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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Be A Junior Ranger
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nps | Junior Ranger: Explore, Learn, Protect |
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Visit Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site and become a Junior Ranger!
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site has an official Junior Ranger Program thanks to the generous support of the National Park Foundation, its corporate sponsor Unilever, the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara and the Community Foundation of Henderson County North Carolina.
Visit the park and pick up your own Junior Ranger booklet for free; complete the activities appropriate for your age using the information found in the booklet and at the park. Once completed, bring it to a ranger to be checked and WHAMO you have earned yourself a badge and the honor of being a Junior Ranger who vows to learn about and protect National Parks throughout our country.
If you cannot visit Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, do not dispair! Simply download an English (850kb) Junior Ranger booklet or a language booklet; use the educational website for kids, Imagine It! to complete the activities, then mail the booklet to the park for a ranger to check. We will mail the booklet back to you with your badge.
The National Park Service has another way for you to become a Junior Ranger and to learn about the jobs of park rangers. Visit this site and learn about this facinating line of work. Complete all the activities and you can become a Web-Ranger!
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Jump aboard and discover Carl Sandburg Imagine It! an educational website for kids of all ages will take you on a exciting journey. more... | |
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Did You Know?
Carl Sandburg was not the only notable American to live in this stately home. German born Christopher Memminger(1803-1888), Secretary of the Treasury for the Confederate Army from 1861-1864, had this home built in 1838 to escape malaria ridden Charleston, SC summers and 1860's war-torn Charleston.
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Last Updated: April 16, 2008 at 14:09 EST |