NEW 2012 Bike-with-a-ranger Tours and Program Schedule.
Click here for more information.

Wilbear gets ready for a flight in the replica Wright 1902 glider.

A NEW exhibit
just landed at The Wright-Dunbar
and Aviaition Trail visitor centers. 
The exhibit includes a replica of the 1902 Wright glider.
Stop by and see it.

Just ahead at Dayton's National Park
(for detailed information just click on the specific date below)

Paul Laurence Dunbar Graveside Tribute 
at Woodland Cemetery
Thursday, February 9
10:00 - 11:00 am
Call 937.225.7705 for more information.

Ranger program -- Dunbar's Inspiration
Hear stories about Paul Laurence Dunbar,
some from our understanding of his life and some from the artist himself as he wove as observations into
the characters he created.
Saturday, February 11
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Wright-Dunbar Visitor Center

...more events just ahead (see below).

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park rangers are offering a new park program called Nature Quest.

The program is designed to provide children ages 3 to 10 with skills that will encourage them to explore the natural world around them.

The program is free of charge.

The programs will meet at the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center in west Dayton every other Wednesday, running now through April 25, 2012
from 10:00 to 11:30 am.

For further information go our KIDS Page or contact Ryan Qualls or Maribeth Kambitsch at 937-225-7705.

Aviation Heritage Speaker Series 2012                                                                                           

The Uncle and the Notebook: The Death and Legacy of Wilbur Wright     
Amanda Wright Lane
Wednesday, May 16 (this date is TENTATIVE - check back for update)
7:00 pm

Amanda Wright Lane is the great grandniece of Orville and Wilbur Wright will provide a personal perspective of her great grand uncle Wil,  his untimely death in 1912, and the impact his life has had on her, her family, and the world.

Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution       
Simine Short
Wednesday, July 18
7:00 pm

Aviation historian Simine Short has written more than 100 articles on the history of motorless flight. She will discuss her latest book, "Locomotive to Aeromotive: Octave Chanute and the Transportation Revolution," covering Chanute's life and civil engineering accomplishments that led to his aviation experiments and the eventual connection with the Wrights and other aviation pioneers. She will also cover Chanute's glider flying experiments along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. 

1912: The Aeronautical Adventures of Harriet Quimby         
Connie Tobias
Wednesday, October 17
7:00 pm

In her thirty-six year aviation career, Connie Tobias has flown more than sixty different kinds of aircraft, from a 1902 Wright Glider to heavy jets to helicopters. Connie's love of aviation goes beyond the cockpit when she reenacts the role of pioneer aviator Harriet Quimby the first licensed woman pilot in the US and the first woman to fly the English Channel. 

All programs are at the Engineers Club, 110 E. Monument Ave., in Dayton, Ohio.
For more information contact us at 937-225-7705 or 425-0008.

These events are free and open to the public.

Aviation Heritage Speaker Series 2012                                                                                           

The Uncle and the Notebook: The Death and Legacy of Wilbur Wright     

These events are free and open to the public.