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Author Archives: Adventures in Preservation
The Archaeology of a Rebellion: Reframing the Story of Nat Turner and American Society
A guest post by Laura Macaluso Virginia is a state (technically a “commonwealth”) with a unique pedigree in American history. The site of the first permanent English settlement (Jamestown, 1607), Virginia can claim several things: more American presidents come from … Continue reading
Five Destinations in India with a Glorious Past to Explore
A guest post by Rohit Agarwalhe All countries have a past, with a distinct heritage, and India is no exception. Sadly, several places in India with a glorious past have been almost forgotten now. These places had been the epicentres of monarchy and … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Heritage, Cultural Travel, Heritage Travel, Historic Buildings, Historic Sites
Tagged blogs, history, India, travel
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Strange Bedfellows: Indigenous People’s History and American Presidential Portraits
A guest post by Laura Macaluso Last week two very different tours of portraits of American presidents were offered on the same day, in the same city: Washington, D.C., the capitol of the United States since 1790, when Thomas Jefferson, … Continue reading
Everyone Eats: Food, History & Cultural Preservation at the National Museum of African American History & Culture
A guest post by Laura Macaluso The Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum—and the last projected to be built directly on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.— the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), opened to great fanfare on … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Heritage, museums, Popular Culture
Tagged foodie history, foodways, history, NMAAHC, Washington DC
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Branding a Man, Branding a New Country: Abel Buell’s New and Correct Map of the United States of America, 1784
A guest post by Laura Macaluso Preservation comes in all shapes and sizes. Adventures in Preservation focuses their partnership projects on buildings and historic sites both in the United States and across the globe, but heritage preservation also encompasses other … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Heritage, Historic Preservation, Media
Tagged Abel Buell, Connecticut, Library of Congress, map, New Haven, United States
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Giving the Past a Future: Historical Preservation at Kulla Isuf Mazrekaj – Drenoc, Kosovo
Originally posted on The Runaway Bunny:
Like anything that’s been around for several centuries, the Isuf Mazrekaj kulla is finding that it needs to adapt in order to survive. These stone towers, potent symbols of traditional Islamic Kosovar culture, were particularly…
Rock Me, Amadeus: How Mozart Helped Me Become a Rock and Roll Preservationist
A guest post by Sheryl Davis Travel played a big part in my journey to become a historic preservationist specializing in rock ‘n’ roll landmarks. In May 2006, ten years ago this month, my twin sister Sherry and I decided … Continue reading
Heritage Travel Volunteers
If you are looking for a unique travel experience, you may enjoy being a historic building conservation volunteer with Adventures in Preservation. Even if you are cramped for time, there are options to fit every kind of time restraint from … Continue reading
For Preservationists, Every Day is Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Preserving built heritage is a good thing for many reasons, not least among them the environmental benefits of keeping a building in use. Doing so is not only in keeping with the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle mantra, but … Continue reading
When a Library Is Reduced to Rubble, and Books Turned into Ash…
Zeina Elcheikh discusses the consequences of war on movable cultural heritage. “Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen” (Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings). When the German poet Henrich Heine … Continue reading
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