https://www.nps.gov/bost News releases from Boston National Historical Park. 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/15-state-street-leasing-opportunity.htm Tue, 27 May 2025 10:18:00 EST BOSTON, MA — The National Parks of Boston announced the opening of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a leasing opportunity at the historic Easton Building located in downtown Boston at 15. This RFP solicitation offers the property under a lease for use as office space, hotel or residential housing units. Additional uses will be considered. The National Park Service (NPS) owns the structure. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/15-state-street-leasing-opportunity.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/50th-anniversary-bnhp.htm Tue, 01 Oct 2024 06:10:00 EST It should be noted that fifty years ago today Boston National Historical Park became the 272nd national park unit (there are 431 units today) through an act of Congress, Public Law 93-431. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/50th-anniversary-bnhp.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/temporary-closure-and-visitor-use-restrictions-pier-1-charlestown-navy-yard.htm Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:51:00 EST Beginning on August 5, 2024 the US Navy will establish an extended security perimeter on Pier One, West, in anticipation of their temporary berthing location on August 9th. The USS Constitution will be berthing in the visiting ship location on Pier One from August 9th until approximately August 30th due to dredging operations that will be occurring within the Pier One slip. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/temporary-closure-and-visitor-use-restrictions-pier-1-charlestown-navy-yard.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/bunker-hill-programs-2024.htm Tue, 04 Jun 2024 02:57:00 EST BOSTON–From June 9-17, the National Parks of Boston and partners will host a series of events to commemorate the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. All programs are free and open to the public. Featured programs include an evening Luminary Gathering on June 15 and the annual Battle of Bunker Hill Remembrance Ceremony & Oration on June 17. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bunker-hill-programs-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npb-taa-2024.htm Mon, 20 May 2024 05:00:00 EST BOSTON–On Monday, May 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET, the National Parks of Boston, USS CONSTITUTION, and the USS Constitution Museum will commemorate Memorial Day by participating in "Taps Across America." This national event honors our nation's veterans and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States of America. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npb-taa-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/evacuation-day-2024.htm Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:23:00 EST The National Parks of Boston and South Boston Citizens' Association will host the annual Evacuation Day Commemoration on Friday, March 15 at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/evacuation-day-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/cny-food-trucks-2024.htm Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:00:00 EST The National Parks of Boston is seeking bids for food truck vendors to operate at the Charlestown Navy Yard through a Request for Bids (RFB). https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/cny-food-trucks-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/sec-nav-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2023.htm Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:00:00 EST BOSTON – United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and U.S. Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor Freeman Johnson joined the National Parks of Boston yesterday, December 7, for a gathering of remembrance in the Charlestown Navy Yard. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/sec-nav-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2023.htm Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:52:00 EST The National Parks of Boston will host a gathering of remembrance at the USS Constitution Museum followed by a wreath-laying ceremony on the World War II-era destroyer USS CASSIN YOUNG to remember and honor those who perished in the December 7, 1941, attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-hosts-public-meeting-on-restoration-of-dorchester-heights-monument.htm Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:51:00 EST The National Parks of Boston and the South Boston Citizens’ Association will host a Dorchester Heights Monument Open House on October 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School, 650 E. Fourth Street, Boston. The meeting is free and open to the public. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-parks-of-boston-hosts-public-meeting-on-restoration-of-dorchester-heights-monument.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/tree-removal-at-the-commandant-s-house.htm Wed, 04 Oct 2023 04:00:00 EST This fall, the National Parks of Boston will remove a large Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) growing immediately adjacent to the historic Commandant’s House in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Removal of the tree will prevent damage to the structure and ensure its safety during storm events. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/tree-removal-at-the-commandant-s-house.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/npb-begins-restoration-of-dh-monument-2023.htm Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:39:00 EST The National Parks of Boston will begin the more than $30 million restoration of Dorchester Heights Monument on September 15. Funded by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), rehabilitation work will be complete prior to March 17, 2026, Evacuation Day, during the nation’s 250th birthday year. The Monument and its surrounding area will remain closed to the public during the restoration. