National Park Service History

Oldest national park ranger dies

Betty Reid Soskin, who retired as oldest park ranger in history, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who retired as the oldest National Park Service ranger in history, died on Sunday at her Richmond home, her family announced.

· 8h · on MSN

Oldest national park ranger dies at 104

· 1d

Betty Reid Soskin, legendary national park ranger, dies at 104, family says

· 8h

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died.

· 1d

Betty Reid Soskin, Nation’s Oldest Park Ranger, Dies at 104

Santa Rosa Press Democrat · 12h

‘Her cause of death was living’: East Bay park ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 104

Fox News

On this day in history, August 25, 1916, National Park Service created under President Wilson

The United States took a bold step toward growing and protecting the world's largest park system when President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the National Park Service Organic Act on this day in history, August 25, 1916. The act most notably created the ...

PBS

The history of America's National Parks Service

From sea to shining sea, America is full of beautiful landscapes and some of the most extraordinary places are available to everyone because they are part of the National Park Service. In this episode of Simple Civics we dive into the creation and history ...

Opinion

The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionOpinion

Trump’s rules threaten history at Georgia’s MLK Jr. and Ocmulgee national sites

This week, gift shops and bookstores at national parks are being ordered to purge items that don't match Trump's agenda. This feels like a threat to American history.

NPR

The U.S. national park system gets a $100 million grant, the largest in its history

The National Park Foundation announced Monday that it had received the largest grant in its nearly 60-year history, a $100 million gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. The foundation, which is the fundraising arm of the National Park Service, said the money ...

npca.org

Park Service Programs You Benefit From, But May Not Know About

The National Park Service contributes more to our country than you might realize — including conservation and history in your own backyard. Not everyone lives near a national park, but most people are touched by the work of the National Park Service ...

Quincy Herald-Whig

New Philadelphia named unit of the National Park Service

BARRY, Ill. — After more than a quarter century of work and hope, Phil Bradshaw says it feels great to see New Philadelphia take its next step into history. Four pages of the 4,155-page Omnibus Appropriations Act passed by the Senate and House, and ...