Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

In this episode, ACHP Expert Member Luke Nichter, speaks with Josephine Talamantez, the founder and Board Chairman of the newly opened Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center in San Diego, CA. Preservation of the historic murals in Chicano Park was the subject of an ACHP Section 106 Success Story.

It's Native American Heritage Month, a month in which we celebrate the history and contributions of indigenous people to the U.S. The ACHP works with the Native American community on historic preservation issues and works closely with Tribal Historic Preservation Officers. In this episode of the ACHP podcast, Preservation Perspectives, host, Expert Member Luke Nichter, speaks with Sheila Bird, host of the podcast, THPO Talk.

In this episode of Preservation Perspectives, the ACHP podcast, host ACHP Expert Member Luke Nichter spoke with Lucha Martinez de Luna, Director of Chicano/a/x Murals of Colorado Project. Martinez de Luna is working to preserve the murals and document them.

Did you know there are only about 40 or so National Historic Landmarks dedicated to women in the US? Find out about that and more in this episode of the ACHP podcast, Preservation Perspectives, hosted by Luke Nichter, who spoke with Lucy Beard, Co-chair, National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites and Former Executive Director, Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel, NJ.

The ACHP commemorated Black History Month in February with a special episode of our Preservation Perspectives Podcast. ACHP Expert Member Luke Nichter spoke with Dorothy Walker, site director of the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, AL, to learn more about the Freedom Riders and the historic building that is a museum to their legacy.

In this episode of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, the ACHP commemorated Native American Heritage Month 2021 by talking with Shasta Gaughen, National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Chair, and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Pala Band of the Mission Indians in California. Dr. Gaughen spoke with host, Luke Nichter, about what it's like to be a THPO, how ACHP's trainings have been a big help to THPOs, and what the federal government can do to better work with tribes on historic preservation.

In this episode of the Advisory Council on Historic preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, ACHP Expert Member Luke Nichter speaks with Desiree Aranda, Co-Chair of Latinos in Heritage Conservation during Hispanic Heritage Month. They talk about the organization, their upcoming conference, their Abuelas Project, and the importance of preserving Hispanic historic sites.

In this episode of the ACHP's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, Vice Chairman Rick Gonzalez speaks with Keena Graham, Superintendent of the the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument in Jackson, MS. The home was recently declared a National Monument and Graham is in the process of preparing the home to welcome visitors and tell the story of the civil rights leaders.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, focused on the effort to create Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park in this episode, featuring Robert Stanton, former ACHP Expert Member, National Park Service Director and current Vice President of the Rosenwald Park Campaign.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, focused on the African American history of Historic Natchez, Mississippi, in this episode, featuring Mimi Miller, Executive Director Emerita of Historic Natchez Foundation.