Junior Ranger

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Junior Ranger Programs Now Available Online

Explore! Learn! Protect! Become a Junior Ranger at Boston African American National Historic Site. Activities for all ages (even adults!) makes becoming a Junior Ranger an experience for the whole family.

Our Junior Ranger Activity Book introduces you to the sites along the Black Heritage Trail^® here in Boston. Travel along the sites as you learn about the free black community of the north slope of Beacon Hill and their fight for equal rights in the United States.

A digital version of this Jr. Ranger Book is available for download below.

Download a Jr. Ranger Book

 

Visit Virtually

Most activities in the Junior Ranger book can be completed by reading through the book and visiting the websites of our partners. You can also complete your Ranger guided program by coming along on a virtual tour of the Black Heritage Trail, listening to Ranger Shawn discuss the Maritime Underground Railroad, or learning about the story of Anthony Burns.

Don't forget your Virtual Junior Ranger Badge!

After you finish your book, come back to this page and collect your Virtual Junior Ranger Badge. This can be downloaded, printed, and pasted into your Junior Ranger book.

 

What if I want a regular badge?

We do not recommend sending Junior Ranger Books through the mail. Instead, email us and we will try to send you a badge as soon as we can.

Junior Ranger Pledge

Before you say the Junior Ranger pledge, make sure that you have an adult check your book. Once you are ready, raise your right hand and repeat the pledge below:

"As an official Junior Ranger, I pledge to:
Be curious,
Honor the past,
Help protect the historic places around me,
and share my knowledge with others."