https://www.nps.gov/anjo News releases from Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. en-us https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/historichomerepoens.htm Mon, 04 May 2026 04:31:00 EST Andrew Johnson National Historic Site will officially re-open President Andrew Johnson’s historic Homestead in downtown Greeneville on Monday, May 4, 2026. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/historichomerepoens.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/2026-easter-egg-roll-event.htm Fri, 27 Mar 2026 03:30:00 EST Announcing the 2026 Andrew Johnson NHS Annual Easter Egg Roll Event https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/2026-easter-egg-roll-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/renovation-closure-august-2025.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2025 03:06:00 EST Beginning Saturday, August 23, the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Visitor Center will close for renovation work. The work will include two phases. Both phases will be conducted back-to-back and are expected to extend into early 2026. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/renovation-closure-august-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-seeks-volunteers.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:55:00 EST Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is Seeking Volunteers for Visitor Center Operations https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-seeks-volunteers.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-returns-to-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:47:00 EST Enjoy an afternoon on the Homestead lawn, participating in fun activities related to Andrew Johnson's presidential Easter Egg Roll at the White House. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-returns-to-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-open-house-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm Wed, 04 Dec 2024 04:58:00 EST Experience a Victorian holiday in the president's Homestead https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-open-house-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-season-reminders.htm Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:22:00 EST Site Hours will vary with upcoming holidays and winter hours schedule changes. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-season-reminders.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/garments-of-sorrow.htm Fri, 25 Oct 2024 06:04:00 EST Experience the Andrew Johnson Homestead in a way few have tonight, October 25, from 5-7:00 p.m. The Andrew Johnson NHS is opening the house at dusk for “candlelit tours” highlighting Victorian practices of grief and mourning. See many family mementos and artifacts from the site, Tusculum University, the Nolichuckey DAR, and Betsy Carrier which are not normally on display, and learn about the significant cultural role mourning played in the 19th century. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/garments-of-sorrow.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-the-homestead-act.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:38:00 EST Staff from Andrew Johnson NHS will be partnering with the David Crockett Birthplace State Park to provide evening programs. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-the-homestead-act.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/flag-day-retirement-ceremony.htm Fri, 07 Jun 2024 03:43:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS will present a program on how to honorably retire U.S. flags as part of a Flag Day program in the National Cemetery. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/flag-day-retirement-ceremony.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/ttap-interns-perform-meaningful-work-at-andrew-johnson-national-cemetery.htm Mon, 06 May 2024 05:32:00 EST TTAP Interns Perform Meaningful Work at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/ttap-interns-perform-meaningful-work-at-andrew-johnson-national-cemetery.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/summer-hours.htm Mon, 01 Apr 2024 09:11:00 EST The site is shifting to seven day a week operations for the spring and summer months https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/summer-hours.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-of-remembrance.htm Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:25:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS friends' group, the Andrew Johnson Heritage Association, will conduct a day of remembrance for the veterans and their families buried in the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-of-remembrance.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-open-house-at-andrew-johnson-national-historic-site.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:33:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS is gearing up for its holiday open house. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/holiday-open-house-at-andrew-johnson-national-historic-site.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/winter-hours-of-operation-and-new-tour-times.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2023 09:22:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS transitions to winter schedule and offers new Homestead tour times. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/winter-hours-of-operation-and-new-tour-times.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/camp-whaley-2023.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:57:00 EST Scouts and Area Youth Invited to Camp Whaley Event at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/camp-whaley-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/telling-overlooked-stories.htm Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:42:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS is broadening the scope of its interpretation by telling lesser-known stories through temporary exhibits and programming. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/telling-overlooked-stories.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-event.htm Thu, 16 Mar 2023 04:49:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS holds an annual Easter Egg Roll on the Homestead lawn, commemorating Johnson's egg roll at the White House. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-holiday-season-reminders.htm Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:55:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS will have amended hours of operation during the holiday season. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-holiday-season-reminders.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-ceremony-saturday-december-17.htm Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:34:00 EST The Wreaths Across America mission is to "Remember-Honor-Teach." The commemorative service will be held at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery on December 17th at 11:30 a.m. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-ceremony-saturday-december-17.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/winter-hours-of-operation-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:56:00 EST The site will transition to winter hours of operation in December. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/winter-hours-of-operation-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/summer-hours-of-operations.htm Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:21:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS transitions to summer hours of operations, open seven days a week. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/summer-hours-of-operations.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/new-superintendent-announced-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:13:00 EST New Superintendent selected for Andrew Johnson NHS https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/new-superintendent-announced-at-andrew-johnson-nhs.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/your-hometown-national-park-site-is-turning-eighty.htm Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:52:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS is turning 80! https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/your-hometown-national-park-site-is-turning-eighty.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-at-homestead.htm Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:53:00 EST President Andrew Johnson was the first President to hold the Easter Egg Roll at the White House instead of the Capitol. We continue the spirit of the tradition at Johnson's own Homestead. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/easter-egg-roll-at-homestead.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/spring-hours-of-operation.htm Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:13:00 EST Andrew Johnson NHS switches to Spring Hours of Operations https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/spring-hours-of-operation.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-2021.htm Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:25:00 EST Annual ceremony to "Remember, Honor, Teach" to be held in Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, December 18, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/wreaths-across-america-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/september-11th-commemoration.htm Thu, 02 Sep 2021 05:20:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS remembers a pivotal day in the Nation's history. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/september-11th-commemoration.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/flag-day-program.htm Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:42:00 EST The Andrew Johnson National Cemetery retires flags honorably in a ceremony for Flag Day. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/flag-day-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-walking-tour-offered.htm Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:35:00 EST Learn about the history of the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery and some of the veterans interred here. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-walking-tour-offered.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-walking-tour.htm Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:40:00 EST Find out about the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-walking-tour.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-regulations.htm Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:00:00 EST Briefing on what is allowed on gravesites at Cemetery https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/cemetery-regulations.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-to-offer-daily-guided-tours.htm Tue, 30 Mar 2021 10:57:00 EST The Andrew Johnson NHS is re-opening the Homestead for guided tours https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-to-offer-daily-guided-tours.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/2021-03-28-summer-schedule.htm Wed, 17 Mar 2021 08:34:00 EST The Andrew Johnson site transitions to a summer schedule. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/2021-03-28-summer-schedule.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-new-operating-hours.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:51:00 EST In light of Covid-19 and the coming winter season, Andrew Johnson NHS is revising its hours and days of operations, and re-opening the presidential Homestead on a self-guided basis. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-new-operating-hours.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/preservation-project-planned-for-andrew-johnson-national-cemetery.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2020 10:53:00 EST A preservation project in the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is slated to begin this month. Public information forums for interested parties will be held on September 8 and 9, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/preservation-project-planned-for-andrew-johnson-national-cemetery.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-increasing-visitor-services.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:21:00 EST Update on Andrew Johnson NHS operations in light of COVID-19 pandemic https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-increasing-visitor-services.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-national-historic-site-is-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2020 03:57:00 EST Modifications to Andrew Johnson NHS operations in light of COVID-19 https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-national-historic-site-is-modifying-operations-to-implement-latest-health-guidance.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-switches-to-new-hours-of-operation.htm Thu, 02 Jan 2020 03:16:00 EST Andrew Johnson NHS has new hours of operations https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/andrew-johnson-nhs-switches-to-new-hours-of-operation.htm https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/tour-greeneville-by-cell-phone.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/anjo/learn/news/tour-greeneville-by-cell-phone.htm