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Friday, September 20, 2024, Fort Scott National Historic Site will host the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the U.S. District Court, Kansas District, for a Special Naturalization Ceremony of 202 new citizens from 57 countries. Check-in for new citizens begins at 9 a.m. and the ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Honorable Teresa J. James, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Kansas, will preside over the proceedings on the historic fort Parade Ground.

A new National Park Service report shows that 1.9 million visitors to Valley Forge National Historical Park in 2023 spent $27.2 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 411 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the economy of $44.7 million.

Tourism to Minute Man National Historical Park contributes $102 million to local economy. Report shows visitor spending supports 836 jobs in nearby communities.  

History Cambridge, the Somerville Museum, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Boston 1775, and the Cambridge Public Library will present three free events marking the 250th anniversary of the 1774 Powder Alarm and the start of Massachusetts’ political independence from Britain.

Join the National Park Service at Adams National Historical Park on Sunday, August 25, for a full day of special programming to mark 200 years since the Marquis de Lafayette visited John Adams at Peace field. Enjoy the opportunity to meet John Adams and Lafayette and learn more about their extraordinary lives and long friendship.

Join the National Park Service in celebrating the 4th of July at Adams National Historical Park with readings of the Declaration of Independence and at the United First Parish Church with a play featuring the letters between John Adams, Abigail Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.

Fort Scott National Historic Site invites you to join the park in placing the flags for the “Symbols of Sacrifice” Field of Honor Friday morning, May 24, 2024. We welcome everyone to participate and encourage individuals and groups to plan on arriving at 8:30 a.m. and help as long as you are available.

Valley Forge National Historical Park has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to lease and operate the Philander Chase Knox House as an Event Venue. This RFP seeks offers for a successor lease that will begin no earlier than May 1, 2026.

The National Parks of Boston and South Boston Citizens' Association will host the annual Evacuation Day Commemoration on Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, Valley Forge National Historical Park will commemorate the 246th anniversary of the arrival of the Continental Army to Valley Forge in 1777 with free family-friendly programming and hands-on activities.