''Save Our History'' is a television program on the

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. It is a national

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and preservation program that raises awareness and support for preserving local and national heritage. It partnered with Preserve America, a

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initiative created by

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on March 3, 2003, to encourage the preservation of the

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' cultural heritage. The show is hosted by

Edward Herrmann Edward Kirk Herrmann (July 21, 1943 – December 31, 2014) was an American actor, director, and writer. He was known for his portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt in both the miniseries '' Eleanor and Franklin'' (1976) and 1982 film musical '' An ...

, and ''Save Our History: America's Most Endangered 1999'' is hosted by

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. In 2006, ''Save Our History'' added the Teacher and Student of the Year Awards, given to those who help preserve historical sites in their communities. One of the sites included the first Union Army camp for

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during the

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. The other sites were the Mars Train Station in

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and the Strand Theater in

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