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Surf Ballroom

• Type: Place

The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa was the site of the last concert performed by Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson hours before a tragic plane accident claimed their lives in February 1959. The performance at the Surf Ballroom has entered American cultural memory and played a major role on the early development of rock 'n' roll music.

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Anna Arnold Hedgeman (1899-1990)

• Type: Person

Anna Arnold Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century’s most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice . We honor her as an ancestor for shattering glass ceilings imposed on her by her race and gender.

Fort Des Moines: A Series of Firsts in Wartime Service

• Type: Article

Fort Des Moines is a military installation in Des Moines, Iowa. During World War I, the fort served as the first and only training site for African American officers. During World War II, Fort Des Moines was the first training site for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), and the only training site for WAC and WAAC officers.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

2024 Annual Report

• Type: Article

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is pleased to share its 2024 Annual Report.

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Virtual Student Federal Sevice Interns at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

• Type: Article

During the 2023-2024 school year, the Trail Tribal Partnerships Specialist/Cultural Anthropologist and Trail Geographer led geospatial research conducted by Virtual Student Federal Service intern, Joe Johnson, then a senior at the University of Oregon.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Lewis and Clark Trail Updates 2024

• Type: Article

2024 updates for the Lewis and Clark Trail.

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The Trail's VIP content creator Kent Schlawin

• Type: Article

Throughout the National Park Service, volunteers, known as VIPs (Volunteers-In-Parks), serve in many capacities, even filling virtual positions, working from home.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Expanding Programming at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters

• Type: Article

This year marked significant growth for the Omaha Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, with interpretive programming expanding through many valuable partnerships.

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Big Medicine: The York Project

• Type: Article

Website user analytics indicate a growing interest in York, a member of the Corps of Discovery and enslaved by Captain William Clark, who may have been the first African American to journey across the continent.

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Lewis and Clark Trail Partnerships 2024

• Type: Article

We thank all of our partners for their work in 2024 to commemorate and protect the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.

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Across the Lewis and Clark Trail 2024

• Type: Article

Updates on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail for 2023.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Native Speaker Series: Our Voices Remain

• Type: Article

This year, Indigenous perspectives of the Lewis and Clark Expedition were reawakened through Our Voices Remain, a Native speaker series organized in part between Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and Partnership for National Trails System (PNTS).

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A visit with the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

• Type: Article

This May, Brye Lefler, Trail Tribal Partnerships Specialist/Cultural Anthropologist, travelled to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s Ponca Community Grounds, near Niobrara, Nebraska.

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Proactive Protection of Natural Resources on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail

• Type: Article

Although NPS staff do not directly manage the land and resources along the Trail, we are able to positively impact land management through collaboration with partners and participation in planning efforts.

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Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Spending and Budget Report 2024

• Type: Article

Budget, project, and spending report for the Lewis and Clark Trail in 2024.

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Looking Back on 2024: from Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Superintendent

• Type: Article

I really enjoy looking back at the previous year and recalling all the great work done by Lewis and Clark Trail staff and all the folks and organizations who combine their efforts. No one agency, organization or individual can claim the achievements that have taken place. It is always a team effort.

Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

Series: Lewis and Clark Trail 2024 Annual Report

• Type: Article

Highlights include forward strides on Big Medicine: The York Project, a recap of the trail's Native Speaker Serices: Our Voices Remain, updates on natural resource protection strategies, and the yearly spending and projects report.

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Clyde Milton Reasoner

• Type: Person

Clyde Reasoner enlisted in the Navy on November 14, 1944. His mother signed a consent form, because he was only 17 years old. Reasoner reported for duty aboard USS Cassin Young (DD-793) on April 26, 1945. In the early morning hours of July 30, 1945, Cassin Young was hit by a kamikaze for a second time. At 18 years old, Clyde Reasoner was the youngest sailor aboard Cassin Young to die in action.

Carrie Chapman Catt

• 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.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

• Type: Person

An American feminist, suffragist, suspected spy, prisoner of war and surgeon, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only women ever to receive the Medal of Honor, which she was awarded for her service during the Civil War.