Project Highlight: Fort Monroe
Here’s a little bit more about what I do: as a Historic Preservationist, the projects can be wide and varied. Here’s one from a few years back in 2017 @fortmonroenps in Hampton, VA. THE SITE: Fort Monroe, the largest fully moated masonry and earthen fort in the United States, was constructed in the aftermath of […]
Why it’s important to know your heroes
“If you know your history and you know where you came from and you know who your people are and you know who your heroes are – congratulations because you have no idea how important that is until you DON’T have that.” Dr. Megan Springate Dr. Megan Springate compiled a list of more than 750 […]
🪦💀 What got little third grader Jason Church so interested in cemeteries as a little kid?
What got little third grader Jason Church so interested in cemeteries as a little kid – to the point that he became a preservation specialist and now Chief of the Technical Services Division @ncptt.nps? Check this out. 🎥 Catch the full episode on my YouTube Channel under live videos: ABOUT JASON: Since September of 2020, Jason […]
Dr. Joy G. Kinard shares her perspectives of on historical preservation
Earlier this summer I was honored to interview fellow historic preservationist Dr. Joy G. Kinard. Listen as she shared why @tuskegeeuniversity and #BookerTWashington personally mean so much to her.
Today, I was sworn into the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
WASHINGTON, DC | 14 Apr 2023 Today, I was sworn in as a presidentially appointed member to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). While I am extremely proud of what I have accomplished so far in the historic preservation field, this moment feels full circle for me. In 2008, while I was interning in […]
New Historic African-American Trails are Being Planned All Across the US
From Galveston, TX to the South Side of Chicago, New Jersey and Florida, new historic African-American trails are cropping up all over the US. Here’s why that matters.
Black Woman Who Helped Raise $150M to Preserve U.S. History Receives Prestigious Award in Rome, Italy
BlackNews.com | 20 June 2022 Monica Rhodes, one of few academically trained African American preservationists, joins the most diverse Rome Prize cohort Nationwide — The American Academy in Rome has awarded Monica Rhodes the Adele Chatfield-Taylor Rome Prize in historic preservation and conservation. Rhodes was among 37 Rome Prize winners selected out of nearly 1,000 applicants and is […]
American Academy names 2022-23 Rome Prize Winners
American Academy in Rome names 2022-23 Rome Prize Winners | Monica Rhodes, preservationist, joins the most diverse Rome Prize cohort
New Worlds, New Stories
We are on the brink of experiencing the world around us in ways that are more special than we realize. Virtual reality provides an exciting opportunity to expand access to landmarks at home and abroad, meaning that more people can learn and discover our history and legacy like never before.