http://www.nps.gov/home News releases from Homestead National Monument of America. en-us http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/homestead-education-and-heritage-centers-closed-thanksgiving-day.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:04:19 EST All Homestead National Monument of America facilities will be closed on November 26, Thanksgiving Day.  Visitors are welcome to hike the trail system from the parking lots at both the Heritage and Education Centers from dawn to dusk.  Normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends) for the Heritage and Education Centers will resume on Friday, November 27 with the beginning of the Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures.  http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/2009-photo-contest-winners-announced-at-homestead-national-monument-of-america.htm Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:50:18 EST The winner for each category of the 2009 Homestead National Monument of America Photo Contest has been determined.  Over 100 visitors to Homestead National Monument of America judged the entries and the following photos were selected:  Kids Division - Natalie Doering “Busy Blue Bug” Adult  Division - Toni Baete “Let There Be Light” Senior Division - Roselyn Shaffer “Woods Finery”   Best in Show (tie):  Toni Baete’s “Let There Be Light” and Roselyn Shaffer “Woods Finery” http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/venture-scouts-wanted.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:15:17 EST Young adults from southeast Nebraska/northeast Kansas seeking new challenges may find just what they are looking for with Venture Crew 82. The Venture Crew 82 leaders will be hosting an informational open house on Monday, November 23 at 7 p.m. at Homestead National Monument of America’s Education Center and invite all interested young adults to get more information and participate.  Venture Crew 82 is for young men and women ages 16 to 20 who are seeking leadership opportunities, high adventure, service, travel, and outdoor activities. http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/pow-wow-plains-exhibition-at-homestead-national-monument-of-america.htm Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:11:04 EST Homestead National Monument of America is pleased to announce that the photographic exhibit “Pow Wow Plains” opened on October 10, 2009 at the Education Center.  This exhibition, featuring photographs by Nebraska photographer Tom Tidball, is on loan from the Great Plains Art Museum.  The subject matter of the exhibition includes stunning images captured at the annual pow wows of the four American Indian tribes in Nebraska.  These include the Omaha, Winnebago, Santee Sioux and Ponca tribes. http://www.nps.gov/home/parknews/free-access-to-digitized-homesteading-records-available-at-homestead.htm Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:01:59 EST As part of an ongoing effort to make homesteading records more accessible, Homestead National Monument of America is pleased to announce the arrival of computer terminals at the monument.  Historians and amateur genealogists will have free access to the records through footnote.com on these terminals.  The records may also be accessed from your home computer by paying a monthly or annual fee to footnote.com.