Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - News Releases (U.S. National Park Service)

March 30, 2009
Photography Exhibit Documents Artist's Solo Canoe Journey Down the Mississippi
From March 21, 2009 to June 21, 2009, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial will display an exhibit entitled The River Inside: Photographs by john Guider, at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.

January 26, 2009
Celebrationg African American History Month 2009
Celebrating African American Heritage Month at the Gateway Arch and Historic Old Courthouse.

May 09, 2008
Public involvement encouraged as NPS initiates planning process encompassing Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse
The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the initiation of a General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) process for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (commonly referred to as the Gateway Arch).

October 12, 2007
Fee Increase 2009
An entrance fee increase is planned for Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM), effective January 1, 2009. The new fee will be $5.00 per person for those over the age of 16. The previous fee was $3.00 per person.

August 23, 2007
Centennial Initiative News Release
National Park Service Gears up for Centennial Challenge Projects

January 16, 2008
Local actor to portray Jim Beckwourth at the Gateway Arch
"The Adventures of Jim Beckwourth: African American Frontiersman"

February 22, 2008
Actor and Playwright Paxton William's Present's
"Listening to the still small voice: The story of George Washington Carver" at the Historic Old Courthouse

March 13, 2008
"Where Would We Be Without Thee"
Loretta Washington, a local storyteller and educator, will portray several slave women, including Sojourner Truth , Harriet Tubman, and others, focusing on the hardships, struggles and challenges they encountered in their everyday lives and how they worked to overcome them.