Heritage Center

Heritage Center across the prairie Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Winter Scene at the Heritage Center

Heritage Center across the prairie Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A night view of the Homestead National Monument of America Heritage Center from the oldest restored tallgrass prairie in the National Park Service.

TSgt. Charles H. Coolidge receives the Medal of Honor from Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on Jun 18, 1945 during a battlefield ceremony near Dormstadt, Germany. He received the medal for valorous actions east of More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Clear blue skies welcome travelers who visit the Beverly Heritage Center. Status: Public domain. Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike Alliance More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Cedar Island's exhibit at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center includes three colorful modern versions of a long-standing More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Visitors are welcomed here at the Prescott Welcome and Heritage Center to view displays, pick up brochures, to learn of local history an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Renowned decoy carver Roy Willis demonstrates his skill for elementary school students visiting the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heri More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator: More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sheppard Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AETC Scene Camera Operator: CIV Tom More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Vandenberg Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AFSPC Scene Camera Operator: More

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ranger Jeremy Kingsbury playing the song he wrote for the grand opening of the Heritage Center, Rendezvous Days 2007.

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Ranger Shane Ausprey preparing to play with ranger Jeremy Kingsbury a song written for the grand opening of the heritage Center, Rendezvous Days 2007.

Discover and protect waterfowl Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The 7,000-square foot Soldier Experience gallery provides an in-depth look at the history of the U.S. Army as seen through soldiers' eyes. Soldiers' dog tags have evolved over the years.

WASHINGTON (Apr. 16, 2014) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the U.S. Naval Institute annual meeting at the Navy Memorial and Heritage Center about innovation, joint force interde More

WASHINGTON (Apr. 16, 2014) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert speaks at the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) annual meeting at the Navy Memorial and Heritage Center about innovation, joint force More

Part of the Rove Formation, the layered rock outcrop is the oldest sedimentary rock on Lake Superior's North Shore. The evergreen trees are part of the southern reaches of the North American "boreal" forest. More

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kenneth Hughey, former prisoner of war, speaks to the crowd during Los Angeles Air Force Base’s POW/MIA Wreath Ceremony in El Segundo, Calif., Sept. 18, 2015. Hughey was taken prison More

Los Angeles Air Force Base honors military members listed as prisoners of war or missing in action during the POW/MIA Wreath Ceremony held in El Segundo, Calif., Sept. 18, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah C More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen Robert D. McMurry Jr., vice commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, left, SMC Command Chief Master Sgt. Craig Hall, center and guest of honor, Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Kenn More

Exhibits in the Heritage Center include: panels, digital media, three dimensional objects and artifacts.

One of the main requirements of the artists is to leave behind an original piece of art that is inspired by their time in the parklands. Jessica chose to represent all three parks on the windows of the Heritage More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Mount Rose looms over (l-r) Heritage Center, Historic Depot and Reservation Office above the Historic Encampment

Three buildings at the foot of Mount Rose with hills in the background. Scene from Grand Portage Bay.

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. This gristmill mounted millstones on a vertical shaft. A flume carried water to activate a horizontal waterwheel at the base of the sh More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Walkway between Heritage Center and the historic Palmer-Epard Cabin. The barbed wire fence marks the border of the original Freeman homestead. The fence was specifically designed with a variety of styles of bar More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. The museum displays more than 33,000 Norwegian and Norwegian-American artifacts, includes 12 historic buildings, a folk-art School, an More

Nearby the Heritage Center, on top of the hill overlooking their homestead are Daniel and Agnes Freeman's graves. The small white stones are the grave footstones and the large reddish gravestone was later added More

Karen Austin, center, a historian with the with the Space and Missile Systems Center's History Office, shows students from Hawthorne High School a large piece of de-orbited space debris during a STEM visit to L More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Tr More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Cali More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. talks with Richard Terp, Heritage Center docent, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is v More

Jim Parvin, Travis Heritage Center docent, stands at the welcome desk Dec.15, 2017, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Parvin has been a docent here since 2013 where he provides tours throughout the Heritage Cent More

View of the Heritage Center through a portion of prairie maintained through prescribed burns.

View of the Heritage Center across the tallgrass prairie. The roofline is designed to look like a plow moving through the sod.

