Obviously, as mentioned earlier, all parks have a website and theyd more than welcome an inquiry from you in terms of what their acquisition needs or their interests might be. And im positive that you will get a response in a timely fashion. A special program tonight on the anniversary of the Parks Service, produced by American History tv, part of the cspan family of television content. And were delighted to introduce you to what we do here at American History tv. You can find us all weekend, every weekend, with visits to historic sites, lectures in history, tours of battlefields, all firstperson history and nothing else really quite like it on television. We hope if you like it tonight youll find American History tv on cspan3 on the weekends and also on the web. As we close out here tonight, i really want to thank your colleagues here at arlington house for the hospitality in allowing us to bring this equipment in and move the furniture around. Whats the closing thought you want to le
Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehabilitation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson, august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nati
Takes you to museums and Historic Places to show what artifacts reveal about American History. Next, National Park Service Ranger Matthew Penrod leads a tour of arlington house. The robert e. Lee memorial, the 19th century mansion situated on the hill above president john f. Kennedys grave in Arlington National cemetery. Today it is the most visited historic home in the National Park service system, which is marking its centennial this year. Arlington house will close at the end of 2016 for a yearlong restoration made possible by a 12. 35 million gift from philanthropist david rubenstein. My name is matt penrod. Im a parks Service Ranger here at arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. Ive been here many years. Sometimes joke that ive spent more time in this house than robert e. Lee did, although it was his home for about 30 years. Arlington house is perhaps the most unique place in the entire National Park service, and perhaps in regards to Historic Houses, one of the most in the
Thank you very much. Youre looking at a live picture of arlington house, the robert e. Lee memorial. This is the National Park services most visited historic home and it was on this day in 1916 that president Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that created the park service. Were here this evening at arlington house to talk about the park service and its history. We will also learn more about this special house and the people who lived here and how its being preserved and interpreted by the National Park service. Were joined tonight by robert stanton, former National Park service director, and brandon bies, the former site manager here at arlington house, and obviously, park Service Employee who is also overseeing a yearlong rehabilitation of the estate. Let me start with the story of how the National Park service began. As the National Park service was authorized by an act of congress, signed into law by president Woodrow Wilson, august 25, 1916. Therefore, we celebrate the 100th an
Shandon Sahm Presents "Sahm Covers Sahm" with The Psychoholics & Matt Penrod The sweet melodies of Texas music icon Doug Sahm come back to life when his son Shandon Sahm graces the stage at Fitzgerald's. Aptly titled "Sahm Covers Sahm", Shandon covers his dad's top hits with some top-notch musicians backing him up. Opening the night is the always Fun & quirky The Psychoholics. Special guest performance by Matt Penrod after Shandon's set. With The Psychoholics on the bill you never know what will happen, but one thing's for sure, this hodgepodge of music will not happen again anytime soon. So mark your calendars! 21 & Up.