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Nicodemus National Historic Site
St. Francis Hotel
- Type: Place
The St. Francis Hotel has lived many lives: first as a place of business operated by early settlers Zachary and Jenny Fletcher, then as private residence and restaurant of the Switzer family. The original two-story limestone structure was built in 1881 and was a successful hotel in Nicodemus. The Switzer family bought the building in 1921 and built several additions while they lived there.
Amache National Historic Site
Amache Museum
- Type: Place
The Amache Musuem is located in Granada, CO and operated by the Amache Preservation Society.
National Heritage Areas Program
Old-Time Music Sounds Throughout Appalachian Forest NHA
- Type: Article
A rich tradition of old-time music is a staple of many communities in West Virginia. An AmeriCorps volunteer in the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area is working to share that musical heritage, making it more available to visitors and locals alike.
- Type: Person
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859 -1947) began her career as a national women’s rights activist when she addressed the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890 at their national convention in Washington DC. She quickly became a dedicated writer, lecturer, and recruiter for the suffrage movement. She also worked for peace and was a co-founder of the League of Women Voters.
- Type: Place
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2020, All Souls Church, Unitarian has a rich architectural and social history. From the Civil War when it sought to define itself by its anti-slavery agenda, to more firmly establishing itself as a church with a social justice agenda during the civil rights era and finally to embracing its role as a “Welcoming Congregation,” All Souls has been in the forefront of the city and nation’s social issues.
National Mall and Memorial Parks
Dupont Circle
- Type: Place
Located at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New Hampshire Avenues in Northwest Washington, DC, Dupont Circle has served as the anchor of a neighborhood of diplomats, government officials, war commemorations, and the LGB community for over 200 years.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
Podcast 099: Finding and Preserving LGBTQ Southern History with the Invisible Histories Project
- Type: Article
Catherine Cooper speaks with Josh Burford and Maigen Sullivan, the co-founders of the Invisible Histories Project their work finding and preserving queer history in the South.
- Type: Place
Normandale Field, a softball-specific ballfield in Portland, Oregon, was created in 1945, improved in 1947 and completed in 1948. The field was “hailed in the press as the most modern softball field in the country.” For people who lived in Portland during this time and who identified as LGBTQ+, women’s softball games at the field became an event and place to socialize with other queer women in Portland.
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Esther Lape
- Type: Person
Esther Lape was well known as a journalist, researcher, and publicist. She was also associated with the Women's Trade Union League and one of the founders of the League of Women Voters. Her life-partner was the scholar and lawyer, Elizabeth Read, who was Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal attorney and financial advisor.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Charles Bent
- Type: Person
Charles Bent, alongside his partner, Ceran St. Vrain, and younger brother, William Bent, established the Bent, St. Vrain, and Company along the Santa Fe Trail in 1833. This adobe-constructed trading post beside the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado was the first outpost between St. Louis, MO and Santa Fe, NM in its day. Charles and William's close association with Cheyenne and Arapaho nations enabled the company to prosper as a result of the buffalo robe trade.
- Type: Article
When have you needed courage? In this learning activity for fifth grade, students explore questions about when and how to take a stand in their everyday lives. Using photographs of Lucy Burns, co-founder of the National Woman's Party and the woman who spent more time in prison than any other American suffragist, students engage with questions about the courage needed to speak out.
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Henry Bakeman
- Type: Person
Henry Bakeman enlisted in April 1781, after British and Mohawk troops had destroyed his home village of Stone Arabia in October 1780. Involved first in carrying packages from one Patriot fort to another, resulting in “many skirmishes with the Indiana & Tories,” by late 1782 Bakeman found himself involved in what would be the last engagement of the Revolutionary War. Disaster awaited them. Bakeman’s story was well-documented through his pension record in 1834.
- Type: Person
Thomas Dority enlisted in Natick, Massachusetts into the company of Capt. James Mellen, in Col. Jonathan Ward’s regiment, and was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
- Type: Place
A prominent clothing dealer and community activist, John Coburn served as treasurer of the New England Freedom Association and co-founded the Massasoit Guards, a Black military company in 1850s Boston.
- Type: Person
Born in Bermuda, Robert John Simmons volunteered and served bravely in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, ultimately losing his life from wounds sustained in battle.
- Type: Article
The National Park Service Youth and Young Adult Programs Division co-hosted the virtual event “Then/Now/Tomorrow: Empowering Our Future Conservation and Climate Stewards” on April 24, 2024, for National Park Week, alongside The Corps Network, the National Park Foundation, and AmeriCorps. A panel of six current and former corps members shared their experiences working and serving on public lands.
Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
Lines
- Type: Article
This poem is part of a series by Ellen Murray, a co-founder of the Penn School on St. Helena Island, SC. "Lines" was first published in The New South on November 1, 1862.
Yellowstone National Park
Mary Mountain East Trailhead (4N1)
- Type: Place
From this trailhead you can embark on the following trail:- Mary Mountain-Nez Perce TrailParking is limited Mary Mountain-Nez Perce Trail This 20.2-mile (32.5-km) one-way trail travels through the center of the park where there are chances to see many of the park's large mammal species. Mary Lake and several backcountry thermal areas and found near the midpoint of the trail. CAUTION: Grizzly bears and bison frequent this area. Backcountry RegulationsPermit required for fis
Yellowstone National Park
Heart Lake Trailhead (8N1)
- Type: Place
This is a popular backcountry trailhead, from which you can adventure along one trail:- Heart Lake Trail Heart Lake Trail A moderate 17.4-mile (28-km) one-way trail that leads past thermal areas and to Heart Lake. Heart Lake is about 7.2 miles along the trail from the north end of the trail and 10.2 miles from the junction with the South Boundary Trail. NOTE: Due to bear activity, this trail is closed from April 1 through June 30. Backcountry RegulationsPermit required for fi
Indiana Dunes National Park
Charles and Mathilda Nelson House
- Type: Place
The Nelson-Reed property in Porter County, Indiana, is a historical site rooted in the Swedish immigrant farming community and Indiana Dunes preservation. Established by Swedish immigrants Charles and Mathilda Nelson, the farm became a hub of local history, with their son Bill co-founding the Duneland Historical Society. In 1952, Chicago architect Earl Reed Jr. purchased the property, championing conservation efforts, including the creation of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore