Reality Sites Zine Launch / Panel Discussion
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Anna Marcum is an independent architectural historian and preservationist based in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked with the Vieux Carré Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Historic New England, Boston, Massachusetts. Marcum has also worked on historic preservation projects in Los Angeles, California, the Texas Gulf Coast, Hammond, Louisiana, and Foley, Alabama. Anna presented her research about innovative site interpretation methods for New Orleans’ Canal Street in the “Projects in Progress” poster session at the Society of Architectural Historians 72nd Annual International Conference in Providence, Rhode Island. She is a regular contributor to Atomic Ranch and The Architect’s Newspaper and has appeared on the Preservation Destination Podcast. Anna is currently the Director of Research and Preservation at Village Preservation.
Sarah Marsom is a nationally recognized and academically cited heritage resource consultant. She believes that if historic preservation is not accessible, it is neither relevant nor revolutionary. You also may know her as the host of Dismantle Preservation.
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Asian and Pacific Islanders in Historic Preservation: They “protect historic places and cultural resources significant to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans through historic preservation and heritage conservation”
History UnErased: The “first and only organization entirely dedicated to providing K-12 schools with the curriculum and training they need to teach LGBTQ-inclusive, intersectional history, and our curriculum is aligned with every K-12 state framework for a more complete, complex, and empowering story of America.”
Latinos in Heritage Conservation: “The leading organization for the preservation of Latina/o places, stories, and cultural heritage in the United States.”
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