For Kids

Earn your Junior Ranger Badge!

Our Junior Ranger program is a place-based experience that uses the Historic Design Office and Grounds to introduce kids to the story of Frederick Law Olmsted and his family and firm.

Please request a Junior Ranger packet at the front desk during open hours.

Please note: Junior Ranger books and badges are not available to mail. As the activities are designed to be experiential, paper books and badges must be received on site.

 

STEAM Activities

As the site of the nation’s first full-scale, professional landscape architecture office, we have a lot of examples of creative uses of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. We would love you to try out some thing inspired by the happenings of the Olmsted office!

 

Read the story detailed in Frederick Law Olmsted's letter by clicking this image or the link in the paragraph above!

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Dear Harry

Frederick Law Olmsted wrote many letters, but few are as fantastical or hyperbolic as the one he wrote to his son Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (then known as Harry) in 1875.
This letter has been adapted into an illustrated children's book, highlighting the whimsical but absurd nature of the story written to his son.

Interested in diving further into the Olmsted story? Check out our Videos, Stories, and Multimedia Presentations, To learn more you can also explore People and Places.

 

 

2022 Stewards conduct research at the Kennedy Library

Stewards of the Future

Summer employment opportunities for teens!

Experience our site and history in unique ways that allow you to gain experience, expand your knowledge, express your creativity, and build your resume. Check out our Summer Employment opportunities.