Historic Preservation
6 Little-Known Facts About a Founding Father
UMD Scholar in New Docuseries Shares ‘These Truths’ on Thomas Jefferson
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An AR-Aided View of Black History
UMD, Montgomery County Recreate Life at Historic African American Cabin
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Take This Class (Summer Edition!): The Secret Life of Buildings
Students Discover Hidden Histories, Meanings in the Everyday Spaces Around Them
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Bringing a Southern City’s Buried Black History to Light
Architecture Researcher Helps Community Group Preserve, Plan Interpretive Park at Sculptor’s Homesite
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D.C. History by the Forkful
Anthropology Alum’s Food Tour Dishes Out Tales From ‘Black Broadway,’ Taste of Immigrant Culinary Traditions
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At Robert E. Lee’s Former Residence, Researcher Opens the Door to Overlooked Legacies
Historic Preservationist Seeks to ID Descendants of Enslaved at Arlington House
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Structural Damage
UMD Historic Preservationists Race to Document Maryland’s Vanishing Tobacco Barns
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Uncovering D.C.’s Asian American Past
Documentation of Chinese and Korean History in Washington, D.C. Brings Recognition—and Protections—to Treasured Places
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Uncovering a Pioneering Town’s Hidden History
Student Excavation Project Offers Clues to Daily Life in County’s Oldest Black Community
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Book Pulls the Lid Off Canned Food’s History
Cupboard Staple’s Impact Goes Beyond the Dinner Table
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An Assault on Architecture to Target a People
Embattled Regions Like Ukraine Must Also Grapple with Loss of Heritage, Say UMD Experts
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