Management

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The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951.

The following statements are abstracted from the park's Foundation Document, approved in 2016. For a copy of the Foundation Document Overview, please contact the park at
330-452-0876 or email us.

Park Purpose

The purpose of First Ladies National Historic Site is to preserve, interpret, and honor the role and history of First Ladies for the benefit, inspiration, and education of the people of the United States, and to provide global public access to information about how the accomplishments of Americas' First Ladies shaped our nation's history.

Park Significance

First Ladies National Historic Site is the only place in the world dedicated to providing accurate, non-partisan information about the lives and accomplishments of the First Ladies of the United States.

First Ladies National Historic Site maintains the nation's most comprehensive electronic bibliography about the First Ladies of the United States.

The Saxton McKinley House, located in Canton, Ohio, is the only remaining private residence associated with President William and First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley. The home illustrates the public and private lives of this First Family and provides a setting in which to interpret the evolving role of the First Lady.

 
black iron staircase with a wooden banister goes to the second story of the education center
Our Staff & Offices

Here you'll find a listing of current park staff by division and email contacts for them as well.

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Laws & Policies

Information on regulations for firearms and other NPS policies can be found here.

Last updated: July 1, 2021

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Contact Info

Mailing Address:

205 Market Avenue South
Canton, OH 44702-2107

Phone:

(330) 452-0876

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