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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.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

Pollinator Garden

Type: Place

The pollinator garden at Resaca de la Palma Battlefield helps provide plants for use by local wildlife in a landscape where their habitat is highly fragmented.

Anti-Asian laws and policies

Type: Article

Anti-Asian laws and policies in the late 1800s and early 1900s

Post Office at Fort Laramie

Type: Place

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

Thomas Stone

Type: Person

Could you willingly make a decision that could cost you, your property, your possessions, or even your life? That is the question men like Thomas Stone had to make once the decision was made to create the Declaration of Independence. It was not an easy decision to make.

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.

Theodore Roosevelt

Type: Person

With the assassination of President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States (1901 - 09). He brought new excitement and power to the office, vigorously leading Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: Middletown Trailer Park

Type: Place

A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing temporary trailer parks for Manhattan Project workers.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park

Oak Ridge Wayside: The Hutments

Type: Place

A wayside exhibit in Oak Ridge, Tennessee describing hutments, an inferior form of housing used during the Manhattan Project.

Echoes of Valor: Restoring the Mooring Quays of Pearl Harbor

Type: Article

In the heart of Pearl Harbor, where history and sacrifice intertwine, stands a silent sentinel: Mooring Quay F-6-S. This unassuming concrete structure, once a bustling dock for mighty battleships, now serves as a poignant memorial to the valor and resilience of those who endured the December 7, 1941, attack.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake Plaza

Type: Place

Dive deeper into the history of Grand Teton National Park. Interpretive signs introduce topics like the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bear research, geologic forces and features, glaciers, and the Hayden Survey. A large bronze tactile relief map will help orient you in relation to where you are in the park. Different peaks, canyons, lakes, falls, and other park features are labeled throughout the map.

Grand Teton National Park

Jenny Lake Donor Area

Type: Place

At this donor area, read the names of the supporters of the Grand Teton National Park Foundation and a brief history on the longstanding relationship between the park and its partners.

Investing in Our Future – The Great American Outdoors Act and Youth Corps Make a Difference at César E. Chávez National Monument

Type: Article

César E. Chávez National Monument is undergoing significant rehabilitation work made possible by several funding sources including the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The project addresses deferred maintenance, such as replacing the irrigation system, repairing cracked and missing stucco surfaces of site walls and columns, and painting all site walls and columns. and more.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Creating Cuyahoga Valley National Park: 50 Moments That Tell the Story

Type: Article

In honor of our 50th anniversary year in 2025, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is highlighting 50 key events that help define who and what we are. They showcase the many partners that have come together to preserve open space, create opportunities for recreation, clean up pollution, restore habitats, and save historic resources.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

When Was That? Key Dates in Making Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Type: Article

In honor of our 50th anniversary year in 2025, Cuyahoga Valley National Park is compiling this list of key dates in our history.

From looking to serve to finding yourself in the history - Bill's Volunteering with the NPS story

Type: Article

Bill was inspired to help the NPS and learn something new along the way. He discovered that his family history coincides with the history of these parks.

From Fife to Family--A Living History Experience at Fort McHenry

Type: Article

Randi is one of Fort McHenry’s longtime volunteers and music instructors.

Baltimore Area National Parks Dynamic Duo

Type: Article

Volunteer Charles and maintenance team member Bud work together each week to keep the parks’ engines humming, to ensure the historic landscapes are beautiful and inviting to visitors, and habitats preserved for the animals that call its meadows and trees home.

From Furniture to Families—A Volunteer’s View of Hampton National Historic Site

Type: Article

Margaret is one of Hampton’s longest serving volunteers and has seen nearly 40 years of change in the park, its visitation, and how the site’s collection of historic structures and over 45,000-object collection are used to interpret the stories of those who lived and labored at the once 25,000-acre plantation.

Making Volunteering a Tradition - Burt & Jeff

Type: Article

Burt has been a volunteer with the National Park Service for a couple decades. He is passionate and a hard worker. Jeff was inspired by Burt, who is his father, to begin volunteering as well.

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