By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Hunter Miles Davis found himself at the National Park Service when he came across an internship opportunity through the Greening Youth Foundation in 2018. He knew he wanted to do something with music and decided to take a chance and apply. He was attending Hampton University at the time. The job was...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: *Note: What follows is text that is displayed on a panel next to a video touch screen inside the Nature Center.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - In an effort to improve the nation’s energy infrastructure and help meet President Biden’s goal of a zero-carbon electricity sector by 2035, the Bureau of Land Management has approved the La Mesa Gen-Tie Project in Doña Ana County, southeast of Las Cruces in Anthony, New Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Rancho de las Cabras is managed by the National Park Service as part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in San Antonio, Texas. You can visit Rancho de las Cabras as part of a guided tour with a park ranger from San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Significance:...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: If Ulysses S. Grant had lived in the 20th century, he probably would not have been a famous general and president. He most likely would have been a well-known jockey or trainer. He may have been the Eddie Arcaro1 of his time, or the Woody Stephens2 of his day. When he graduated from West Point in 1843...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: This itinerary offers a mix of recreation and history! It is a very full day, so adjust the time you spend or visit to meet your needs. Check the visiting hours for sites and inquire if programs are available.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: SHIGERU YABU. Family # 26725. Camp: Heart Mountain, WY. Address: 14-2-C. My mother, Hanako (Hana) Horishige, was born in Seattle in 1907 to parents who had come there from Japan. She was a premed student at the University of Washington for two years, then married another student there, my father Frank...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 7, 2023
News Release: Journeys at Katmai: An Activity Book for Not-So-Junior Rangers is geared toward young adults and adults. This book delves deeper into Katmai's history and resources on an exploratory journey fit for any National Park fan.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: KAZUYUKI YAMAMOTO. Family # 2970. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 17-13-1. My family consisted of my parents, Mr. & Mrs. Denjiro Yamamoto, and the four children: the eldest being my sister Yoneko age 20; myself, Kazuyuki, the oldest son, age 18; my brother Kenichi, age 15; and my younger sister Yeko, age 12.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: JUN YAMAMOTO. Family # 10006. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 31-10-4. On Sunday, December 7, 1941 the popular background music I had on the radio was interrupted by a special newscast: Japanese aircraft had attacked the US Naval Fleet at Pearl Harbor and Hawaii was in chaos. It was shocking news. Within...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
F23AS00125 - Latin America Regional Program grant opened on March 6.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: LILIAN BANNAI YAMAMURA. Family # 1107. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 5-5-1. Written by a member of the Bannai Family. I was born on April 5, 1922 in Storrs, UT, the second child of Shino and Sakui (Sam) Bannai. At the time of the mass evacuation of all American Japanese from the West Coast, I was a 19 year...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: HARRY KIYOTO YASUMOTO. Family # 40675. Camp: Canal Camp, Gila River, AZ. Address: 10-9-C. My paternal grandfather immigrated to Hawaii from Japan in the late 1890s on an indenture of servitude, a contract whereby an immigrant’s passage was paid by an employer or labor contractor in exchange for work until...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: * Return to The Civil War.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: HOMER YASUI. Family # 16261. Camp: Tule Lake, CA. Address: 74-11-C. My father Masuo Yasui came to the United States in 1903 at 16. Six years later, my mother Shiduyo Miyake arrived in the US at age 26. My mother wasn’t a “picture bride" in the usual sense, because my parents knew each other while growing...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2023
News Release: YAEKO MUNEMORI YOKOYAMA. Family # 3695. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 34-5-5. I had just finished my nurse’s training at Orange County General Hospital and passed my RN exam when the war broke out. I was supposed to go to Berkeley for my fifth year, but was grounded to a 5-mile radius and could not travel.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2023
There were 25 notices published by the Interior Department in week ending Feb. 25, according to the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2023
“STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS” was published on pages S533-S535 of the Congressional Record on Feb. 28.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2023
There were 15 press releases published by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in February.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 5, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Buffalo Soldier and 1st African American to graduate from West Point. Place of Birth: Thomasville, Georgia. Date of Birth: March 21, 1856. Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia. Date of Death: April 26, 1940. Place of Burial: Thomasville, Georgia. Cemetery Name: family cemetery. Henry...
