Category: National Parks
PODCAST: How Did the United States Army Protect Washington, D.C.?
Bryan Cheeseboro, of the National Park Service, discusses The Civil War Defenses of Washington with historian Gerry Prokopowicz. This was the most defended city in…
Frederick Douglass Home in Washington, D.C.
Frederick Douglass is one of the most studied figures of the Civil War Era. He rose to prominence as an escaped slave, an Abolitionist, a…
President Considering Major Overhaul of the National Park Service
A majority of the Civil War related sites are held by the National Park Service (NPS). Sites including Fort Sumter, Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois,…
Congress Will Consider Rolling Back Protections for Historic Sites
In November Congress may vote on changes to take away protections for historic sites. The nonpartisan National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) is calling on…
Trump Administration Denies Report That President Is Looking at Renaming Ford’s Theatre
Several reports appeared in national news sources claiming that the Trump Administration is considering renaming Ford’s Theater after Donald Trump. The story originally appeared on…
Interior Department Begins Process of Creating Signs in Washington Denouncing the Smithsonian
The Trump Administration continues to pressure the Smithsonian in its year-and-a-half campaign to change how American history is told. Over the Summer, the administration had…
Call Your Senators and Congressperson to Support Our National Parks This Week
Over the last two years 25% of our National Park staff, including Rangers and support staff, have been cut throughout the nation at our National…
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…