View of the Heritage Center from near the Palmer-Epard Cabin site at Homestead National Monument of America. The facility provides a detailed picture of homesteading and the Homestead Act. The building is desig More

View of the Heritage Center from Grains Growers Highway Trail. Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, small home in Sweden, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Four recipients of the Medal of Honor prepare to lead an Armed Forces Day Parade in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In the back seat, from left to right, is Paul Huff, Charles Coolidge and Raymond Cooley. Driving the v More

Visitors receive an ATM-like card with a dog tag photo that represents a specific soldier who fought in America's wars. They can follow "their" soldier throughout the gallery. The 7,000-square foot Soldier Expe More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. talks with Richard Terp,, Heritage Center docent, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Enhancement Seminar at Travis Air Force Base Cali More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Todd Petzel, Command Chief, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., visits the First Term Airman Center at Travis Air Force Base Calif., Aug. 11, 2016. Petzel is visiting Tr More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Charles H. Coolidge (front) is joined by nine other recipients of the Medal of Honor during the dedication of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on February 22 More

An actual World War I tank that was used to train soldiers for fighting. The 7,000-square foot Soldier Experience gallery provides an in-depth look at the history of the U.S. Army as seen through the eyes of so More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Charles H. Coolidge, the oldest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, is joined by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. (Ret.) Kyle Carpenter, who is the youngest living Medal of Honor recipient. Both recipients were on ha More

U.S. Army TSgt. Charles H. Coolidge, a World War II Soldier from the 36th Infantry Division, received the Medal of Honor for valorous actions east of Belmont-sur-Buttant in France from October 24-27, 1944. (Pho More

A visitor takes aim on a simulated rifle range to test her marksmanship skills. The 7,000-square foot Soldier Experience gallery provides an in-depth look at the history of the U.S. Army as seen through the eye More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

A visitor operates a simulator portraying a parachute landing into Normandy, France during D-Day, June 6, 1944. Her hands control the direction of the parachute to avoid hostile fire and land safely on a field. More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Charles H. Coolidge (front) is joined by his sons (left to right) Air Force Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Charlie Coolidge Jr., John Coolidge and Bill Coolidge during the dedication of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal More

The Star newspaper from July 21, 1944, is displayed at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award n More

Charles H. Coolidge, a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor, holds the medal that was presented to him by Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on June 18, 1945 in Dormstadt, Germany, on February 21, 2020. Cool More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

The Heritage Center's collection consists of nearly 67,000 artifacts. These include uniforms and equipment and personal photos and diaries. Visitors can view the types of items the Heritage Center accepts as do More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, speaks about Pathfinder heritage at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. More

A signal analysis station stands at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award nominees and guests More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, holds a poster about safe practice bomb handling at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat More

John Clifford, senior curator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Award n More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alexander Parsons, 422nd Security Forces Squadron operations officer, reads a pamphlet at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

Jim Blackwood, events coordinator, leads a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat Support Wing 2019 Annual Awa More

UK Royal Air Force Wing Commander Keith Slack, Commanding Officer of RAF Wyton, addresses leadership from the 501st Combat Support Wing at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rajab Kigembe, 423rd Communications Squadron flight chief of plans and programs, thanks John Clifford, senior curator, for leading a history tour at The Pathfinder Collection at the W More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rajab Kigembe, 423rd Communications Squadron flight chief of plans and programs, coordinates activities at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF W More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rajab Kigembe, 423rd Communications Squadron flight chief of plans and programs, coordinates activities at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF W More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kurt Wendt, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, speaks about Pathfinder heritage at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. More

501st Combat Support Wing annual awards nominees and guests pose for a group photo at The Pathfinder Collection at the Wyton Heritage and Conference Centre, RAF Wyton, England, Feb. 21, 2020. The 501st Combat S More

Significance: John B. Slaughter registered the "U Lazy S" brand in Palo Pinto County during the Civil War, and ranched in Crosby County, Glasscock County, Utah and New Mexico between 1880 and 1901, when he purc More

Significance: John B. Slaughter registered the "U Lazy S" brand in Palo Pinto County during the Civil War, and ranched in Crosby County, Glasscock County, Utah and New Mexico between 1880 and 1901, when he purc More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: The building was constructed about 1895 at the Spur Ranch headquarters in western Dickens County. The Spur Ranch was organized in the early 1880's by A. M. Britton and S. W. Lomax, and was sold to More

Significance: Renderbrook Spring in southern Mitchell County was a famous landmark in early west Texas, used by Indians and the U.S. Calvary. The Snyder brothers established a buffalo-hunter's camp at the sprin More

Significance: Renderbrook Spring in southern Mitchell County was a famous landmark in early west Texas, used by Indians and the U.S. Calvary. The Snyder brothers established a buffalo-hunter's camp at the sprin More

Significance: Renderbrook Spring in southern Mitchell County was a famous landmark in early west Texas, used by Indians and the U.S. Calvary. The Snyder brothers established a buffalo-hunter's camp at the sprin More

Significance: Bairfield School was built in the late 1880's near Rushing Bull Springs in Donley County. Built as a box and strip house, the building has since acquired siding. At each corner and on two sides, c More