Links to the Past

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National Park Museum Centennial

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Cool Features
This is the place to find a unique collection of interesting and entertaining features (and you just might learn something). These features have appeared on ParkNet and/or Links to the Past, and are related to the activities carried out by one of the many cultural resources programs of the NPS.

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Explore America's Past
Explore America's cultural resources--buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts. The following sites are a sampling of our best.

Use Tools For Learning
Do you want to LEARN more about America's cultural resources? And LEARN about everything the NPS is doing to protect them for future generations? Here are our key products, which may take the form of a distance learning program, a directory, a database, a case study, a lesson plan, a teacher's handbook, an illustrated guideline, or various other formats.

Find Grants, Tax Credit & Other Assistance
Find all you need to know about our wide variety of grants to preserve and protect cultural resources nationwide. Learn about the tax credit for historic rehabilitation. We also provide a variety of other ways to assist you.

See What's New
There are always new materials on Links to the Past! Here you can find our latest educational features on many different topics, such as NPS history, preserving historic buildings, travel to important historic and archeological sites, and virtual museum exhibits. You can also find our latest publications and news of upcoming conferences.

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What We Care About
America's cultural resources--buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, ethnographic resources, objects and documents, structures and districts--embody a rich heritage of human experiences and cultural identities. They provide information about people from the past and establish important connections to the present. They tell a compelling story of our earlier nations, states, and communities and help us understand how we got where we are today. America's cultural resources also provide evidence about important historical trends and events, reflect people's everyday lives and significant accomplishments, and illustrate distinctive architectural, landscape, and engineering designs.

History in the Parks
A listing of parks based on their cultural and historic significance. This is only a partial listing.

Site Map
This Site Map organizes and links vast amounts of information on specific topics such as archeology, history of the NPS, National Historic Landmarks, the National Register of Historic Places, the laws and regulations that guide cultural stewardship, and opportunities for public involvement in preserving and protecting the buildings, landscapes, sites, and collections of the NPS and the nation. Take advantage of some of our most useful web sites, and discover the riches of a nation!