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Homestead National Monument of America
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Homestead National Monument of America
Awards 03-November-2007
Constitution Day Naturalization Ceremony 24-August-2008
Contact Us 17-January-2006
Folk Artist Week 26-July-2008
Frequently Asked Questions 17-January-2006
Homestead Days Schedule 31-May-2008
Homestead Heritage Center 23-July-2006
Homestead National Monument in Depth 22-August-2006
Homestead National Monument of America 17-January-2006
Homestead Symposium Call4Papers 28-February-2007
Kids in Parks 28-June-2008
Land of Dreams 07-September-2008
Living Wall 30-December-2007
Naturalization Promo 09-September-2008
New Interpretive Film Premiered 09-April-2008
Photo Contest Submission slips 08-September-2008
Post Card Announcement 12-September-2008
Post Card Invitation 12-September-2008
Prairie Appreciation Week Photo Contest 08-September-2008
Prairie Appreciation Week Photo Contest Entry Form 08-September-2008
Prairie Appreciation Week Photo Contest Flyer 08-September-2008
Stay Close to Home Vacation 28-June-2008
For Kids
Be A Junior Ranger 29-June-2006
Dot to Dot 1 12-August-2006
Dot to Dot 2 12-August-2006
Dot to Dots 12-August-2006
For Kids 29-June-2006
Junior Ranger Booklet 19-July-2008
Park Fun 29-June-2006
Reading Ranger Booklist 12-August-2006
Wildflower Coloring Book 08-July-2006
For Teachers
Curriculum Materials 15-January-2008
Distance Learning Opportunities 09-January-2008
For Teachers 27-January-2006
Introduction 19-January-2008
Math Booklet 24-June-2008
Math Solutions 10-July-2008
Plan A Field Trip 15-January-2008
Unit 1 19-January-2008
Unit 2 19-January-2008
Unit 3 19-January-2008
Unit 4, Part A 19-January-2008
Unit 4, Part B 19-January-2008
Unit 5 19-January-2008
Unit 6 19-January-2008
Unit 7 19-January-2008
History & Culture
About the Homestead Act 16-November-2006
About the Museum Collection 20-February-2008
Abraham Lincoln and the West 18-November-2007
Calof Biography 20-November-2006
Carver Biography 20-November-2006
Cather Biography 20-November-2006
Collections 10-October-2006
Creation of Homestead National Monument of America 13-November-2006
Deardorff Biography 18-November-2006
Doig Biography 20-November-2006
Earp Biography 20-November-2006
Exodusters 18-November-2007
Final Patents 05-January-2008
Freeman Letters 18-November-2007
Freeman School-Bible Court Case 30-November-2006
Future of the Museum Collection 20-February-2008
Genealogy & Land Records 30-November-2006
George W. Norris Biography 18-November-2006
History and Culture 25-April-2006
Homestead Application 28-November-2006
Homestead Entries by Acre 05-January-2008
Homestead Settled States 30-November-2006
Homesteading by the Numbers 01-December-2007
Homesteading Legacies 20-November-2006
Homesteads that Successfully "Proved Up" by State 22-December-2007
Hubbell Biography 20-November-2006
Huntley Biography 28-November-2006
Introduction to the Homesteading 01-December-2007
Jewel Biography 20-November-2006
Kleppe Biography 20-November-2006
Knott Biography 20-November-2006
Land Records Project 27-November-2006
McKnight Biography 20-November-2006
Mills Biography 20-November-2006
Moulton Biography 20-November-2006
Nelson Biography, Legacy 20-November-2006
Neve Affidavit 27-November-2006
Neve Final Affidavit 27-November-2006
Neve Land Records 27-November-2006
Neve Testimony Page 1 27-November-2006
Neve Testimony Page 2 27-November-2006
Neve Testimony Page 3 27-November-2006
Neve Testimony Page 4 27-November-2006
Neve Witness Testimony Page 1 27-November-2006
Neve Witness Testimony Page 3 27-November-2006
Neve Witness Testimony-2 21-January-2008
Owen Biography 20-November-2006
People 02-August-2006
Percentage of Total Acreage that was Successfully Homesteaded 05-December-2007
Presidential Quotes about the Homestead Act 17-November-2007
Rankin Biography 20-November-2006
Recent Acquisitions 20-February-2008
Sharp Biography 20-November-2006
State by State Numbers 01-December-2007
The First Homesteader 01-November-2006
The Homestead Act of 1862 18-November-2006
The Last Homesteader 08-November-2006
The Rural Electrification Act Provides a 'Fair Chance' to Rural Americans 17-November-2007
Tom Osborne 02-January-2008
Total Amount of Acres Successfully Homesteaded State by State 05-December-2007
Total Number of Successful Homestead Claims State by State 05-December-2007
Wa gi ma wub Biography 20-November-2006
Welk Biography 20-November-2006
Whoopi Goldberg 02-January-2008
Wilder Biography 20-November-2006
Nature & Science
Amphibian List 19-August-2006
Amphibians 17-August-2006
Animals 04-July-2006
Birds 04-July-2006
