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Historically black sites helped to tell the story of africanamerican migration. They argue for additional efforts and resources to preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life in history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and histories 104th annual conference. How the National Park service tells the story of black migrations. My name is madeleine, and im the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks Conservation Association. Is this better . Sorr sorry about that. On behalf of theresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you n ....
Preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the association for the study of africanamerican life and history annual meeting. Hello, and welcome. Hello and welcome to the association for the study of africanamerican life and historys 104th annual conference. We have of people moving, how the National Park service and preservation is how the story of black migration. My name is madeline, and the Senior Executive assistant at the National Parks conservation association. Louder . Is that better . Sorry about that. Im so proud to be with you this afternoon. On behalf of teresa and the president and ceo, thank you for taking the time to join us and welcome. For those of you not familiar with the National Parks conservation associat ....
, as many of those as possible. On december 2 in 2008, nearly eight years ago, we opened our doors to the public, and we have welcomed over 17 million visitors to the capital. One of the themes that we share with those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. Capitol isct of the the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. Congress left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include a stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artistic and historical treasures. Leading this team is the 11th architect of the capitol, the , whoable stephen t. Ayers i will now invite to speak to you a ....
One of the busiest place it National Personnel center in st. Louis which houses more than 5600 veterans records. The Senate Response to those any up in a wideserved variety of benefits including military honors and medical treatment. President ial libraries are not also part of the light version Herbert Hoover the george w. Bush. Museumse archives and to bring together documents for the president and the administration the first lady and the family and present them to the public for study and discussion without regard for political considerations. We will soon have another come of future Obama Library in chicagos historic jackson park. We are currently outfitting temporary Storage Space in chicago, and have ....
Enthusiasm for the park Service Partnership with the association for the study of africanAmerican Life in history. The park Service Needs this collaboration as we reach to collaborations and sharing those stories with a wide audience and innovative as you already know or will discover, the National Park service is a good partner. Our civil rights initiative, begun this year, offers opportunities for collaboration, and in fact, the park service fans to create opportunities to services interpret africanamerican stories associated with parks. The skills as researchers and historiography and teachers, our skills can help us do our jobs better. Earlier this year, the national 5. 5 service funded almost million. Midwesteagues in the region have planned an ambitious stud ....