THE GOVERNMENT NEWS DESKPERMANENT NPS STORY ARCHIVE
Organized by publication date and destination. Each story retains its permanent State & Nation address and official NPS source.
Friday, December 12, from 1:00 to 8:00 PM, Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, and the Friends of the Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters invite the community to a festive, free Holiday Open House.
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To mark the 250th anniversaries of the American Revolution and the founding of the United States, a coalition of local non-profits and government agencies will present "Washington in American Memory." Through talks by preeminent historians and authors, the series will explore the evolution of the public memory of George Washington.
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A new National Park Service report shows that 51,496 visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2024 spent $3,624,000 in communities near the park. That spending supported the local area.
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All summer long, visitors are invited to explore a special museum exhibit inside the Longfellow House, available after all house tours. “Washington's Headquarters and the Memory of the American Revolution” highlights the house’s pivotal role in the Revolution, from its time as George Washington’s headquarters during the Siege of Boston to the Longfellows’ roles in shaping the memory of America’s founding era.
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Over the three weeks from Juneteenth National Independence Day to Independence Day, Civic Season invites visitors to Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site to reflect on the meaning of freedom. The two public holidays that bookend Civic Season are deeply tied to the site's history, linking the struggles for independence and emancipation across generations.
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The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival returns for another season of vibrant, community-centered programming with free poetry, music, and dance performances most Sunday afternoons at 3:00 PM on the east lawn of the historic Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site.
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Cambridge, MA – The National Park Service is pleased to announce the 2025 seasonal opening of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, inviting visitors to explore its rich history and legacy. Beginning May 23 through October 27, 2025, the site will offer free, ranger-led house tours every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
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With generous support from the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Inc., the National Park Service proudly announces the completion of a suite of museum collection conservation projects in the Longfellow House study. This historic room is the heart of the Longfellow House; it served as General George Washington's meeting/dining room in the early days of the American Revolution and later as poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s creative workspace, where he penned many of his best-known works.
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A new National Park Service report shows that 67.4 thousand visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2023 spent $4.5 million in communities near the park.
Official NPS sourceHistory Cambridge, the Somerville Museum, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, the Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters, Boston 1775, and the Cambridge Public Library will present three free events marking the 250th anniversary of the 1774 Powder Alarm and the start of Massachusetts’ political independence from Britain.
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Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site is pleased to announce free summer activities for families and children, along with a captivating new museum exhibit that explores the Longfellow children’s lives.
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The third annual Juneteenth Gathering at Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will include poetry and music, and feature remarks from descendants of those who fought for their freedom on the eve of the American Revolution.
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The National Park Service announces the 2024 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, a free destination for groundbreaking history, contemporary poetry and music, and family activities.
Official NPS sourceThe Paterson Fellowship from Friends of Friends of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters supports researchers using the site's collections. The 2024 call for entries is open through April 15, 2024.
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Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is among twenty National Park Service units that broke visitation records in 2023. Visitation to the Longfellow House increased to a record high of 67,376 visits in 2023, nearly 7,000 more visits than the site’s previous record set in 2022.
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Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site and our neighbors invite the community to the free annual Holiday Open House. This year, guests of all ages are invited to celebrate children’s joy around the holidays and to embrace the playful spirit of the season amid the decked historic halls of the Longfellow House.
Official NPS sourceThe National Park Service announces plans to replace the roofing and enhance the water-shedding systems on both the Longfellow house and Longfellow carriage house. Work is scheduled to begin in fall 2023 and extend into summer 2024.
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On the morning of October 5, seventy-four people from forty-two countries became the United States’ newest citizens on the east lawn of Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site.
Official NPS sourceLongfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site plans tree work throughout its two-acre grounds to support long-term tree health, reduce risk to historic structures, and enhance visitor safety. This work will also ensure that the historic character of the landscape is perpetuated into the future.
Official NPS sourceA new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 60,600 visitors to Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site in 2022 spent $4 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 50 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $6.1 million.
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The National Park Service announces the 2023 public season at Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, including the Summer Arts Festival, historic house tours, family programs, and a special museum exhibit.
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"Waiting for the Boats," an 1882 watercolor by Winslow Homer, joins the Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site’s museum collection.
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