Heritage SOS
A Voices of the Past series inviting readers to help active heritage projects with ideas, attention, expertise, or support.
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Cahokia Mounds and the This Place Matters Community Challenge
This appeal highlights Cahokia Mounds as both a World Heritage Site and a landscape still vulnerable beyond its protected boundaries. By connecting the National Trust’s This Place Matters campaign with the need to acquire threatened archaeological…
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Using GlobalGiving to Restore a Kullë House in Gjirokastra, Albania
Adventures in Preservation used the GlobalGiving platform to raise money and public attention for restoration training at a traditional kullë house in Gjirokastra, Albania. The campaign connected crowdfunding, social media, preservation education, and hands-on conservation in…
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Preserving Nicholson’s Past: Restoring an 1849 Railroad Station as a Community Center
In Nicholson, Pennsylvania, residents sought to rescue an 1849 railroad station and give it a new life as a community center. Josh Stull connects the threatened building with broader patterns of rural population loss, changing economies,…
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Bringing “Paisley’s Past” into the 21st Century with Community Archaeology
Paisley’s Past began with frustration that an important Scottish town’s heritage was being neglected—and with the realization that waiting for someone else to act was not enough. This first installment follows the project as it moves…