2008 Round 1 Preserve America Grants Announced

April 7, 2008, WASHINGTON—Deputy Secretary of the Interior Lynn Scarlett, along with Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Chairman John L Nau III, today announced 43 Preserve America grants in 25 states totaling $2.9 million. The application period for round two of 2008 is now open with a deadline of June 30 to apply for grants of $4.3 million to be awarded in September. Click here for more information.

Spring Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

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ACHP Holds Winter Business Meeting

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation met for its winter business meeting February 29, 2008. The council members gathered in the historic Cash Room of the Treasury Department at the U.S. Treasury Building. Chairman John L. Nau, III presented historic preservation awards to the Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Forest Service. Click here to read about the Chairman's Award to the Treasury Department. Click here to read about the Preserve America Award to the U.S. Forest Service.

Winter Preserve America E-Newsletter Now Available

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Festi Wins 2007 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award

Nov. 16, 2007—Mrs. Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States and Honorary Chair of the Preserve America initiative, today presented the 2007 national "Preserve America History Teacher of the Year" award to Maureen Festi, a fifth grade teacher at Stafford Elementary School in Stafford Springs, Conn., during a ceremony at The Museum of the City of New York. Read more. Read more.

ACHP Delivers Preserve America Summit Recommendations to President and First Lady

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has published findings and recommendations for the future of the federal government’s historic preservation efforts based on the national Preserve America Summit held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2006, and presented them to the White House. Read more.

To read the Preserve America Summit Executive Summary click here. To read the Preserve America Summit Report click here.

Reporting on Section 3 Guidance Now Available for Federal Agencies

Executive Order 13287 "Preserve America" requires federal agencies to report on the state of their historic properties with a comprehensive and candid assessment. Read more...
Click here for guidance on how to produce the next report, which is due to the ACHP by September 30, 2008.