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We recently reconnected with a classmate from graduate school, Sarah Kollar, who was in Buffalo for the National Preservation Conference. There wasn't much time for reading in that packed October-week, but she's shared with us her thoughts on many of

Whether you’ve been to Arlington National Cemetery or not, everyone is familiar with the iconic images of row after row of white tombstones, the sentinels on patrol, watching over the Tomb of the Unknowns, or the eternal flame marking President

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Jamestown Settlement, though the time I spent there was hardly enough to take everything in. With so much to see and learn, I was disappointed not to have more time,

Have you ever wondered how such a great deal of architecture, paintings and sculpture survived World War II? How could nations occupied by the Nazis have so much of their cultural history stolen, and yet, if you visit these countries

Historic houses tend to go through a period of ownership outside of the original or significant family. During these times of change of ownership the houses tend to experience expansion or modernization based on how the times and the families’

If you combined The Iraq Museum, priceless artifacts, thieves and smugglers, terrorists, soldiers, multiple law enforcement agencies and put it all in a war zone you would get the book Thieves of Baghdad. Focusing on his fight

History has always been written by the conquerors and rewritten by those in power. This is clearly shown across our landscape, with monuments and markers that demean or demonize Native Americans, ignore or tell half-truths about minorities and women and

In an age where historic sites and house museums have to compete with theme parks, cheap cruises and all-inclusive resorts, it’s a wonder that any survive, let alone can remain a top tourist attraction as Biltmore Estates