‘No one is served when ongoing research is thwarted’

‘Historic sites are where Americans learn who we are’

Carol Quillen at Time

It is “not enough to analyze the dead. Even as you respect the chasm between their time and now, you need to see through their eyes,” says Carol Quillen. National Historic Sites “can offer this experience to every American, but these places are now at risk.” They are “America’s open classrooms — places where people from every zip code stand on ground that holds stories.” Independence Park visitors were “cheated...