• Looking across Civil War prisoner of war graves toward American Flags

    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

Be A Junior Ranger

EXPLORE! LEARN! PROTECT!

 
Junior Ranger Cover Page

National Park Service

As a Junior Ranger, you can help protect natural and historic areas in our country! To become a Junior Ranger and earn your badge, simply ask for the Junior Ranger Activity Booklet and complete the pages for your age group.

Ages 6-8 must complete the pages marked with a magnifying glass. Ages 9-12 must complete the pages marked with the binoculars. After you finish the activities, bring your completed book to the POW Museum. You will be given your badge and be sworn in as an official Junior Ranger.

 
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You can also download the Junior Ranger Booklet and complete the activities at your house. Mail in your Junior Ranger booklet to the park and we will send you your official Junior Ranger badge to show to all your friends!

Mail your completed booklet with your return address to:

Andersonville National Historic Site
Attn: Junior Ranger Program
496 Cemetery Road
Andersonville, GA 31711

Did You Know?

Canvas, rubber, and wooden shelters

Shebang was a name given by the prisoners at Andersonville to the crude shelters that they constructed, many of wood and scraps of cloth. Lucky men might have a shelter-half or an extra blanket. Not so lucky ones would use an old shirt to provide relief from the hot summer sun.