heritage

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Both 72, they call the event Los Tradicionales — “the traditional ones” — because their goal is to help preserve Cuba’s rich dance heritage, from rumba to timba to casino, an ancestor of salsa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Head of service for Bradford District Museums and Galleries James Steward, said the project would "shine a light on Bradford's unique scientific heritage".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"They work to protect heritage through conservation," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

They’d lost their fishing livelihood, a heritage of generations, and become poor farmers.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo