![]() NPS Donating to Sagamore Hill CollectionsSagamore Hill National Historic Site is a collecting institution. If you are interested in donating items to the museum collection, or would like to know more about how the park adds to its collection, please see our FAQ page. ![]() NEDCC/NPS In 2022, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site sent 12 volumes of the Works of Abraham Lincoln to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) for evaluation and conservation treatment. Read more for a behind the scenes look at how the books were conserved. Thank you to the Friends of Sagamore Hill for funding this important project. ![]() Google Arts & Culture Be an armchair explorer! Visit Sagamore Hill NHS virtually through Google Arts & Culture using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. We’ve partnered up with Google Cultural Institute to let you explore the Theodore Roosevelt home and artifacts. As part of Google Art & Culture’s President’s Day collection, streetview tours of the house and grounds, a virtual tour of the Theodore Roosevelt home, and 7 additional exhibits let you step “behind the barriers” to get a closer look. ![]() Dickinson State University Did you know that Theodore Roosevelt was President before there was such a thing as a “Presidential Library?” In fact, his fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the first President to have a Presidential Library. Dickinson State University has developed the Theodore Roosevelt Center, a virtual presidential library featuring collections from around the world, including Sagamore Hill. Visit the Theodore Roosevelt Center to explore highlights from the archival collection at Sagamore Hill. ![]() Learn about the remarkable history and recent recovery of Theodore Roosevelt's silver pocket watch. ![]() Google Arts & Culture Visit the Department of Interior’s virtual exhibit “The American Bison: A National Symbol,” to learn more about the American Bison, our national mammal. Sagamore Hill contributed two objects to this exhibit – a map of bison grazing zones, circa 1899, and a bronze Bison by Tiffany. ![]() NPS Thanks to the skill and hard work of the staff at the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), the original 1904 wallpaper in the North Room of the Theodore Roosevelt home was restored and rehung in 2015, part of a 3 year rehabilitation project. Read more about the process of conserving this historic fabric on their blog, NEDCC stories. |
Last updated: November 1, 2024