https://www.nps.gov/natc News releases from Natchez National Historical Park. en-us https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/new-tour-ticket-provider.htm Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:47:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Warren Reuther, Jr. (doing business as Natchez.com) to provide event and tour ticketing services at the recently NPS-acquired Natchez Visitor Center in Natchez, Mississippi, through a five-year lease beginning December 1, 2021. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/new-tour-ticket-provider.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natcnews06182021.htm Fri, 18 Jun 2021 06:42:00 EST NATCHEZ, Miss – Today, the National Park Service (NPS) established the Forks of the Road site —one of the nation’s primary hubs for the trafficking of enslaved people before the Civil War — as the newest unit of Natchez National Historical Park with the acquisition of a key parcel donated by the City of Natchez. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natcnews06182021.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/2021-05-18-melrose-tour-signs.htm Wed, 19 May 2021 09:42:00 EST Contractors have installed new self-guided tour signs at Melrose. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/2021-05-18-melrose-tour-signs.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/lease-opportunity-at-natchez-visitor-center.htm Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EST The National Park Service is issuing a Request for Proposals for interested individuals and organizations to submit proposals to lease property inside the Natchez Visitor Center at 640 South Canal Street in Natchez, Mississippi. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/lease-opportunity-at-natchez-visitor-center.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/04-27-21-nps-app.htm Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:57:00 EST The new National Park Service app is now available for download in the iOS App Store and Google Play Store. The app gives visitors up-to-date information on the 423 national parks throughout the country. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/04-27-21-nps-app.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/2020-01-09-natc-vss.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:00:00 EST Natchez National Historical Park is developing a Visitor Services Strategy to assess the type and quality of services that are offered to park visitors and to consider possible future services like tours, limited food and beverage services, picnic tables, ticket sales, and things we haven’t thought of yet. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/2020-01-09-natc-vss.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/about-us.htm Thu, 23 Jul 2020 09:00:00 EST On July 23, 2020, the City of Natchez will formally transferred ownership of the Natchez Visitors Center to the National Park Service. With the parallel NPS acquisition of land at the Forks of the Road slave market site, Natchez National Historical Park is poised to provide a new level of leadership to the tourism community and drive economic development. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/about-us.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-is-beginning-to-increase-recreational-access.htm Fri, 26 Jun 2020 19:46:00 EST Natchez National Historical Park is beginning to increase recreational access to the estate grounds at Melrose https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-is-beginning-to-increase-recreational-access.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natc-closed-covid-19.htm Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:53:00 EST Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and recommendations from state and local public health authorities in consultation with National Park Service Public Health Service Officers, all sites of the Natchez National Historical Park are temporarily closed to the public. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natc-closed-covid-19.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/spanish-at-fort-rosalie.htm Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:14:00 EST Come see Spanish colonial artillerymen, soldiers, and civilian living historians as they recreate Revolutionary Era life and material culture in their encampment at Fort Rosalie on Saturday, June 10, 2017, from 10 am to 4 pm. This event is free to the public! https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/spanish-at-fort-rosalie.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/nps-week-2017.htm Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:30:00 EST Come celebrate National Park Week at Natchez National Historical Park with free house tours at Melrose the next two weekends: Saturday and Sunday, April 15th and16th, and Saturday and Sunday, April 22nd and 23rd. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/nps-week-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/3rd-us-colored-cavalry-living-history-event-at-melrose.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2017 10:03:00 EST On Sunday, April 2, 2017, from 1 to 4 p.m. park service intern CJ Dee will be conducting an equestrian program at Melrose on the 3rd US Colored Cavalry during the Civil War. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/3rd-us-colored-cavalry-living-history-event-at-melrose.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-seeks-volunteers-for-park-day.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2017 09:56:00 EST Natchez National Historical Park will host a Park Day event at the Fort Rosalie site beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding before noon on Saturday, April 1, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-seeks-volunteers-for-park-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-nhp-celebrates-black-history-month-and-presidents-day.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2017 04:15:00 EST Natchez National Historical Park is celebrating Presidents Day and Black History Month with a series of special programs on Monday, February 20th. These programs are both free to the public. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-nhp-celebrates-black-history-month-and-presidents-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/changes-to-melrose-schedule-for-january.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:26:00 EST In commemoration of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day federal holiday, the public is invited to tour the Melrose mansion free of charge on Monday, January 16, 2017. In preparation for spring visitors, Natchez National Historical Park will close the Melrose site for the next three days, from January 17-19, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/changes-to-melrose-schedule-for-january.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-honors-veterans-and-their-families-with-a-fee-free-day.htm Wed, 09 Nov 2016 04:25:00 EST As part of Veteran’s Day observances on Friday, November 11, Natchez National Historical Park will offer free Melrose house tours to everyone in honor of U.S. military veterans, current members of the U.S. armed forces and their families. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-honors-veterans-and-their-families-with-a-fee-free-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/melrose-mansion-closed-for-renovations.htm Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:49:00 EST The Melrose mansion at Natchez National Historical Park will be closed from Thursday, September 8 through Friday, September 23, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/melrose-mansion-closed-for-renovations.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/temporary-revised-schedule-for-natchez-nhp-sites.htm Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:20:00 EST Effective immediately and running through the end of May 2016, a new operation schedule will be in effect at the historic sites of Natchez National Historical Park. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/temporary-revised-schedule-for-natchez-nhp-sites.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/national-park-week-in-natchez.htm Fri, 15 Apr 2016 06:30:00 EST Natchez National Historical Park celebrates National Park Week with special events and free tours of the Melrose mansion. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/national-park-week-in-natchez.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-announces-free-melrose-house-tours-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2016 08:04:00 EST In honor of the Civil Rights contributions made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Natchez National Historical Park invites everyone to explore American history at their local national park at no charge. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-announces-free-melrose-house-tours-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-builds-new-walking-trails-and-accessible-ramps-at-melrose-estate.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2016 05:57:00 EST As part of its efforts to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, Natchez National Historical Park has broken ground on two projects at the historic Melrose estate that will help make the site as wheelchair accessible as possible. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/natchez-national-historical-park-builds-new-walking-trails-and-accessible-ramps-at-melrose-estate.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/national-park-service-prohibits-unmanned-aircraft.htm Wed, 23 Dec 2015 06:17:00 EST The use of unmanned aircraft (including drones) within the boundaries of National Park Service sites is prohibited. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/national-park-service-prohibits-unmanned-aircraft.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/nps-moves-forward-with-fort-rosalie-plans.htm Tue, 29 Sep 2015 05:26:00 EST NPS Moves Forward With Fort Rosalie Plans https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/nps-moves-forward-with-fort-rosalie-plans.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/Tourism-Creates-Economic-Benefits.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2015 09:37:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 215,256 visitors to Natchez National Historical Park in 2014 spent $12.072 million in the local community. That spending supported 190 jobs in the area. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/Tourism-Creates-Economic-Benefits.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/zachary-taylor-at-melrose.htm Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:53:00 EST Visitors to the Melrose mansion now have a chance to see a Natchez classic, a life-size, marble bust of Zachary Taylor completed in 1848 by Natchez sculptor Edwin Lyon. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/zachary-taylor-at-melrose.htm https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/julia-davis-portrait-returns-to-melrose.htm Sat, 17 Mar 2012 12:10:00 EST A special homecoming happened in Natchez last week as the childhood portrait of Julia Davis made her way back to the Melrose parlor for the first time since its departure 30 years ago. Painted sometime in the1850s, the oil painting was attributed to German born artist William Frye in the book Mississippi Portraiture. https://www.nps.gov/natc/learn/news/julia-davis-portrait-returns-to-melrose.htm