Celebrating “America’s Best Idea”
08/22/2023
Who doesn’t love a birthday? On August 25, let’s all celebrate the 107th birthday of the National Park Service!
Remembering the Journey to Freedom
08/08/2023
What was the Underground Railroad? What was its significance? Was it an actual subterranean rail route?
These and other questions will be explored at an event this Saturday at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. St. Louis historian Julia Nicolai will discuss her new book Enslavement and the Underground Railroad in Missouri and Illinois. In addition to describing the horrors and challenges experienced by enslaved people in the Midwest, she will also recount their tales of courage and perseverance.
Whetting Your Child’s Appetite for Learning
08/01/2023
Do you know a child who can spend hours looking at every plant, insect, and set of tracks they come across outside? What about a budding history buff who wants to know every detail of historical events? Are you a grown-up whose inner child never quite let go of your dream of being a paleontologist or train engineer or marine biologist? Whatever your child’s (or your inner child’s) interest, there is a National Park Service Junior Ranger program for you!
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