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Contact: Jonathan Parker, 978-210-4245 SALEM, MA - The National Park Service is announcing a seasonal change to the days and hours of operation for the Salem Regional Visitor Center (2 New Liberty St.), effective December 1st, 2014. The Visitor Center will be open Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm beginning on December 1st, 2014 – and on select holidays including Martin Luther King Day (1/19) and Presidents’ Day (2/16). Seven-day a week operations at the Visitor Center will resume on April 19th, 2015. Park Educator Wins Prestigious AwardMaryann Zujewski, Education Specialist at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites, was recently named the 2014 Freeman Tilden award winner for the Northeast Region of the National Park Service. This prestigious award is presented to a park employee that has made outstanding contributions to the public through the interpretation of our National Parks.A panel of field staff and superintendents representing National Parks from Virginia to Maine met and selected Maryann as the regional winner for 2014. Maryann won for her work in developing education programming for local teachers and students in collaboration with staff from Essex National Heritage Area. She developed the “Park for Every Classroom Teacher Development Program,” a week-long program that immerses teachers in the values and practices of place-based education and service learning. She collaborated with multiple park partners to develop the workshop, recruit teachers, offer graduate credit through Salem State University and teach a significant portion of the workshop. “Maryann has worked tirelessly over the last three years to educate hundreds of local teachers and students about the influential, instructive power of the historic and natural places within their communities,” said Jonathan Parker, Chief of Interpretation, Education & Partnerships at Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works. “Her work continues the long-standing education mission of the National Park Service to inspire people to learn from and enjoy these places – whether that be a local trail, a historic property or even a National Park. We’re very proud of Maryann and all the local teachers and students that have worked with her throughout Essex County.” Friends, community partners, colleagues and park neighbors are invited to recognize Maryann from 12:30 – 1pm at St. Joseph Hall, 160 Derby Street on December 2nd, 2014. Additional information about the Freeman Tilden Award, including winners from other regions of the National Park Service, is available at https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/tildenaward.htm |
Last updated: February 26, 2015