New York Public Library
Elyse Luray of PBS's History Detectives briefly introduces the New York Public Library and its extensive collection of historically-significant holdings from around the world.
Elyse Luray of PBS's History Detectives briefly introduces the New York Public Library and its extensive collection of historically-significant holdings from around the world.
Exhibits and programs tell of the industrial and social history surrounding the 'black gold rush' of Arkansas's oil fields. Visitors walk the rutted streets of a 1920s oil boom town, then go on a journey inside the earth to see formation of the oil strata. In the museum's Oil Field Park, see full-size operating equipment used from the 1920s to the modern era, including a 1920s standard oil rig and a 112-foot wooden derrick.
The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.
Coastal Florida was a major field of conflict as European nations fought for control in the New World. As part of this struggle, Fort Matanzas guarded St. Augustine's southern river approach. The colonial wars are over, but the monument is still protecting—not just the historic fort, but also the wild barrier island and the plants and animals who survive there amidst a sea of modern development.
The site offers a short film, exhibits, tours, demonstrations, educational programs, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).
An all-African-American town settled by former slaves fleeing the south in 1877 after Reconstruction had ended following the Civil War, Nicodemus is located in the Northwest corner of Kansas. This living community is the only remaining all-African-American town west of the Mississippi River that was settled in the 1800s on the western plains by former slaves. Five historic buildings represent this community.
The site offers exhibits, a short film, research library access, and tours.
Visitors can walk through one of Vermont's most beautiful landscapes, under the shade of sugar maples and 400-year-old hemlocks, across covered bridges, and alongside rambling stone walls. Ranger-guided tours of the historic 1869 Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion and gardens explore the history of conservation; the stewardship ethic of the Marsh, Billings, and Rockefeller families' and community-based conservation in a more modern context. In addition to original furnishings and personal items, the mansion displays works of art that include some of America's finest landscape paintings, highlighting the influence painting and photography had on the conservation movement.
The site offers exhibits, research library access, tours, and educational and recreational programs.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a public and privately funded memorial to honor the memory of the victims, rescuers, and family members of the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. Immediately adjacent to the outdoor memorial is a memorial museum. From the NPS website: "The museum is dedicated to educating visitors about the impact of violence, informing about events surrounding the bombing, and inspiring hope and healing through lessons learned by those affected."
The memorial and memorial museum offer exhibits, ranger talks, and tours. The website offers a history of the site, visitor information, and an events calendar. In order to contact the site via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.
The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site commemorates the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case, which ended legal segregation in the public school system. The site is located within one of four former African American elementary schools, the Monroe Elementary School. The school has been restored to a 1954 appearance. Permanent exhibits address relevant people, places, and events; the feelings of being subjected to discrimination; and the impact of the case. Computer consoles invite visitors to share their own experiences.
The site offers a ranger-led orientation, a 25-minute introductory film, interactive and traditional exhibits, 90-minute tours for students, outreach presentations for students, distance learning programs, Junior Ranger activities, and access to a non-circulating research library. Picnic tables are located in the nearby Cushinberry Park. Access to the library is by appointment only. The website offers historical photographs, an interactive activity, scavenger hunt worksheets for third grade through high school, an electronic field trip, a DVD and teacher's guide, Teaching with Historic Places lesson plans, a web quest, children's activities, and a curriculum kit.
The Governors Island National Monument presents the history of Governors Island, New York. The island started as a colonial outpost in 1776, and last served as an U.S. Army and Coast Guard regional administrative center until 1996.
The monument offers 90-minute guided walking tours, children's programs, lectures, living history events, and Junior Ranger activities. Visitors are welcome to bring picnic lunches. The website offers Web Ranger activities.
The Vietnam Veterans National Memorial offers a place for reflection and personal interaction with the memory of military personnel killed in the Vietnam War. Designed by artist and architect Maya Lin (born 1959) as a minimalist sculpture with a highly reflective surface, viewing the monument requires visitors to confront both themselves and the names of the fallen simultaneously. U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War spanned 1950 (the arrival of U.S. military advisors in Vietnam) through 1973.
The site presents the memorial only.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site presents the rise of the threat of nuclear war. The site includes the living quarters, security control center, and Launch Conrol Cener of Delta-01; and an actual Minute Man II training missle at Launch Facility Delta-09. Topics covered include the Cold War (1940s-1990s), national security, and nuclear missiles. Collections include more than 4500 artifacts.
The site offers a 10-minute introductory film; exhibits; guided tours ranging from 15 minutes to 90 minutes of Delta-01 and 09, Delta-01, or Delta-09; a self-guided self phone tour of Delta-09; outreach PowerPoint presentations; Junior Ranger activities; and distance learning programs. Reservations must be made two weeks in advance for class visits. The website offers historic photographs and lesson plans.