• Memorial Visitor Center

    Lincoln Boyhood

    National Memorial Indiana

For Kids

 
Junior Ranger washing wool

Junior Ranger washing wool at the Lincoln Living Historical Farm.

NPS photo

Explore, Learn, Protect...Be a Junior Ranger at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.

Participating in the Junior Ranger program will allow children and their families an opportunity to explore and learn about their national park and how National Park Rangers protect parks and their resources.

Pick up your Junior Ranger activity booklet at the Memorial Visitor Center and return when complete to earn your special certificate and badge.

To learn more about the Lincoln Boyhood Junior Ranger program, call the park at 812-937-4541. To learn more about the National Park Service's WebRanger program, please visit the RangerZONE at http://www.nps.gov/learn/juniorranger.htm.

Did You Know?

Hibben proposal for the memorial building

An early proposal for the memorial building, by Thomas Hibben, who had designed the bronze cabin site memorial, included a structure with four square courts totaling 200 square feet surrounding a 150 foot tall tower housing a large pipe organ.