Digital Stories

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  • Series: HFC's Digital Media

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Denali National Park & Preserve, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
    Interior view of a saloon. A long white bar with a dark wooden top is to the left of the view.

    Immersive 3D Interactive Tours The NPS preserves some of Americaʻs...and objects in person.

  • Access Granted: Unlocking Archival Potential with Digitization

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
    • Offices: Denver Service Center
    Screencapture of webpage with banner of manuscript letters and several search options

    The Digital Archives Portal offers researchers and the public access to the collections of Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS from home. Learn how digitization helps preserve our archival material while allowing us to share it widely.

  • The National Park Service Joins the Internet in 1995

    • Type: Article
    • Offices: Digital Information, Office of Communications
    a press release with

    In 1995, the National Park Service officially launched nps.gov. Unearthed from the archives, a May 10, 1995 press release is a time capsule of digital and National Park Service history.

  • Citizen Science in the Digital Age

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Acadia National Park, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Fort Stanwix National Monument,
    Students use microscopes to identify pond species at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller NHP Bioblitz.

    With well over 100 citizen-science based apps now available for smartphones, there is no lack of opportunity for people of all ages and affectations to significantly add to the collective knowledge base about many aspects of the natural world. The phrase “there is an app for that” has perhaps never been more true for natural resource monitoring.

  • Office of Communications

    National Park Service wins multiple Webby Awards

    • Type: Article
    • Offices: Office of Communications
    a graphic of a competition bracket where the competitors are photos of individual bears

    From crowning Alaska’s fattest bear to the launch of the National Park Service App and sharing insider trip-planning tips with visitors, the NPS has been recognized by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences with Webby nominations in multiple categories.

  • Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail

    Parked at Home

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
    A ranger sits reclined in a chair. She is eating popcorn and holding a remote control

    Itching to get out on the Trail, but the winter’s got you #ParkedAtHome? There are so many ways you can discover the stories of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail from your cozy chair! Here are a few ideas to get you started:

  • Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

    How to Find Education Resources on NPS.gov

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
    National Park Service logo featuring a mountain, tree, lake, and a bison feeding on grass.

    This short tutorial introduces educators to the vast network of online resources provided by the National Park Service for classroom use. It provides tips for navigating the NPS Educators Portal, NPS Subject Sites, and the "History & Culture" section of each individual NPS unit.

  • National Center for Preservation Technology and Training

    Podcast 013: 3D Digital Rock Art Documentation and Preservation

    • Type: Article
    • Offices: National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
    The Preservation Technology Podcast

    Jeff Guin speaks with Carla Schroer of Cultural Heritage Imaging. The non-profit organization recently used a PTT Grant to hold a workshop on 3D digital rock art documentation and preservation.

  • Immersive 3D Interactive Tours

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
    • Offices: Harpers Ferry Center
    View of a saloon with polished wooden floors

    Over the last three years, HFC working with Klondike Gold Rush NHP developed the NPS-approved process to create, present, and manage virtual tours on NPS.gov.

  • Carto online map portal

    • Type: Article
    • Locations: Denali National Park & Preserve
    • Offices: Harpers Ferry Center

    The National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, is please to announce a new version of the Carto online map portal offering over 1,000 NPS maps free of charge.

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Last updated: December 17, 2019

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