In 2009, PBS broadcasted Ken Burns's six-part documentary series National Parks: America's Best Idea. Almost a decade later, PBS's companion website continues to host a wealth of materials about the history of U.S. national parks, including this searchable collection of over 800 multimedia documents. This collection includes newspaper articles, historic photographs, correspondence, and clips from...

This PBS site introduces readers to Ken Burns's six-part documentary, The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Readers may like to begin with the excellent History tab, which includes a colorful interactive timeline, beautiful archival photographs, and articles tracing the history of the national parks from 1851 onward. In addition, the Watch Video tab features over a dozen film clips from the...

Although it was Woodrow Wilson who signed into law the 1916 act that created the National Park Service, Theodore Roosevelt is the U.S. president that most associate with the creation of the national parks. During his presidential tenure, Roosevelt passed the 1906 Antiquities Act and oversaw the creation of Crater Lake, Wind Cave, and Mesa Verde National Parks, in addition to Sullys Hill National...

In June 2016, the Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum launched an exhibit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the United State's National Park Service. On this website, visitors can learn more about how national parks evolved throughout history via numerous digitized artifacts including photographs, documents, and ephemera. Visitors can browse categories such as Origins...