February 09, 2012
A Founding Father’s Fight Against Slavery
The NPS is offering a special program at Hamilton Grange National Memorial as part of Black History Month. "A Founding Father's Fight Against Slavery: Alexander Hamilton and The New York Manumission Society" will be offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Feb. 18 and is free and open to the public.
January 20, 2012
Hamilton Birthday Draws Record Visitation
Hamilton Grange National Memorial received a welcome visitor on Jan. 14 when “General Hamilton” himself visited the home for his 257th birthday celebration. Hamilton, portrayed by a living-history specialist, spent time upstairs in the historically-furnished areas of the home, gave a short address in the ground floor visitor center, and afterwards mingled and took questions.
January 09, 2012
Hamilton Birthday Celebration 2012
To commemorate Alexander Hamilton’s 257th birthday, the National Park Service is holding a birthday celebration at Hamilton Grange National Memorial from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14. It is free and open to the public.
November 10, 2011
NPS to Celebrate Castle Clinton's Bicentennial
The National Park Service (NPS) is holding a special daylong celebration on Nov. 25, 2011 to honor Castle Clinton’s 200th anniversary.
August 11, 2011
Civil War Weekend Returns to Governors Island
Come face to face with Civil War soldiers this weekend, Aug. 13 and 14, at Governors Island National Monument as they host the national park's annual Civil War weekend. Visitors will have the opportunity to experience firearm demonstrations, drills, and demonstrations of civilian life during the Civil War, such as a laundress station, a medical station and a recruitment rally. Visitors who arrive on the first ferry Saturday morning will also get to see a Union Army guard detail march past the landing, with a group of men dressed as confederate prisoners.
August 11, 2011
Friendship of Salem Makes Historic Voyage
The National Park Service's (NPS) only Coast Guard certified tall ship the Friendship of Salem, made a historic voyage on Aug. 11, as it carried a crew of 37 NPS youth interns on its inaugural day sail in New York Harbor. The young people spent the day learning what life was like for a sailor in the late 18th-Century
August 10, 2011
'The Friendship of Salem' to hold public visitation
A living piece of the United States' maritime history will be open for visitation at Slip 1 of North Cove Marina in Manhattan on Saturday, Aug. 13. The public is invited to step aboard the National Park Service's (NPS) only fully operable tall ship, the Friendship of Salem, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
August 08, 2011
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Fire Escape Contract Awarded
The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that the contract to replace the emergency fire escape at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site has been awarded. Once the work is completed, which should take approximately 90 days, the site will reopen to the public.
August 05, 2011
National Park Service Interns to Set Sail in New York City
The United States’ maritime history will become a hands-on experience for a group of students from the urban areas of Massachusetts, New York and Maryland Aug. 7 when the National Park Service’s (NPS) tall ship the Friendship of Salem sails from Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts for New York City and three days of youth leadership, fellowship and stewardship before returning to port in Salem on Aug. 16.
July 22, 2011
Coast Guard art exhibition comes to Federal Hall
On July 19, 2011, the U.S. Coast Guard Art Program brought its 2011 collection to Federal Hall National Memorial at 26 Wall Street, the site of the nation’s first Capitol and the place where Alexander Hamilton first conceived of the Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of the Coast Guard. The exhibition will run through Aug. 8 and is viewable during Federal Hall’s normal business hours. The show consists of 31 pieces of work from 26 contributing artists that highlight the Coast Guard’s service in the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief and the Deep Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the service’s many other responsibilities.
July 01, 2011
Help Choose the Logo for the Statue of Liberty’s 125th
Statue of Liberty National Monument will celebrate 125 years of "Liberty Enlightening the World" beginning October 28. To commemorate this historic event, the National Park Service (NPS) has announced that on July 4 the park will launch Liberty’s 125th Anniversary Logo Contest. The public will be able to vote for its favorite logo for the year-long celebration whose theme is “Honor History, Envision the Future.”
May 26, 2011
Public input sought on plan for former Hamilton Grange site
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May 25, 2011
HarborSides June-July2011
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May 11, 2011
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Closed Temporarily for Repairs
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April 27, 2011
General Grant Gets A New Welcome Center
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April 25, 2011
NPS and City Parks to host reopening of restored Overlook Pavilion at General Grant National Memorial on Grant’s Birthday
On the day when the National Park Service (NPS) will observe Ulysses S. Grant’s 189th birthday, the NPS and the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation (DPR) will welcome visitors to the newly restored Overlook Pavilion in Riverside Park.
April 15, 2011
HarborSides: National Park Week 2011
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March 04, 2011
African Burial Ground Welcomes New Superintendent
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February 25, 2011
American Women Through the Ages
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