Historic Preservation
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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A Peek Inside … Professor Donald Linebaugh’s Office
Cozy Digs Include 19th-century Artifacts and a Library Ladder
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Piecing Together a Historic Puzzle
Architecture Research Team Analyzes Thousands of Glass, Ceramic Artifacts to Shed Light on Centuries-Old Plantation
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A Witness to History
The Story of Bladensburg’s Peace Cross Illuminates a Changing America
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