Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

In this episode of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, ACHP Expert Member Monica Rhodes sits down with Dr. Alexandra Jones, a leader in the field of archaeology and historic preservation to talk about her work and her many projects, including her non-profit, Archaeology in the Community.  

In this episode of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, ACHP Expert Member and Host Monica Rhodes speaks with two people who were integral in the inscription of Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio as America's 25th UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe and Jennifer Aultman, Chief Historic Sites Officer of the Ohio History Connection.

Welcome back to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, Preservation Perspectives, with our new host, ACHP Expert Member Monica Rhodes. In this episode, Monica speaks with Arminda Mata, CEO and Curator for the Ybor City Museum Society in Tampa, Florida. Ybor City has a rich history that is as vibrant today as ever, with a National Historic Landmark district with almost 1,000 historic buildings. Learn about Ybor City and how local residents have preserved the past while looking to the future.

In March 2023, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) members approved a critical update to its 2007 policy statement on burial sites, human remains, and funerary objects.

As the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation commemorates Black History Month 2023, Expert Member Luke Nichter, host of Preservation Perspectives, the ACHP podcast, spoke with Josh Nelson, a park ranger at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina. Nelson talks about the history of the site, home of "The Lost Colony" of English people who first settled in the new world who disappeared without a trace. He goes on to tell the story of Freedmen's Colony during the Civil War, a place where enslaved people escaped to freedom.

As the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation commemorates Black History Month 2023, Expert Member Luke Nichter, host of Preservation Perspectives, the ACHP podcast, spoke with  Lawson Nwakudo, a park ranger at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Church Creek, MD. They discussed that Harriet Tubman, one of the most successful Underground Railroad "conductors" who helped many enslaved people escape to freedom before and during the Civil War, was an American hero.

Host Luke Nichter recently spoke with Jennifer Gibson, Director of the Center for Fine Arts at the General Services Administration about the GSA's Art in Architecture Program, which is celebrating 50 years this year. The program helps place contemporary American artwork in public spaces at federal buildings. In this episode of Preservation Perspectives, Gibson tells Dr. Nichter about the artworks that have been placed in historic federal buildings, such as the Old Post Office in Washington, DC.

Luke Nichter, host of Preservation Perspectives, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's podcast, recently spoke with Jaime Loichinger, ACHP Office of Federal Agency Programs Assistant Director. At the ACHP's October business meeting, members approved the Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Exemption, which allows federal agencies installing such equipment to forgo the Section 106 review process under certain conditions. The exemption was enacted to streamline the Biden administration's efforts to electrify the federal vehicle fleet.

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.