Historians, librarians, and hundreds of volunteers are documenting objects and signs displayed throughout the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and at sites managed by the National Park Service, fearing that the Trump administration’s recent mandates are imperiling public history. Two major volunteer groups — Citizen Historians in Washington, DC, and Minnesota’s Save Our Signs — are methodically cataloging thousands of artifacts, including plaques about Indigenous history at California’s Muir Woods, paintings accompanied by bilingual text at the National Portrait Gallery, and descriptions of slavery at Independence National Park. The groups hope that their databases will preserve thoughtfully researched and curated historical narratives, as the Trump administration plows ahead with efforts to modify content displays. Read the full story by isaislearninghowtouseacamera at the link in bio. . . . A sign about the Huimen Coast Miwok people at Muir Woods National Monument on July 24, ...