Training and Links

VA History and Preservation Resources:

• VA National Cemeteries
• History of the National Home at Bath, NY
• American Veterans Heritage Center (based in Dayton)
• Virtual tour of Dayton - Copies of Old Photographs
• Leavenworth Enhanced Use Lease Project for 38 Historic Buidings

Researching VA History, Veterans Service Records, Veterans Burial Records, Genealogy, National Archives:

• Obtaining Military Records
• Gravesite Locator
• National Archives and Records Administration The main repository for Veterans-related records
• VA History in Archives - general list of what's available at Archives
• Genealogy Search
• Military Records or Veterans Service Records
• Alternate Records Source

Archaeology:

• Archaeological Program in National Park Service - assistance
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act - also known as "ARPA"
  Archaeological Resources Protection Act (1979) (PDF file) or
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act, amended (1988) (PDF file)
• Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections (36 CFR 79)
• Register of Professional Archeologists (if needing to hire one)

Contacts:

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• The State Historic Preservation Officers
• Agency Federal Preservation Officers

Laws:

• Historic Preservation Laws - National Park Service's List of All Federal Preservation Legislation - Best Bet
• Introduction to the Federal Historic Preservation Laws
• American Antiquities Act (1906)
• Historic Sites Act (1935)
• National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 - PDF Version
• National Environmental Policy Act (1969) - also known as "NEPA"
• American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act - also known as "ARPA"
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
• Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976
• Preserve America (Executive Order & Associated Programs)

Regulations

• Protection of Historic Properties (36 CFR 800) - also known as "Section 106" compliance requirements, or:
• http://www.achp.gov/106summary.html Summary Info
• http://www.achp.gov/regsflow.html Flow Chart
• http://www.achp.gov/regs-rev04.pdf Full Text
• Curation of Federally-Owned and Administered Archeological Collections (36 CFR 79)
• National Historic Landmarks Program - listing and general information
• National Register of Historic Places (36 CFR 60) - regulations
• National Register of Historic Places - listing (searchable) and general information

Guidelines:

• Cultural Resource Management Guideline, NPS-28
• Guidelines for Federal Agency Responsibilities, Under Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act

Standards

• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation (36 CFR 67)
• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and Guidelines
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (36 CFR 68)
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes
• Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archeological Collections
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation (HABS)

Preservation Technical Guidance and Information Resources

• NPS Technical Preservation Services
• NPS Preservation Briefs on Line - great resource for details on how to deal with historic materials and designs
• Guiding Principles for Sustainable Design
• Federal Preservation Institute
• Federal Preservation Portal (an information search engine; VA is a funding member)
• Federal Training Work Group (monthly meeting of Federal preservation officials)
• Whole Building Design Guide (National Institute of Building Sciences): Preservation VA was on committee to develop)
• Technical Information
• State Historic Preservation Legislative Database
• NPS Grants and Tax Credit Information
• NPS Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
• National Register of Historic Places - listing (searchable) and general information
• National Historic Landmarks Program - listing and general information

Organizations Involving Preservation

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Links
• National Trust for Historic Preservation - Main Street Center
• National Park Service
• GSA's Historic Preservation Site
• Government Printing Office
• Library of Congress
• Heritage Preservation Services - Links to the Past
• NPS HABS/HAER Programs
• NPS Historic Landscapes Initiative
• NPS Maritime Resources Initiative
• NPS Historic Preservation Fund - Grants
• NPS Legal Information
• Cultural Resource Management Magazine - online
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
• General Services Administration Cultural Resources

Architectural History:

• Society of Architectural Historians
• National Museum of the American Indian - "Native Web"
• American Memory: Historic Collections for the National Digital Library: at Library of Congress
• The Great Buildings Collection (of Photographs of World's Most Historical, Famous Buildings)

Send inquiries about this page to kathleen.schamel2@va.gov.