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The White House Historical Association, a nonprofit set up by Jacqueline Kennedy to preserve the building’s character, has declined to criticize the president’s changes.
Air Force veteran Fred Miller bought a Virginia country house for family gatherings, then uncovered its plantation past and his own family’s connection to slavery. Miller purchased the fully furnished Sharswood house and 10.5 acres in May 2020. He later learned the property had once anchored a 1,300-acre plantation, 60 Minutes reported. Family research and […] The post Air Force veteran Fred Miller uncovers his family’s ties to Sharswood plantation appeared first on American Almanac .
Air Force veteran Fred Miller bought a Virginia country house for family gatherings, then uncovered its plantation past and his own family’s connection to slavery. Miller purchased the fully furnished Sharswood house and 10.5 acres in May 2020. He later learned the property had once anchored a 1,300-acre plantation, 60 Minutes reported . Family research and an examination by preservationists turned a real-estate purchase into something far more personal. Miller’s relatives traced their local roots while experts studied a deteriorating building believed to have housed enslaved people. Miller, then described as 57, was an Air Force veteran and civil engineer who worked for the service. He wanted land near his Virginia hometown where…Open
Trump's handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot.
Trump's handling of repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has put the National Park Service in a difficult spot.Open
The Trump administration’s proposed changes to the review process will allow it to take a wrecking ball to historic sites across the country.
Proponents say the changes to the federal preservation rules are necessary, but critics argue they are alarming and would help expedite the president’s redesign of Washington.
President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum
Kvetching, complaining, and lawfare -- anything to try to stop the beautiful city the capital is becoming under President Trump's leadership.
With political activism off-limits, residents of St. Petersburg are finding purpose and community in the “politics of small deeds,” repairing and cleaning architectural treasures.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved design plans for President Donald J. Trump’s proposed White House ballroom.WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.WHEN & WHERE: The East Wing of the White House was demolished in October 2025; the commission approved […] The post Fine Arts Commission Approves Trump’s White House Ballroom. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved design plans for President Donald J. Trump’s proposed White House ballroom. WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Trump , the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. WHEN & WHERE: The East Wing of the White House was demolished in October 2025; the commission approved the project during a February 2026 meeting in Washington, D.C. KEY QUOTE: “We have to protect the country and the country’s guests, and this is a facility that is definitely needed for over 150 years,” said U.S. Commission of Fine Arts Chairman Rodney Mims Cook Jr. IMPACT: The project has sparked Democrat lawfare challenging its compliance with historic preservation…Open