Project Highlight: Shenandoah National Park | Luray, Virginia
Article by: Lauren Walser, Saving Places | 17 June 2014 When a crew of young members of the Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia arrived at Shenandoah National Park’s Skyland Stable in March 2014, they knew plenty about construction, but not much about historic preservation. Less than three months later, however, the once-dilapidated stable looked much as […]
From the Stories We Tell, to the Places We Built
Most of our history isn’t covered in textbooks; and historical information about Black people is often locked into niche literature. But there’s something about visual representations of our history that make it feel more alive. This is why I work in historical preservation.