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3 weeks ago

Shielding our eyes from the bright sunlight, we watched as the tall wooden wick in the center of the rick was lit and left to burn, eventually transforming its contents…

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2026 Symposium, Featured Front Page, US Tentative, World Heritage Travel, World Heritage Webinar

3 weeks ago

As part of the Symposium experience, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in curated tours that highlight the depth and diversity of heritage across the region. These optional excursions…

2026 Annual Symposium: Shared Heritage, Shared Future- Program Guide

4 weeks ago

2026 Annual Symposium: Shared Heritage, Shared Future: Preservation, Stewardship, and the Next Generation Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Independence National Historical Park Commemorates First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence…

Celebrating Shared Landscapes: Highlights from ISDA’s 9th Tri-National Sonoran Desert Symposium

UNESCO, US / Mexico Binational Nominations Initiative

2 months ago

9th Symposium Cohort. Credit: Heidi Turner By Gilbert C. Correa, World Heritage Nominations Initiative Director This past March (09 – 12 2026), the heart of the borderlands beat a little…

Dr. Catherine Clinton Added as 2026 Symposium Keynote Speaker

2 months ago

DR. CATHERINE CLINTON holds the Denman Endowed Chair of American History at the University of Texas San Antonio and is Chair Professor Emerita at Queen’s University Belfast. She has held…

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Monuments Toolkit, Uncategorized

2 months ago

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Federal Manipulation of the Monuments Landscape

2 months ago

Ever since George Floyd’s murder and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests, most of the monuments torn off their pedestals have remained toppled. We’ve seen communities around the nation and…

2026 Annual Symposium Keynote Speaker: W. Richard West Jr.

News, UNESCO, US / Mexico Binational Nominations Initiative

2 months ago

W. Richard West Jr. W. Richard West Jr. is the President and CEO Emeritus, Ambassador, Native Communities of the Autry Museum of the American West, which he directed from 2013-2021.…

Advancing Shared Heritage: A Visit to INAH and CONANP in Mexico City

2 months ago

Credit: StockCake By Gilbert C. Correa, World Heritage Nominations Initiative Director In the heart of Mexico City, where deep history meets modern policy, a quiet but monumental effort is underway…

The Porvenir Massacre: An Examination in Borderlands State-Sanctioned Violence

3 months ago

Historical marker commemorating the Porvenir Massacre of 1918, where the Texas Rangers killed 15 men and boys in the Texas border town. Credit: Texas Historical Commission.

By Gilbert C. Correa, Monuments Toolkit Introduction The Porvenir Massacre, which occurred on January 28, 1918, in Presidio County, Texas, represents a critical, albeit historically suppressed, example of state-sanctioned violence…

Reflecting on the Saving Places Conference

3 months ago

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By Madeline Bonner, Monuments Toolkit Reflecting on Saving Places Last week, I attended the Saving Places Conference hosted by Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI). CPI is a non-profit organization that was…

The United States Withdrawal from UNESCO and Pending World Heritage Nominations

Advocacy, UNESCO, US Tentative

4 months ago

Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci/AP Photo/Evan Vucci. Trump signs Executive Order 14199 withdrawing the U.S. from UN subsidiaries. By Gilbert C. Correa, World Heritage Nominations Initiative Director The United States intends…

Unofficial Monuments Honoring Victims of ICE Agent Violence: Names That Must Be Spoken

4 months ago

Cover Image Credit: Chad Davis By Madeline Bonner, Monuments Toolkit “Say Their Name.” At a picket outside of an Immigrations and Customs Law Enforcement (ICE) office in Centennial, Colorado, on…

Meet Our New Program Director of the Monuments Toolkit Project- Diana Hernandez

5 months ago

Diana Hernández is a public historian, educator, and cultural heritage practitioner with a focus on community based preservation and descendant centered interpretation. Her work spans the documentation of unmarked burial…

Meet Our New Programs Coordinator-Janice Harrington

5 months ago

Janice Harrington is our new Programs Coordinator. She has experience in cultural heritage and design education, as well as international training programs. Janice has taught lecture courses in the history…

Welcome Message from Our New President, Milford Wayne Donaldson

Board of Trustees

5 months ago

ICOMOS-USA and World Heritage USA President’s Message, Milford Wayne Donaldson Happy New Year I am truly honored to be elected the newly elected President of ICOMOS-USA and World Heritage USA.…

Message from Outgoing President, Douglas Comer

6 months ago

Parting Words and Thoughts, and a Welcome to our Incoming Board Members and Officers by Douglas Comer December 2025 It has been my honor to have served as President ICOMOS-USA…

Regional Scientific Symposium of the Americas

6 months ago

I JOINT ICOMOS MEXICO & USA SYMPOSIUM XLII ANNUAL ICOMOS-MEXICO SYMPOSIUM I AMERICAS REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM By Gilbert C. Correa, Binational Nominations Coordinator This 5-day super conference held in Ensenada,…

Selective History: The Events that Monuments Choose to Remember