Author: Patrick Young
Grant Cottage Having Community Day June 13 Near Saratoga New York With Free Tours
The Grant Cottage near Saratoga is having a free day to visit and enjoy more than a dozen activities. This day has programs for both…
Sample Comment on the Triumphal Arch at Arlington National Cemetery
In yesterday’s post I discussed the need for you to submit comments on the proposed Triumphal Arch across from the Lincoln Memorial. Several people asked…
Last Chance to Comment on New Arch Being Proposed for Washington Before It’s Approval
The Trump Triumphal Arch already has a design that is controversial because of its aesthetic qualities and because of where it would be placed. The…
Salisbury Soldiers’ Monument Conn.
Salisbury, Connecticut is a small town in the Litchfield Hills just an hour from New York City. It was first settled by Europeans in 1720….
House Rejects President’s Massive Cuts to National Park Service
The House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior rejected yet another year of massive cuts to the National Park Service Budget (NPS) for 2027. The…
Where Varina and Winne Davis Lived After Jefferson Davis’s Death
A fine hotel from the 19th Century where Varina Davis and her daughter Winnie lived after Jefferson Davis’s death is still standing and is a…
Wilmington Delaware Soldiers And Sailors Monument
Wilmington is a small city in the north of Delaware. At the time of the Civil War, there were more than 21,000 people living there….
Ireland Famine Monument Dublin
Most Americans have at least heard of Ireland’s “Potato Famine” during which one million died of hunger and related diseases and another million fled Ireland…
Administration Proposes a Second Year of Massive Cuts to the National Park Service
Congress has been holding hearings this week on the proposed budget for the National Park Service (NPS). As you likely know, last year the Administration…
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Maryland
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is at 4068 Golden Hill Road Church Creek, Maryland 21622 is a relatively new site jointly run…