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The program is a crucial source of funding, particularly in small towns and rural America, where privately raised cultural heritage funds are harder to come by.
Macy’s announced it is closing its store in downtown Philadelphia. What’s next for the 120-year-old instrument once touted as ‘the greatest organ in the world’?
Centuries’ worth of important information is stored on paper – which can decay, burn or get eaten by pests. Peek inside the process of making all that data digital.
In just five Florida Panhandle counties, sea level rise could swamp more than 500 archaeological sites that tell the story of when and how Native Americans lived along the Gulf Coast.
When we think of national parks, many people picture geysers or mountain peaks. But the park system also protects historic sites and objects that show how the U.S. has evolved into a diverse society.
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Postdoctoral Fellow in History, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Florida
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PhD Student in Archaeology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University
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Associate Professor of History, Villanova University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of History, West Virginia University
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Director, Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program, College of Charleston