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Aztec Ruins National Monument to Host World Heritage Celebration

2012-02-04T23:48:00Z

Aztec Ruins National Monument in New Mexico will host a World Heritage 25th Anniversary Celebration on Feb. 24, 2012 with an all-day commemoration.

The 25th anniversary celebration will bring renewed attention to the honor of World Heritage designation. Entrance fees will be waived all day on Feb. 24 so the public can attend the celebration for free. Aztec Ruins will offer a unique World Heritage junior ranger badge and certificate all day and show documentary videos about World Heritage.

Entangled Elephant Seal Freed from Deadly Plastic Strap

2012-01-14T23:29:29Z

"Mr. Elusive" now has a new lease on life thanks to volunteers and staff members from Point Reyes National Seashore and The Marine Mammal Center (TMMC) who were able to catch the elusive northern elephant seal and remove the plastic strap entangled around his neck.

On Jan. 10, 2012, the happy ending was achieved when park rangers from Point Reyes spotted the elephant seal nicknamed Mr. Elusive near Drake's Beach above San Francisco and called veterinarians and volunteers from TMMC.

Gila Cliff Dwellings Reopen to Park Visitors

2012-01-11T03:51:59Z

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument in New Mexico reopened to the public Jan. 10, 2012 following completion of repair work to the West Fork Bridge on Highway 15.

The repairs were necessary due to damage caused by flooding in 2008 and 2010, said Gila Cliff Dwellings. Superintendent Steve Riley.

Have Coffee with George Washington Carver

2012-01-09T04:18:35Z

The staff of George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Mo. is inviting visitors to have "Coffee with Carver" at 10 a.m. on Jan. 19, 2012, inside the visitor center.

This new program will feature a different topic of conversation each third Thursday, from January through March.

January's conversation is the "Usefulness of All Things." A park ranger will give a short talk showing examples of how George Washington Carver found value and beauty in common materials.

Original Homestead Act To Be Displayed at Homestead NM in Nebraska

2012-01-09T03:39:59Z

Four pages of American history which changed the shape of the nation will be on display at Homestead National Monument in America located in Beatrice, Neb. from April 25 through May 28, 2012.

Those four pages made up the Homestead Act of 1862, which is considered one of the 100 most important documents in the National Archives. When not on display the document is housed at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Lyndon Johnson’s Texas White House Entire First Floor Now Open to Visitors

2012-01-09T03:36:32Z

The entire ground floor of President Lyndon Johnson's Texas White House, including Johnson's bedroom suites, are now open for the public to tour.

While visitors could tour the ranch lands, the Texas White House, located near Stonewall, Texas, remained closed to the public through the life of Mrs. Johnson.

Following the death of the former first lady in July 2007, the first room, President Johnson's office, was restored to its 1960s appearance and opened for tours in August 2008.

Benjamin Colton Barnes, Suspect In Ranger Killing, Found Dead On Mount Rainier

2012-01-03T03:06:56Z

UPDATE: Mount Rainier National Park will reopen to the public on Saturday, Jan. 7, at 8 a.m. according to a posting on the park's Website. The sledding hill will not be open this weekend.

Park rangers and staff on Tuesday spent the day grieving the loss of one of their own, Park Ranger Margaret Anderson, who was fatally shot New Year's Day.

Plans for a memorial service for Ranger Anderson to be held next week are underway with the date to be determined. A fund is being set up for the family.

ORIGINAL STORY: The manhunt on Mount Rainier for the person who fatally shot Park Ranger Margaret Anderson on Jan. 1, 2012 ended on Monday as SWAT team members recovered the body of Benjamin Colton Barnes, the suspect in the shooting.

Mount Rainier National Park will remain closed at least through Tuesday, Jan. 3, a park ranger told OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine.

War with Mexico’s Resaca De La Palma Battlefield Unit Dedicated

2011-12-03T00:53:32Z

Nearly a thousand visitors joined the staff of Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park on Nov. 19, 2011 for the official dedication of the Resaca de la Palma Battlefield as a new unit of the park, and to participate in the memorial illumination ceremony held annually at the site.

Palo Alto Battlefield NHP near Brownsville, Texas has the distinction of being the only unit in the National Park Service to preserve battle sites from the U.S. War with Mexico.

Make a Tintype Photograph with Homestead Artist-in-Residence Jason Jilg

2011-10-18T03:28:04Z

Homestead National Monument of America is offering a select number of visitors the chance to make a tintype photograph with noted photographer and Artist-in-Residence Jason Jilg.

The last 2011 Artist-in-Residence at the national monument located in Beatrice, Neb., Jilg's passion and talent for photography will be showcased during his residency, from Sunday, Oct. 16 through Sunday, Oct. 30.

Historic Ranch, Native American Buffalo Jump Added to Wind Cave National Park

2011-10-07T18:17:42Z

A thousand-year-old buffalo jump and a historic homestead will become part of South Dakota's Wind Cave National Park as part of a 5,555-acre acquisition made by the National Park Service, it was announced Oct. 6, 2011.

"We would like to thank The Conservation Fund for the critical role they played in acquiring this property," National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said. "Because of their help, we look forward to providing educational programs about the buffalo jump and historic ranch to area school children and all our visitors."