Tag: National Park Service

Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ | Our Story of Triumph & Hope After Military Sexual Trauma (February 17, 2019)

February 17, 2019

“Sometimes God will put the Goliath in your life to find the David within you” – Unknown “I, Jennifer, entered this life vowing to fulfill two things; that I would serve and that I would lead. Like the missions I promised to give my all to, to the death if need be, my soul also … More Christine Hassing Published ‘Jennifer and Onyx’ | Our Story of Triumph & Hope After Military Sexual Trauma (February 17, 2019)

Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts

June 14, 2015

America’s self-image is founded in part on the nation’s rapid rise to industrial preeminence by World War I. While there is no single birthplace of industry, Lowell’s planned textile mill city, in scale, technological innovation, and development of an urban working class, marked the beginning of the industrial transformation of America. Visitors can see today … More Lowell National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee

May 21, 2015

Andrew Johnson chose to be buried atop this hill, then known as “Signal Hill,” which he owned. His family members continued to be buried here in the family plot until his great-granddaughter’s interment in 1992. The cemetery became part of the Andrew Johnson National Monument in 1942. (National Park Service) When I die, I want … More Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

April 25, 2015

“Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.” ~National Park Service FMI: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde … More Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York