Category: National Parks
Celebrate National Park Week Next Week
I went to four National Park sites this year. Last year I visited seven including Yosemite. Two years ago I went to Montezuma’s Castle, the…
White Haven U.S. Grant’s St. Louis Missouri Home
White Haven is the St. Louis home where Ulysses S. Grant lived from 1854 until 1859. After Grant graduated from West Point, he was stationed…
The Reflecting Pool & The Deception Of The Interior Department
Jeanine Pirro dropped vandalism charges against four visitors arrested for vandalizing the now-famous Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Much of the media…
Washington Arch Will Interfere With Nine Civil War Commemoration Sites
The proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch proposed by President Trump will interfere with 37 other historic sites in Washington according to an assessment by the National…
Should the Smithsonian Have Warning Signs Put Up Outside Its Museums?
The strange order from the president to post warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s American History museum has been met with abhorrence in many parts of…
Three New Sites Have Been Added To The Reconstruction Era National Historic Network
The National Park Service (NPS) is doing more good work in recognizing places in the United States that contributed to Reconstruction. Here is the release…
Interior Department Removed Junior Ranger Booklet From Robert E. Lee’s Home in Arlington For Violating President’s Executive Order
As I had reported back in March, the Interior Department was considering removing the Junior Ranger Program booklet at Arlington House, where Robert E. Lee…
Museum of Civil War Medicine Cut Off From Administering a Field Hospital at Antietam
The well-regarded National Museum of Civil War Medicine has announced that that the National Park Service has withdrawn its responsibility for administering the Pry House…
Free Program for Adults and Kids at Fort Stevens in Washington, D.C. on July 11, 2026
Next weekend if you live near Washington, D.C. you may want to go to Fort Stevens to join in the commemoration of that battle. There…
The Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum Is Now Open Focusing on the Monument and Lincoln
If you can avoid the green Reflecting Pool, try to make your way to the Lincoln Memorial. I have visited the Memorial several dozens of…