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Bloomin’ Nine Patch with Kaffe Fasset fabrics
Untitled by Rekha Garton
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One Hundred Years of the National Park Service
“Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created in the Department of the Interior a service to be called the National Park Service…The service thus established shall promote and regulate the use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purposes of the said parks, monuments, and reservations, which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.”
An Act of August 25, 1916, Public Law 64-235, (39 STAT 535) to Establish a National Park Service, and for Other Purposes, 8/25/1916
File Unit: Laws of the United States, 1915-16, 64th Congress, 1st Session, Part 3, Public Acts 163-241, 1789 - 2011. Series: Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789 - 2011. Record Group 11: General Records of the United States Government, 1778 - 2006
Yellowstone. The Grand Canyon. Yosemite. For many Americans, the mere mention of these sites conjures up images of grandeur and magnificence.
“The Tetons - Snake River,” Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming., 1933 - 1942, from the series Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks and Monuments, 1941 - 1942
As the conservator of the United States’ most storied and important landmarks, the National Park Service is charged with the preservation and operation of each of the nation’s 59 national parks, as well as hundreds of protected shorelines, preserves, and historical landmarks.
This summer, the National Archives will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Parks Service by displaying the document that founded the NPS, the Organic Act of 1916.
Though the first national park had been established at Yellowstone on March 1, 1872, it and subsequently designated national parks were only loosely managed under the Department of the Interior.
By establishing a National Park Service, the Federal Government ensured the efficient and responsible conservation of national landmarks for future generations.
The passage of the Organic Act was the result of a collaborative effort between businessmen, government officials, and private citizens, who together had advocated for the establishment of a National Park Service for decades.
President Wilson signed the bill on August 25, 1916, and the National Park Service was born.
The Organic Act provided for the appointment of a full-time Director of the National Park Service as well as a support staff to manage the parks from Washington, D.C. These employees were to be paid out of a pool of funds appropriated by Congress. Additionally, the Parks Director was tasked with organizing the system of local officials and park rangers that operated each site.
Today the National Park Service employs over 22,000 full time employees as well as 221,000 volunteers across more than 400 park areas. Each year, the National Park Service enables more than 275 million visitors to experience the beauty and wonder of America’s protected landmarks.
The National Archives will be displaying the Organic Act of 1916 in the East Rotunda Gallery from June 30 through August 31, 2016. Plan your visit and see the origins of the National Park Service for yourself!
(Dogs at Yosemite National Park, excerpted from the film “Yosemite Valley“)
Keep reading at On Exhibit: One Hundred Years of the National Park Service | Prologue: Pieces of History
Challenge 46: Series of Three - Have you exercised today?
Thanks for Casey assigning us to make gif for the Challenge 45, now I’m crazy about it! For this challenge I decided to make gif of some easy work out we can do at home that I do everyday (it should have 20 so still have 17 gif to go!). The exercises is simple and looks easy, but if you continue for a bit, it actually can be very tiring. Hope you all like it and start moving now! :)
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Weasel image from Natural history of the animal kindgom for the use of young people (1889)
Green woodpecker from British birds & their eggs….. (1909)
Children who are read to fifteen minutes a day, know 55 times more words than children who don’t read. Reading aloud at a young age is important for their language development. It works on all sides.
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands about children reading. The Princess attended to the National Library in Hoorn on the National Reading Day, and read books to children. (via koninklijkhuis)
Breathtaking view of frozen Chicago captured by drone
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