The amateur archivists racing to save US history in national parks against Trump administration censorship
“But a second goal is that we want to engage the public and make sure that people know that this is happening and ask them: What do you think about this? What do you think our American history story should be?”Hundreds of volunteers, many of whom are anonymous, have submitted photos of national signage to the digital archive. “Save Our Signs is that opportunity and chance: it allows us to face the history that the administration is trying to remove and disappear, and instead, we’re able to help protect it.”Charlene Forsythe is one of the group’s most prolific contributors, having submitted more than 2,000 photos.
- ▪“But a second goal is that we want to engage the public and make sure that people know that this is happening and ask them: What do you think about this?
- ▪What do you think our American history story should be?”Hundreds of volunteers, many of whom are anonymous, have submitted photos of national signage to the digital archive.
- ▪“Save Our Signs is that opportunity and chance: it allows us to face the history that the administration is trying to remove and disappear, and instead, we’re able to help protect it.”Charlene Forsythe is one of the group’s most prolific co
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Illustration: Guardian Design/Save Our SignsView image in fullscreen Illustration: Guardian Design/Save Our SignsDeleted dataTrump administrationThe amateur archivists racing to save US history in national parks against Trump administration censorshipSave Our Signs aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the Trump administration removes themBuilding power is supported byAbout this contentAmy Qin with graphics by Flávio PessoaFri 7 Aug 2026 08.00 EDTShareJenny McBurney was among hundreds of people around the world who sprang into action last year when the Trump administration started deleting government datasets and webpages because they included information about “gender ideology”, environmental justice or diversity,…
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