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The public is invited to witness 42 candidates become new American citizens at Point Reyes National Seashore on Tuesday, October 22 at 10:30 am. The ceremony will take place in the Bear Valley group picnic area.

Eldridge Street Synagogue was built in 1887 for Congregation Kahal Adath Jeshurun, an Orthodox Jewish congregation made up primarily of immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe. The synagogue illustrates the history of Orthodox Jewish immigration and community in New York City’s Lower East Side from the 1880s through the 1920s.

Forty candidates from 18 countries will become new citizens during a ceremony at Point Reyes National Seashore on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.— On Thursday morning, 57 immigrants from 23 countries became United States citizens during a ceremony hosted by Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA), a unit of the National Park Service, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

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Madison Grant was a key figure in the history of the National Park Service. He supported environmental conservation and worked to protect plant and animal species like redwood trees and the American bison. But he is also remembered for his support of eugenics. His 1916 book The Passing of the Great Race spread racist ideas that Grant claimed were scientific. Policymakers used Grant's ideas to restrict immigration and to control people's ability to have children.

Listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, the Forsythe Memorial School for Girls was originally founded in 1884 and run by the Women’s Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church. Forsythe Memorial School is a rare, surviving representation of Americanization attempts made by Protestant denominations to homogenize Mexican American culture in Los Angeles, California.

Freedom Tower in Miami, Florida is considered the "Ellis Island of the South” for its role from 1962 through 1974 as the Cuban Assistance Center, offering nationally sanctioned relief to the Cuban refugees who sought political asylum from the regime of Fidel Castro.

The Quincy Mine Office is a prominent reminder of management's watchful eye over Quincy property.

The Quincy Mine 1918 Hoist House was not only an engineering marvel, but also a company showpiece.