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Living History Program On Frontier West Offered At Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Submitted by NPT Staff on April 5, 2013 - 1:11am
Ever wonder if you could handle life in the 1840s West? Sign up for a "living history" program at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site this June and you just might find out.

Upgraded Web Catalog Offers On-line Peeks Into National Park Service's Extensive Museum Collections

Submitted by Jim Burnett on January 23, 2013 - 2:44am
Museum collections in National Park Service sites across the country include an amazing variety and mind-boggling number of items. Thanks to an expanding Web Catalog on the NPS Museum Collections website, it's now possible to search for and view thousands of images and records from those collections.

Traditional Holiday Festival Coming To Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in December

Submitted by NPT Staff on November 4, 2011 - 1:01am
A traditional holiday festival, complete with pinatas, yule trees, and bonfires, is coming to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado in early December.

Workshop On Historical Interpretation And Living History Coming To Bent's Old Fort Historic Site

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 26, 2011 - 1:39am
A two-day workshop at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site late next month will offer living history practitioners some insights from two nationally known speakers on the topic.

Candlelight Tours At Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Part of Holiday Celebration

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 24, 2010 - 2:32am
Space is running out if you want to join the Candlelight Tours that mark the traditional holiday celebration at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado.

Thieves Break Into Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Make Off With Replica Firearms

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 2, 2010 - 1:49am
An investigation is under way into a break-in at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in Colorado in which thieves took nine replica firearms and made off with an unknown amount of money.

Award-Winning Author to Speak At Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 11, 2010 - 1:32am
Visitors to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site this Thursday and Friday will get a treat if they stick around to hear award-winning author Mary Peace Finley talk about the Santa Fe Trail.

Old-Fashioned July Fourth Celebration Planned at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 2, 2010 - 1:55am
A truly old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration is planned at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, where they'll turn back the calendar to the 1840s.

Join a Covered Wagon on the Santa Fe Trail near Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site

Submitted by Jim Burnett on May 2, 2010 - 12:23am
Tales from Santa Fe Trail have fired the imagination of generations of Americans, but what was life really like on the Trail? You can get some glimpses into the past on May 8 near Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site during a three-mile hike down part of the trail behind an ox-driven covered wagon. Interpreters will demonstrate trail life in the 1840s during the trip. It's just one of several great living history programs at the park during its 50th anniversary.