Tags: Highlights
Trail of Tears NHT: 2018 Highlights
Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) OUTREACH Created a full length documentary about the Trail of Tears in Missouri for airing on PBS channels with funding from the Missouri Humanities Council. Created a Trail of Tears walking tour brochure featuring witness structures and sites on the…
Star-Spangled Banner NHT: 2018 Highlights
OUTREACH Friends of Fort McHenry hosted special kayak excursions and walking wetland tours, along with talks about the Star-Spangled Banner NHT at a special “Fort McHenry celebrates the National Trails System” event. In partnership with the Living Classrooms Foundation, fourth and fifth grade students from…
Selma to Montgomery NHT: 2018 Highlights
OUTREACH The Selma to Montgomery NHT hosted a Junior Ranger Summer Camp. Activities included learning what a Freedom Song is and how the songs affected the people of the Voting Rights Movement. Kids learned about careers in NPS and Adventures in Camping, created “What Does…
Santa Fe NHT: 2018 Highlights
Santa Fe Trail Association (SFTA) OUTREACH SFTA chapters installed new interpretive wayside exhibits at trail related sites in their areas. Completed signage showing where the Santa Fe NHT crossed current roadways in Osage, Wabaunsee, Lyon, and Morris counties in eastern Kansas. Began work on four…
Pony Express NHT: 2018 Highlights
National Pony Express Association (NPEA) OUTREACH NPEA conducted its Annual Re-Ride of the Pony Express Trail from Old Sacramento, CA to St. Joseph, MO in June 2018. The re-ride took ten days to complete traveling by horseback 24 hours a day. About 900 riders and…
Overmountain Victory NHT: 2018 Highlights
Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA) OUTREACH OVTA, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS), provided programing for 50,000 members of the public in 2018 along the 330 mile trail corridor. Of those, approximately 75 percent were school students. The trail corridor passes through the…
Oregon and California NHTs: 2018 Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Developed a new website and brochure program. The website makes it easier for volunteers to report their hours, mileage, and unreimbursed expenses, and also incorporates interactive trail maps of the Cherokee Trail in Colorado and the Southern Routes. The 68,000…
Old Spanish NHT: 2018 Highlights
Old Spanish Trail Association (OSTA) OUTREACH The Mojave Chapter hosted its annual Old Spanish Trail Day October 5-7, 2018. Attended the PNTS training conference in Vancouver, WA, with representation from six OSTA board members and two staff. A 12-year effort, led by ex-Armijo Chapter president…
Nez Perce (Nee-Me-Poo) NHT: 2018 Highlights
Nez Perce Trail Foundation (NPTF) OUTREACH Held a scholarship award program for outstanding Native American students. Continued raising funds for a planned outdoor basketball court to be built on the Tamkaliks Powwow Grounds in Wallowa, OR. Organized the 2018 Nez Perce Summer Education Trail Tour…
Mormon Pioneer NHT: 2018 Highlights
Mormon Trails Association OUTREACH In October, a 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act event was held at Richardson’s Point, IA, which included the dedication of new signs that mark this important location along the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail. Richardson’s Point was where…