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/npb-begins-restoration-of-dh-monument-2023.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/bunker-hill-preservation-work-prepares-park-for-our-nation-s-250th-anniversary.htm Tue, 22 Aug 2023 08:53:00 EST On Wednesday, August 30 at 6:00 p.m., the National Parks of Boston hosts a Bunker Hill Monument Neighborhood Update at the Bunker Hill Museum. The program features a talk about the Monument’s restoration by Historical Architect Lance Kasparian, followed by a Q&A with park staff. The event is free and open to the public. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bunker-hill-preservation-work-prepares-park-for-our-nation-s-250th-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bhm-pyramidion-restoration-2023.htm Fri, 28 Jul 2023 06:56:00 EST Starting July 31, 2023, the Bunker Hill Monument will undergo work on its pyramidion to protect the Monument from exposure to the elements. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bhm-pyramidion-restoration-2023.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/2023-01-04-cny-master-development-strategy-ea-released.htm Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:25:00 EST Today the National Park Service published the Environmental Assessment (EA) that evaluates the Master Development Strategy for the Charlestown Navy Yard. This strategy will improve the visitor experience and address deferred maintenance of buildings and facilities within the yard. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/2023-01-04-cny-master-development-strategy-ea-released.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/pearl-harbor-remembrance-2022.htm Fri, 02 Dec 2022 10:55:00 EST National Parks of Boston will host a commemorative service and a wreath-laying ceremony at the USS Constitution Museum and on the World War II-era destroyer USS CASSIN YOUNG to remember and honor those who perished in the attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/pearl-harbor-remembrance-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bunker-hill-monument-restoration-progresses.htm Wed, 14 Sep 2022 11:10:00 EST The Park Service announced that it completed a multi-year, $2M infrastructure improvement to the Bunker Hill Monument, Lodge, and grounds that will improve visitor safety and preserve the historic property. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bunker-hill-monument-restoration-progresses.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/2022-06-21-npb_develops_ea.htm Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:52:00 EST National Parks of Boston encourages public input on a proposal for an environmental assessment (EA). Feedback will help inform possible effects of proposed plans to revitalize Charlestown Navy Yard. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/2022-06-21-npb_develops_ea.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/boaf/learn/news/rgs-54th-memorial-network-to-freedom.htm Tue, 29 Mar 2022 04:33:00 EST The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom accepted the Robert Gould Shaw 54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial, owned and managed by the City of Boston, as one of 16 new listings from the 43rd round of applications, representing sites and programs in 11 states across the country. https://www.nps.gov/boaf/learn/news/rgs-54th-memorial-network-to-freedom.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bnhp-25m-for-infrastructure-improvements.htm Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:00:00 EST Boston National Historical Park will receive more than $25 million from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to restore the iconic 1902 Dorchester Heights Monument tower and surrounding area known as Thomas Park. When complete, the project will enable visitors 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/bnhp-25m-for-infrastructure-improvements.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/bost/learn/news/uss-constitution-change-of-command-2022.htm Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:00:00 EST Cmdr. Billie Farrell relieved Cmdr. John Benda as commanding officer of USS CONSTITUTION during a change of command ceremony on January 21, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/uss-constitution-change-of-command-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/repairs-planned-for-bunker-hill-monument-grounds.htm Tue, 31 Aug 2021 05:12:00 EST The National Park Service is making improvements to the Bunker Hill Monument grounds, repairing the granite stairs, historic fence, and restoring the electrical system in the Bunker Hill Lodge. Funded through the agency's Cyclic Maintenance program, this $1.2 Million investment will ensure that the historic landscape will be restored and safe for visitors and residents to enjoy. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/repairs-planned-for-bunker-hill-monument-grounds.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/cassin-young-40th.htm Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:09:00 EST Forty years ago, USS CASSIN YOUNG (DD-793) opened as a floating museum. Sunday, June 27, 2021, at 10:00 am the National Park Service and the U.S. Navy will host a short ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate this anniversary. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/cassin-young-40th.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/bost/learn/news/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-at-charlestown-navy-yard.htm Wed, 04 Dec 2019 06:35:00 EST Saturday, December 7, 2019, National Parks of Boston will host a commemorative service and a wreath laying ceremony on the World War II-era destroyer USS Cassin Young, including guest speaker, award-winning New York Times bestselling author, William Martin. