https://www.nps.gov/boha News releases from Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. en-us https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npb-and-partners-commemorate-250th-anniversary-of-evacuation-day.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:00:00 EST The National Parks of Boston will commemorate the 250th Anniversary of Evacuation Day with a series of events marking the historic departure of British forces from Boston in 1776 and the first major victory of the American Revolutionary War. The event runs March 5 through March 17. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npb-and-partners-commemorate-250th-anniversary-of-evacuation-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/tourism-to-npb-2023-report.htm Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:23:00 EST A new National Park Service report shows that 2.9 million visitors to National Parks of Boston in 2023 spent $196.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 2,430 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $298.8 million. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/tourism-to-npb-2023-report.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-names-liza-stearns-new-deputy-superintendent.htm Wed, 31 Jul 2024 05:30:00 EST BOSTON–National Parks of Boston Superintendent Michael Creasey has named longtime National Park Service leader Liza Stearns as the new Deputy Superintendent. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-names-liza-stearns-new-deputy-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/black-in-the-cradle-of-liberty-performance.htm Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:40:00 EST On Sunday, September 24, live performers presented “BLACK in the cradle of liberty” at the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall. This declaration explored agency, voice, and the power of place. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/black-in-the-cradle-of-liberty-performance.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-visitor-spending-effects-2022.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2023 10:19:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2.5 million visitors to National Parks of Boston in 2022 spent $167.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 2,090 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $255.4 million. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-visitor-spending-effects-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npw-nps-directors-visit.htm Mon, 01 May 2023 08:00:00 EST In celebration of National Park Week, National Park Service Director Chuck Sams made his first official visit to the National Parks of Boston from April 25-26. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npw-nps-directors-visit.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/2022-06-14-charlestown-programming.htm Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:55:00 EST National Parks of Boston kicks off summer programming in Charlestown with commemorative and family-friendly events to honor the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17. These talks, tours, and hands-on, family-oriented activities provide visitors and community members with the opportunity to connect with each other while experiencing some of the most iconic historic sites across National Parks of Boston. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/2022-06-14-charlestown-programming.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/restoration-announcement-on-evacuation-day-at-dohe.htm Fri, 11 Mar 2022 10:00:00 EST Boston National Historical Park will receive a multi-million-dollar appropriation from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to restore the iconic 1902 Dorchester Heights Monument tower and landscape. When the project is completed, visitors will be able to enjoy the improved public green space and spectacular 115-foot landmark on Telegraph Hill that commemorates a pivotal event of the Revolutionary War. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/restoration-announcement-on-evacuation-day-at-dohe.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/veterans-day-2021.htm Wed, 10 Nov 2021 07:27:00 EST The National Park Service will commemorate Veterans Day on Thursday, Nov. 11, with special events and free admission to national parks for everyone. In support of the Joining Forces initiative, the NPS also recently launched a new interactive map on NPS.gov highlighting national parks near Department of Defense and Veterans Administration facilities nationwide. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/veterans-day-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/news/second-gentleman-douglas-emhoff-secretary-deb-haaland-announce-new-listings-in-underground-railroad-network-to-freedom-program.htm Fri, 23 Apr 2021 05:35:00 EST Second Gentleman of the United States Douglas Emhoff and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced 16 additions to the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The Lewis and Harriet Hayden House and Boston: An Underground Railroad Hub are two of those listings which were accepted as a site and a program, respectively, in the Network. https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/news/second-gentleman-douglas-emhoff-secretary-deb-haaland-announce-new-listings-in-underground-railroad-network-to-freedom-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-as-platforms-for-dialogue.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2020 07:22:00 EST Today as our country remembers Juneteenth, I reflect upon the recent words of National Park Service acting Director David Vela who spoke out against racial injustices in our nation. As the stewards and storytellers of our nation’s heritage, national parks have a role in revealing a deeply layered and complicated American narrative. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-as-platforms-for-dialogue.htm https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/news/the-shaw-54th-restoring-the-memorial-and-the-dialog-on-race.htm Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:21:00 EST On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., the City of Boston, Friends of the Public Gardens, Museum of African American History and the National Park Service will announce the partnership to support the multi-million dollar restoration project of the Shaw Memorial. The event will take place at the Shaw Memorial at 24 Beacon Street across from the Massachusetts State House. https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/news/the-shaw-54th-restoring-the-memorial-and-the-dialog-on-race.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/boston-healing.htm Wed, 21 Aug 2019 06:01:00 EST August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied North America at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, today Fort Monroe National Monument. The National Parks of Boston and its partners will come together in solidarity on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. and join the nationwide, four minute (one minute for each century) bell ringing ceremony, to honor the first enslaved Africans who landed in North America. The public is invited to pause, reflect, and honor those enslaved Africans who arrived in 1619 and subsequent generations who endured hardship, possessed resilience, and contributed to the history and development of the United States. Bell ringing will take place at Faneuil Hall, USS Cassin Young, USS Constitution, Old South Meeting House, Old North Church, and King’s Chapel. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/boston-healing.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-resume-operations-january-2019.htm Sat, 26 Jan 2019 06:20:00 EST With the enactment of the continuing resolution, National Park Service staff at Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site and the Boston Harbor Islands State and National Park will resume limited operations on January 26 and 27, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-resume-operations-january-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/2009-beach-grass.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:09:00 EST In April 2009, nearly 400 volunteers contributed 1,965 work hours as they planted more than 80,000 culms (stems) of beach grass on Spectacle Island. https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/2009-beach-grass.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/community-news-aug-21-2008.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:48:00 EST Park Community News from August 21, 2008. https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/community-news-aug-21-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/community-news-aug-11-2008.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:24:00 EST Park Community News, August 11, 2008 https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/community-news-aug-11-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-jun-2008.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:45:00 EST News from the Superintendent for June 2008. https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-jun-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-may-2008.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 05:40:00 EST Superintendent News from May 2008 https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-may-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-apr-2008.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:31:00 EST News from the Superintendent from April 2008. https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-apr-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-mar-2008.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:37:00 EST Superintendent News from March 2008 https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-mar-2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-jan-2008.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:25:00 EST News from January 2008 https://www.nps.gov/boha/learn/news/supt-news-jan-2008.htm