Credits

UPDATED: The Places Reflecting America's Diverse Cultures Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary was updated in summer 2017 by Mia L. Carey, PhD with the National Park Service's Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education.

The Places Reflecting America’s Diverse Cultures Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary was produced by the National Park Service's Heritage Education Services, in partnership with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. The itinerary features units of the National Park System that preserve and tell the stories of the diverse peoples who have played a role in American history, most of which are identified in the National Park Service Park History Program thematic index of national parks associated with various ethnic groups at https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/categrs_NEW.htm. The itinerary uses registration information on historic places in the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections and National Park Service websites and brochures for units of the National Park System. The National Park Service National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks collections archives are kept at 1201 Eye St., NW, Washington, D.C. and are open to the public. Much of the collection is online, particularly for the units of the National Park System that are included in this itinerary.

Carol Shull, Interim Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places and Chief, Heritage Education Services, National Park Service, developed the concept for the itinerary, edited it, and managed its production. Dr. Alan M. Kraut, historian and professor at American University, wrote the essay “America, the Nation of Nations.” Mr. James A. Percoco, historian and teacher at Springfield High School in Springfield, Virginia, wrote the essay “Divided We Stand: Markers of Conflict and Change on the Landscape.” Dr. Robert Sutton, Chief Historian of the National Park Service and manager of the Park History Program, wrote the essay “The National Park Service: Preserving the Places and Stories of America’s Diverse Cultural Heritage.” Cynthia Jarrin, Seth Tinkham, and Cassie Ward wrote most of the content and selected many of the photos. Brittany Bowers, Elizabeth R. Morse, Rebecca Reese, Zachary Lifton, and Zachary Siegel contributed written material, editorial comments, and wrote some site descriptions. Units of the National Park System featured in the itinerary and their staffs provided a number of images and other information. Kristin Roberts, Katherine Orr, Jennifer Jablonsky, Zachary Siegel, Matthew Klein, James Nelson, Nancy Bazar, Emma Byrnes, Adam Rubin, Tomas Ramirez, Thomas Hardej, Elizabeth Morse, Brittany Bowers, Mae Maginnis, and Alex Knabe also assisted in the preparation of the itinerary while serving as graduate and undergraduate student interns for the National Park Service Heritage Education Services. Cassie Ward programmed the itinerary into the template. Hyejung Kwon designed the original computer template for the itineraries as the practicum for her Masters of Tourism Administration (MTA) at George Washington University’s School of Business, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Kathryn Warnes, contractor with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers, has adjusted the template.

Christine Messing and Stephanie Massaro, contractors with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers with the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, assisted with the National Register nomination research. Jeff Joeckel of the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks staff provided very valuable advice and assistance in the development of the itinerary.

The itinerary was produced with the support of the National Park Service's Stephanie Toothman, Associate Director for Cultural Resources and Science; Jon Smith, Assistant Associate Director for Heritage Preservation Services; Bryan Mitchell, Chief, Heritage Preservation Services; Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks; Robert Sutton, Chief Historian and Manager, Park History Program; Ronald C. Wilson, Chief Curator and Manager, Park Museum Management Program; and Richard O’Connor, Chief, Historical Documentation Programs.