Cub Creek Water Quality Project 04-August-2007
Environmental Factors 04-July-2006
Exotic Plants 19-August-2006
Fire Regime 22-July-2006
Fish 21-July-2006
Fish List 19-August-2006
Grasses 22-July-2006
Macro-Invertebrates of Cub Creek 10-August-2007
Mammal List 19-August-2006
Mammals 21-July-2006
Natural Features & Ecosystems 04-July-2006
Nature & Science 26-April-2006
Nonnative Species 18-August-2006
North Site Data 24-August-2007
Other Qualities of Cub Creek Water 04-August-2007
Park Species List 18-August-2006
Permit for Research 14-September-2008
Plants 04-July-2006
Prairies and Grasslands 08-July-2006
Trees and Shrubs 22-July-2006
Water Chemisty 04-August-2007
Weather 22-July-2006
West Site Data 24-August-2007
Wildflowers 22-July-2006
Park Management
Centennial Initiative 2016 23-August-2007
Green Committee 27-August-2006
HOME Centennial Initiative 15-August-2007
Park News
Attention Shutterbugs - Photo Contest at Homestead National Monument of America 13-September-2008
Barbed Wire Exhibit 15-July-2008
Cell Phone Tours 08-July-2008
Major Developments in Homestead Records Initiative Announced 12-September-2008
New Exhibits 06-August-2008
New Homestead Heritage Center Opens 02-July-2007
News 17-July-2006
News Releases 18-July-2006
Partners Come Together to Begin Digitizing Nationally Significant Homestead Records 20-September-2008
Prairie Appreciation Week Activities 08-September-2008
Public Lands Day Deer Census 08-September-2008
Revolutionary Records Project Revealed 22-September-2008
Tallgrass Prairie Seed Collection 14-September-2008
Photos & Multimedia
Flag Day Naturalization Ceremony 25-July-2008
Land Documents 15-April-2008
Land Documents 2 15-April-2008
Lincoln, Early Republicans, and the West 13-April-2008
Multimedia Presentations 13-April-2008
Oklahoma Land Rush 04-May-2008
Photo Gallery 28-November-2006
Photos & Multimedia 02-November-2006
Rep Party, Civil War and Westward Expansion 09-September-2008
Solomon Butcher's First Nebraska Home 20-January-2008
The Life and Work of Senator George Norris 08-September-2008
The Oklahoma Land Rush 09-September-2008
Thomas Jefferson and the West 18-July-2008
U. S. Senator George Norris 27-April-2008
Plan Your Visit
2007 Prescribed Burn 30-August-2007
Brochures 28-June-2006
Camping 06-November-2007
Die Heimat Tänzer 11-April-2007
Directions 25-January-2006
Distance Learning 06-January-2008
Education Center 26-December-2007
Fees & Reservations 26-January-2006
Fencing the Great Plains: The History of Barbed Wire 07-February-2008
Freeman School 01-August-2006
Freeman School 11-February-2008
Hands-On Arts and Crafts Demonstrations 06-January-2008
Heritage Center Dedication Event Schedule 17-April-2007
Hiking Trails 26-January-2006
Indoor Activities 28-June-2006
Interagency Pass Program 22-August-2008
Jack Gladstone 11-April-2007
Kids Stuff 28-June-2006
Little House Cast Members 07-June-2007
Living Homesteader Project 09-April-2007
Naturalization Ceremony 20-February-2008
Nearby Attractions 28-June-2006
Operating Hours & Seasons 25-January-2006
Other National Park Units and National Trails in Kansas and Nebraska 06-November-2007
Outdoor Activities 28-June-2006
Palmer-Epard Cabin 31-July-2006
Park Map 21-January-2008
Performers at Homestead Days 2008 20-February-2008
Places To Go 27-January-2006
Plan Your Visit 21-January-2006
Rack Card Homestead National Monument of America 23-January-2008
Real Life Science Experiments 06-January-2008
Research Permits 14-September-2008
Schedule Of Events 21-January-2006
Schedule of Events [Microsoft Word File] 29-April-2008
Schedule of Events [PDF File] 29-April-2008
State Sites 06-November-2007
Tallgrass Prairie 01-August-2006
The Monitor Vaneless: A Windmill Named for an Ironclad 07-February-2008
Things To Do 21-January-2006
Things To Know Before You Come 28-June-2006
Visitor Centers 28-June-2006
Support Your Park
Bookstore 05-December-2006
Children's Books 15-December-2007
Friends June Newsletter 28-June-2008
Friends October 2007 Newsletter 10-December-2007
Friends October Newsletter in German 13-February-2008
Friends October Newsletter in Spanish 28-April-2008
Homestead National Monument Handbook 30-January-2008
Join Our Friends 26-October-2007
June Newsletter in French 28-June-2008
October Newsletter in French 15-January-2008
Support Your Park 26-April-2006
Supportive Friends Recognition 10-December-2007
Top Sales Items 15-December-2007
Volunteer 05-December-2006
Women in period dress  

Did You Know?
Women were allowed to own the deed to 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act, 60 years before they earned the right to vote. -- Homestead National Monument of America

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