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A Message from ACRA President Shawn Patch
This message to ACRA members is authored by ACRA President Shawn Patch. By now, most of you have heard that the acting leadership of the ACHP announced on Friday it is moving forward with a vote on changes to the 800 regulations that implement Section 106 of the...
Upcoming ACHP Vote on Proposed Regulatory Changes
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) informed Council members Friday that it plans to hold an unassembled meeting of the ACHP to vote on proposed changes to the 800 regulations that implement Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act...
Your Congress in Action: July 13, 2026
Independence Day is known for its fireworks, including this year’s weather-delayed, smoke inducing and possibly record-breaking detonation of 850,000 pyrotechnics over DC. But this July 4, a once-headline grabbing government project came to an end, not with a bang but...
Now on Demand: Graphic Design, Data Visualization, and Public Outreach for CRM Grey Literature on Social Media
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on graphic design for CRM on social media, it is now available on demand! A great deal of archaeological data is inaccessible to the public; similarly, a vast majority of Americans own smartphones and use social media. While it is...
2026 ACRA Conference: One Week Left for Best Rates
This is the last week to get the early bird rates for the 2026 ACRA Conference in San Diego! Register now to make sure you get the lowest price of the year. The early bird prices will end after July 15. After that date, prices will go up in each category. The current...
ACRA Small Business Survey
The ACRA Small Business Committee wants to hear from you! The Committee has created a brief survey to better understand what matters most to our members and to help guide the committee's priorities and future action items. The survey only takes a few minutes to...
History Matters 2026!
Today marks the launch of our newest #HistoryMatters campaign with the Society for American Archaeology! We want you to show us (and your legislators!) your projects!. Simply share your project photos on your social media pages with the hashtag #HistoryMatters to...
Your Congress in Action: June 29, 2026
For unknown reasons, the United States is always in a sour mood on its big birthdays. On the day it hit the big 5-0 in 1826, not one but two Founding Fathers and ex-Presidents (Thomas Jefferson and John Adams) died within hours of each other. In its centennial year,...
Webinar 7/9: Graphic Design, Data Visualization, and Public Outreach for CRM Grey Literature on Social Media
A great deal of resulting archaeological data is inaccessible to the public; similarly, a vast majority of Americans own smartphones and use social media. While it is best that more sensitive data from archaeological projects remains protected, data that is...
Your Congress in Action: June 15, 2026
In 1846, two divinity students at Cambridge University attempted to form a football club. Although variations of the game had been played in England since medieval times and was a staple of private boarding schools since the early 1800s, each school played by its own...