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-at-charlestown-navy-yard.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/royal-navy-s-hms-northumberland-sails-into-boston-for-week-long-visit-at-national-parks-of-boston-charlestown-navy-yard.htm Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:15:00 EST Frigate HMS Northumberland will sail into Boston for a week-long visit after traveling alongside the HMS Queen Elizabeth and the HMS Dragon on deployment along the US east coast. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/royal-navy-s-hms-northumberland-sails-into-boston-for-week-long-visit-at-national-parks-of-boston-charlestown-navy-yard.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/leyte-gulf.htm Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:31:00 EST On Thursday, October 24 through Sunday, October 27, 2019, the National Parks of Boston will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/leyte-gulf.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/news.htm Tue, 17 Sep 2019 07:58:00 EST Irish Naval Ship, LE Samuel Beckett to visit Charlestown Navy Yard, October 3-7, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/news.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/learn.htm Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:41:00 EST Public Meeting Notice National Parks of Boston: Defining a New Direction for the Charlestown Navy Yard https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/learn.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/bost/learn/news/bhsiterepairs.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2015 10:17:00 EST The National Park Service has awarded a $742,000 contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Phoenix Bay State Construction Company, Inc., a general contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bhsiterepairs.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/more-voices-expanding-our-nations-story.htm Tue, 01 Apr 2014 07:23:00 EST Boston National Historical Park's recent study of inclusion and multiple perspectives through the George Wright Society's Park Break Program was created to address Superintendent Cassius Cash's challenge to create a 21st century visitor experience that is relevant to current and intended audiences. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/more-voices-expanding-our-nations-story.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/first-prize-for-app.htm Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:53:00 EST Boston National Historical Park wins award for its new mobile app. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/first-prize-for-app.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/imperiled-promise-2012.htm Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:23:00 EST On November 2, 2012, the University of Massachusetts in Boston hosted "Critical Conversations: The State of History in the National Park Service." https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/imperiled-promise-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-park-week-2012.htm Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:49:00 EST Watch a special welcome to Boston National Historical Park! https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/national-park-week-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/the-national-park-service-visitation-benefits-local-economy.htm Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:36:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 3.2 million visitors in 2010 spent $93,586,000 in Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and in communities near the parks. That spending supported 1,212 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/the-national-park-service-visitation-benefits-local-economy.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/washington-rochambeau-revolutionary-route.htm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:04:00 EST The W3R-MA and the National Park Service will hold an event celebrating the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail in Massachusetts. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/washington-rochambeau-revolutionary-route.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/vip-powis.htm Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:06:00 EST We are saddened to report the loss of Anne Powis, a dynamic, passionate, and long-time Boston National Historical Park volunteer who passed away on November 30, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/vip-powis.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/americas-best-idea.htm Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:24:00 EST WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans are tuning in this week to watch Ken Burns’s latest PBS film The National Parks: America’s Best Idea.  Viewers will be glued to their TVs as the nation’s preeminent storyteller trains his lens on the national parks.  Then what? https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/americas-best-idea.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/savage.htm Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:18:00 EST Superintendent Terry Savage retired on August 1st after having served in the National Park Service for 42 years and as the superintendent of Boston National Historical Park and Boston African American National Historic Site since November, 2000. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/savage.htm https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bhstairs.htm Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:08:00 EST The National Park Service has awarded a contract under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to repair and stabilize all four sets of stairs that lead to the Bunker Hill Monument. https://www.nps.gov/bost/learn/news/bhstairs.htm