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February 08, 2012
National Park Service Hosts Girl Scout Ranger Day at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
On Saturday, March 24, the National Park Servicewill offer a day of educational and volunteer activities for children in sixth grade or above. Activities will emphasize Lou Henry Hoover's involvement with the Girl Scouts and her work to restore Herbert Hoover's birthplace.

December 15, 2011
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and the West Branch Public Library Offer Winter Children's Programs
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will partner with the West Branch Public Library from January through April of 2012 to offer literacy and educational programs.

November 16, 2011
Herbert Hoover NHS Accepting Applications for 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site seeks writers, composers, and visual and performing artists for the park's 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program.

October 07, 2011
"A Sense of Place" Photography Exhibit by David Plowden and the Film "Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern" Featured
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site will host the photography exhibit "A Sense of Place" from October 14 through April 1. The film "Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern" will be shown at 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays from October 15 through April 1.

Trees and snow-covered banks along a creek.
Hoover Creek
The creek  faces serious problems with water quality, erosion, and flooding.
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A woman photographing prairie flowers in the early morning.
Artist-in-Residence Program
Artists share their vision of the historic site. About the program, artists, and how to apply.
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A volunteer collects prairie seeds surrounded by blossoming yellow goldenrod.
Isaac Miles Farmstead
Iowa farmsteads were laid out according to the character of the land.
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A National Park volunteer maps trees.
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Volunteering gives you hands-on experience working with the public, park staff, and park resources.
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Black and white photo of Herbert Hoover as an infant.

Did You Know?
In 1874, the year Herbert Hoover was born, Ernest Shackleton (an early Antarctic explorer), Honus Wagner (one of the greatest baseball players in history), Harry Houdini (a famous professional magician), and Robert Frost (Pulitzer Prize winning poet) were also born.
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