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Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park

Elizabeth Billings
  • Type: Person

When even the sharpest female minds were denied ranks above "amateur”, Elizabeth Billings (1871-1944) nonetheless achieved enough to impress a modern-day botanist. Her accomplishments included cultivating various gardens, experimenting in farming, managing the family estate, and cataloging hundreds of plants.

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Winston Churchill
  • Type: Person

His fame grew to the point that in 1899, the British Winston Churchill wrote to the American writer of the same name, praising his novel and promising to always use “Spencer” as his middle name to help prevent confusion going forward.

Species Spotlight - Tree and Plant Communication
  • Type: Article

From underground mycorrhizal networks to ultrasonic sound emissions and chemical signaling through the air. The plants and trees of the forest have a language and ability to communicate that science is only beginning to understand.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Orlean Puckett
  • Type: Person

Legendary midwife, Orlean Puckett, delivered over 1,000 babies in the Appalachian Mountains of southern Virginia.

Blue Ridge Parkway

Moses Cone
  • Type: Person

The son of an immigrant, Moses Cone worked his way up from a traveling peddler to one of the nation's leading industrialists.

Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Marguerite Thompson Zorach
  • Type: Person

When she first met fellow art student William Zorach, he “couldn’t believe such a nice girl could paint such wild pictures.”

Big Thicket National Preserve

Woodlands Trail
  • Type: Place

5 miles roundtrip | The Woodlands Trail loops through different kinds of forest landscapes and some hilly terrain. Find a scenic pond near the beginning of the trail.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Turkey Creek Trail: FM 1943
  • Type: Place

14 miles one-way | This is the northern terminus of the Turkey Creek Trail. The trail heads south from here and roughly follows the course of Turkey Creek.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Kirby Nature Trail
  • Type: Place

1½ to 2½ miles roundtrip | Experience the Big Thicket on a gentle loop hike through different kinds of forest. See majestic bald cypress trees and knees and Village Creek.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Beech Woods Trail
  • Type: Place

1½ miles roundtrip | See a forest of American beeches on this pleasant loop hike in the northeastern corner of the preserve.

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Carter Family Vegetable Garden
  • Type: Place

The Carter family maintained a vegetable garden to provide fresh food for their meals. Though primarily for the family, they often shared extra crops with neighbors.

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park

Thoburn's Redoubt
  • Type: Place

The Confederate surprise attack in the pre-dawn fog of October 19, 1864 struck here against the 8th Corps first, then drove the rest of the Federal troops from their camps around Belle Grove Plantation.

Jimmy Carter National Historical Park

Boyhood Farm Chicken Coop
  • Type: Place

The chicken coop was an essential part of farm life, providing eggs and occasional meals for the Carter family. Young Jimmy was responsible for feeding the chickens and gathering eggs.

César E. Chávez National Monument

Marching for Justice in the Fields
  • Type: Article

The farm workers who marched from Delano to Sacramento represented the large, seasonal labor force, composed overwhelmingly of people of color, whose labor made California’s thriving agricultural industry possible. Although their labor produced fortunes from the soil, they were subjected to poor wages and working conditions. This article is an introduction to the issues that motivated the Delano Grape Strike and the 1966 march.

César E. Chávez National Monument

Thirty Years of Farmworker Struggle
  • Type: Article

Labor organizing has a long history in agriculture. Between 1930 and 1960, diverse groups of farmworkers in California struggled to form unions and to take collective action for better wages and working conditions. This article highlights the political and legal structures that made organizing in the fields especially difficult.

César E. Chávez National Monument

The Terrain of Farmworker Life
  • Type: Article

Large-scale commercial agriculture or agribusiness has shaped the landscape of California's Central Valley for over a century. This article explores the social and economic world created by agribusiness in and around the small city of Delano, with an emphasis on the lives of the predominately Filipino, Mexican, and Mexican American farm workers and their families.

César E. Chávez National Monument

A New Era of Farmworker Organizing
  • Type: Article

This article explores changes in farm work and farmworker organizing that took place in the 1960s. The end of the Bracero Program, a strike wave, and the emergence of the Black Freedom Movement, all played a role in expanding the opportunities for farmworker organizing. So too did the emergence of a new organization, the National Farm Workers Association.

César E. Chávez National Monument

A Continuing Struggle
  • Type: Article

As the 1966 march by farmworkers from Delano to Sacramento neared its conclusion, the workers won an important victory. Schenley Industries agreed to negotiate a contract. However, the struggle to bring other growers to the bargaining table continued.

Alice Austen
  • Type: Person

Alice Austen was a photographer who documented the lively activities of her female social circle at the turn of the century in New York City.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Beaver Slide Trail
  • Type: Place

1 mile roundtrip | The Beaver Slide Trail is a hidden gem. This short hike leads hikers past several scenic ponds and sloughs. Keep an eye out for beaver dams along the way!