Preserving America's History

There is great importance in the preservation of America’s history, not only to History and Social Studies educators, but for all of society. Before we go forward, let’s first define preservation. By definition, preserve means “to maintain (something) in its original or existing form.” When talking about maintaining history, many, including myself, immediately think about museums. Why? Museums are the homes to our pasts’ artifacts, momentos, writings, and more. However, one can not place all of historic preservations impact to just museums; Its impact includes buildings, our homes, property lines, neighborhoods, and ancestors. Any part of our lives today at one point, has been impacted by historic preservation. Historic preservation is responsible for our past, present, and future and incredibly important for our many aspects of our lives today. Our past can be remembered with memories of course, but also with places. “(Historic Preservation) is a way to tell a story about a community’s past that you can’t in any other way.” A certain view can take you back to a distant memoir, whether that be a childhood house, an old church, a school, a grocery store, a favorite restaurant or even just a driven road. The preservation of History has not always been a given, or an idea that people have always considered. It began with the question “How can a nation without a past have nothing to preserve?”. The answer to that question is rhetorical, there is so much we (as a nation) have to keep and uphold. The first known …show more content…
Past, Present, and Future all have dependent variables connected with the preservation of our previous actions and memories. Its importance is often understated, but do not be fooled, its importance can not be measured in its entirety. It is almost limitless, and therefore should be protected and upheld as it has been by previous, as it is being held by present, and should be by what is to