Selective History: The Events that Monuments Choose to Remember
By Noah Price, Monuments Toolkit Lately, I’ve developed a habit of searching the internet for history that happened “on this day” or #OTD. Earlier this month, on December 9, I…
Welcome Our New Officers and Board Members (to begin in 2026)
Elected Officers: President: Milford Wayne Donaldson Mr. Donaldson is president of award-winning Architect Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, since 1978, specializing in historic preservation services. He is currently licensed to practice…
Indigenous-Led Initiatives That Are Shaping Landscapes
By Maddy Bonner, Monuments Toolkit This article highlights several Indigenous-led initiatives that work to influence different landscapes. Diverging and intersecting at different points, the projects touch upon monumental, cultural, sacred,…
Monuments Toolkit 2025 Summer Webinar Series Recap
Last month, the Monuments Toolkit wrapped up its 2025 Summer Webinar Series. Between the three episodes and our five guest speakers, we learned about several updates in the monuments landscape…
On Renaming Schools
By Noah Price, Monuments Toolkit Monuments are more abstract than obelisks or statues created in someone’s likeness. Anytime a historical figure’s name is attached to something, whether it be a…
3 Hispanic Heritage Monuments
By Gilbert Correa, Monuments Toolkit The Monuments Toolkit team has been examining and recording monuments for populations such as the Hispanic community for the last three years. Hispanic monuments are…
US / Mexico Binational Nominations Initiative: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Site Visits Round 2
Photo: National Park Service. “El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail.” <https://www.nps.gov/es-es/elca/index.htm> By Gilbert C. Correa, Binational Nominations Coordinator The Task Force for the binational nomination of El…
Living Monuments and Memorials
By Madeline Bonner, Monuments Toolkit Living monuments and memorials are designed to engage contemporary society in different ways. For example, living monuments may grow and evolve, travel to reach different…
Monuments Toolkit 2025 Summer Webinar Series
Join us for the Monuments Toolkit 2025 Summer Webinar Series! This three-part series will discuss digital monuments, reinterpretation of historic places, and international approaches to oppressive monuments. Digitally Mapping the…
2025 International Exchange Program- Meet the interns!
Since 1984, the United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-USA) International Exchange Program (IEP) has worked with partners around the world to provide hands-on training…
3 LGBTQ+ Monuments Worth Checking Out
By Gilbert C. Correa, Community Engagement Associate, Monuments Toolkit Project Over the course of the past three years, the Monuments Toolkit Team has been analyzing and documenting monuments particularly for…
Remembering Hugh Clark Miller
Remembering Hugh Clark Miller who formerly served on the Cultural Tourism Committee, on the US/ICOMOS Board of Directors, and as a Fellow. HUGH CLARK MILLER, FAIA, FAPT, 95, passed away…
Monuments and Power of Place
By Cequyna Moore, Director of the Monuments Toolkit What is the power place especially as it relates to trauma? The power of place refers to the profound emotional and historical…
APIAHIP Events
This summer, Huy Pham, Executive Direction of Asian & Pacific Islanders in Historic Preservation (APIAHIP) will be joinind the Monuments Toolkit on a webinar about digital monuments. Before then, APIAHIP…
An Underwater Monument at the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie
By Madeline Bonner, Monuments Toolkit Approximately 35 miles west of Key West, Florida, a monument sits on the ocean floor, marking the wreck site of a ship named the Henrietta…
US / Mexico Binational Nominations Initiative: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Site Visits
US / Mexico Binational Nominations Initiative: El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Site Visits Photo: Samat Jain (2010). “El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail.” By Gilbert C.…
Noah Price Honored with NCPH New Professional Award
Montréal, Québec, March 29, 2025 — Noah Price, Media & Marketing Program Associate for the Monuments Toolkit, was honored by the National Council on Public History with the New Professional…
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Roundabout to the Women Who Fight!
By Gilbert C. Correa, Community Engagement Associate Over the course of the past three years, the Monuments Toolkit Team has been analyzing and documenting monuments, as well as proactive approaches…