By The National Trust for Historic Preservation As the United States of America approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reflecting on the ideals that shaped the nation and the ongoing work of realizing them. Among the most enduring is the Declaration of...
The Rev. Rafael Garcia leads Sacred Heart Church, in El Paso, Texas, with faith in the congregation’s resilience. “I have confidence that we can pull through difficult times—because we have to,” he says.Starting in 2006, the 100-year-old Catholic parish faced a major...
The Amana Colonies, a National Historic Landmark in Iowa since 1965, and one of America’s longest-lived communal societies, trace their beginning to German villages and the Pietist movement in the early 1700s. Persecution and economic depression forced the community...
