Frederick Douglass NHS Bicentennial Logo and Collection

Field Notes

February 2018 marks the 200th birthday of noted statesman and former slave Frederick Douglass. To help support Frederick Douglass National Historic Site’s year-long bicentennial celebration, Eastern National partnered with National Capital Parks-East to...

Eastern National Announces 2017 Award Winners

Organizational Announcement

[PHOTO CAPTION] Left to right: Kevin Kissling, Eastern National president and CEO; Helena Adcock, EN Southern regional manager and recipient of Special Achievement Award; Emily Rapp, EN site manager at Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and recipient of Special...

Eastern National Funds Help Lay Groundwork for Long-Term Improvements on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Park Story

In 2017 the Blue Ridge Parkway received a $10,000 grant from Eastern National to help complete a Long Range Interpretive Plan for the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, which will guide the development of interpretive services and materials in the coming years. Combined...

Eastern National Hosts Holiday Pop-Up at Saugus Iron Works

Field Notes

In early December Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site and Eastern National joined forces to host the site’s very first off-season open house and pop-up shop. Dubbed “Broadhearth” after the large colonial revival house that artist Wallace Nutting built, the pop-up...

Eastern National Co-Sponsors Antietam National Cemetery Lecture Series

Park Story

Eastern National recently provided support for a Saturday-evening lecture series held at Shepherd University. The series, titled “Remembering the Fallen – The Service and Sacrifice of the American Soldier,” commemorated the 150th anniversary of Antietam National...