Category: National Parks
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The well-regarded National Museum of Civil War Medicine has announced that that the National Park Service has withdrawn its responsibility for administering the Pry House…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…
Appeals Court Says Interior Department May Resume Taking Down Slavery Info at President’s House Philadelphia
In a major win for the Trump Administration, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals lifted an order from a Federal District Court halting the removal…
National Park Service Says It Removed At Least 51 Exhibits From 38 Parks In Accord With President’s Executive Order
According to the news service Reuters, the National Park Service has removed 51 exhibits from 38 sites across the United States. The list was compiled…
Judge Orders National Park Service to Stop Removing Signs Judged Too “Woke”
Federal District Court Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to stop…
Actual Comments Submitted in Response to Executive Order Going After “Woke” National Park Exhibits
Last week the Sierra Club released the list of comments from visitors to the National Parks to identify so-called “Wokeness” in Exhibits and presentations. The…