November 12, 2009
Receive National Park Foundation First Bloom Grant
Fort Donelson National Battlefield and Local Girl Scouts Receive National Park Foundation First Bloom Grant
November 02, 2009
Gate Hours to Change at the Park
Dover, Tennessee—Park entrance gate hours will change on November 1, 2009. Gates at both the main entrance and National Cemetery roads will be locked by 5 pm daily. No vehicles will be permitted past the gate entrances after 4:40 pm, and all traffic must leave the park by 5 pm.
September 30, 2009
Community Volunteers Answer the Call to Serve
Dover , Tennessee —Despite rainy weather and wet feet, more than 35 local Girl Scouts and community volunteers showed their support for their public lands on National Public Lands Day, 26 September 2009. The yearly event is the largest hands-on volunteer event to improve and restore public lands in the nation.
September 25, 2009
Americas Best Idea
Dover, Tennessee – Be part of an unprecedented event on September 26 when Fort Donelson National Battlefield and national parks across the country invite you to make America’s Best Idea – the national parks – even better. Presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation, it will be a special day of service and celebration for visitors and volunteers to experience their parks and catch a sneak preview of Ken Burns’s new documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea premiering on PBS on September 27.
September 11, 2009
National Park Foundation First Bloom Grant
National Park Foundation First Bloom Grant. First Bloom, launched in 2007 by then NPF Honorary Chair, Mrs. Laura Bush, was created to honor the conservation legacy of Lady Bird Johnson.
August 18, 2009
Author Tom McKenney to sign books at Fort Donelson National Battlefield.
Dover, Tennessee—The Eastern National Bookstore will host author Tom McKenney for a book signing at the Fort Donelson National Battlefield on Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 1 pm – 4 pm.
August 18, 2009
Storytellers Perform for Local Schools and at Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Dover, Tennessee—Renowned Storytellers Sparky and Rhonda Rucker will make appearances at local schools and at the Fort Donelson National Battlefield on August 21 and 22, 2009.
August 18, 2009
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD WELCOMES THE 50TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY (CSA) FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
---Interpretive programs and Civil War musket firings will be the highlight for Labor Day Weekend at Fort Donelson National Battlefield.
June 19, 2009
National Public Lands Day
Local volunteers and scouts, the Friends of the Fort Donelson Campaign, the Stewart County Chamber of Commerce, and the West Tennessee District Boy Scouts will devote Saturday, September 26, 2009, to help Fort Donelson National Battlefield park staff with several park improvement projects.
June 18, 2009
Park Celebrates the Fourth of July with Exhibition
Exhibition at the Visitor Center, July 3-5, 2009. Artifacts owned by Kraig Lawson and Jack Barnhart.
June 05, 2009
Partnership with West Kentucky Educational Cooperative
Educational partnership with the West Kentucky Educational Cooperative and Murray State University proves beneficial for students and teachers in the two-state region. One traveling trunk and other donations provide the Parks as Classrooms program with an extra boost for classrooms.
