Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Annetta Johnson Saint-Gaudens

Augusta Saint-Gaudens

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Charles Beaman

Charles Follen McKim

Daniel Chester French

Davida Johnson Clark

Ellen Biddle Shipman

Uncover the hidden history of World War I in the national parks!

The annual 2024 Director’s Management and Administration Awards recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement and service of management, administration, Information Technology, and Information Management by NPS employees. The Excellence Awards recognize employees who go beyond day-to-day duties to solve problems or create new opportunities. They do so with creative thinking and action.

For more than a century the National Park Service (NPS) has won awards and honors for its work preserving cultural and natural resources and sharing the diverse stories of American history. One of its earliest honors came from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in San Francisco, California, in 1915. But wait…The NPS was created in 1916, right? How could it win an award before it existed?

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first regiment of African Americans from the North to serve during the Civil War, bravely assaulted Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor. Their bravery increased Northern efforts to enlist African Americans. By war's end, over 180,000 African Americans fought in the US Army, roughly 10% of the fighting men.

Bob Widger is a registered nurse, outdoor enthusiast, husband, father, and grandfather, but being a park ranger has punctuated every chapter of his life. An ethos of service is constant for Widger - just like the pull of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park.

Overview of the 2024 Artist-in-Residence Exhibit, located in the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Carriage Barn Visitor Center. The exhibit will be open between September 21, 2024 - October 31, 2024. The exhibit features work from three 2024 Artists-in-Residence, along with relevant historical artwork from Mary and Laurance Rockefeller's collection.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Theodore Roosevelt’s relationship was not only a working one, but also a friendly one. Their most famous project together was the beautifully designed ten- and twenty-dollar gold coins. Along with the coins, Saint-Gaudens also designed Roosevelt’s 1905 Inaugural Medal.

Biologists are interested in how white-nose syndrome is affecting bats in national parks. At Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, scientists are studying what bat species are present and where bats are most active in the park.