 There are a number of avenues for help in assistance in preparing national register documentation. I'm a firm believer myself that anybody should try it on their own. For the average person who wishes to prepare a nomination, again I suggest going to the National Park Services National Register website and looking at the guidance that we have. The guidance on how to complete the form, how to apply the criteria, and if you have specific property types from post offices to Civil War battlefields. We have bulletins to help guide you in evaluating and listing your property. You can also call us and we can give you technical advice on how to craft a nomination. We will defer to your State Preservation Office first, though that should be your point of contact since nominations all go through that State Office. The nomination itself should not be terribly difficult to prepare. You may use local sources. Your local library and librarian are often good sources of information to help you craft that argument for significance and to provide you historical background facts that are important in helping you judge your property. National historical societies are another avenue and almost every state has a statewide non-profit preservation organization. Some of them are well staffed and some of them are one or two person shops, but each of them has a mandate and a mission to help their state identify and preserve their historic property. So look for your statewide historic preservation non-profit. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is also an outlet. They are the nation's non-profit preservation advocacy group and if they may not be able to help you specifically with the nomination of your property, but they may be able to point you in a direction of someone in your state or community who can help. You can also hire a professional. Every state carries a list of qualified consultants who have experience and knowledge in preparing national register nominations and that can be done for expediency sake. They are usually guaranteed a good product in a fast time, a short turnaround.