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The Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers RangerStewards for parks, visitors & each other Vol. 28, No. 2 | Spring 2012 Civil War Sesquicentennial | 150 Years RANGER • Spring 2012 u Sec1a USNPS Association of National Park Rangers | 1 Share your views! Do you have a comment on a particular topic Board of Directors featured in this issue? Or about anything related Officers to national parks? Send your views to fordedit@ LIVE THE ADVENTURE President Stacy Allen, SHIL aol.com or to the address on the back cover. Join the National Park Service Secretary Paula Alexander, LIBO Treasurer Jamie Bertram A guide to becoming a park ranger Board Members ANPR’s award-winning with the Education & Training Tod Underhill ‘Lost . 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ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL PARK International Affairs Tony Sisto, Retired RANGERS Personal Finance Bruce Reed, Retired n n n www.anpr.org DVD: $8 for ANPR members, $12 for oth- Staff ers; VHS: $5 for members, $8 for others; also Stock ANPR’s popular booklet Membership Services Teresa Ford available in CD-ROM PowerPoint presenta- tion; quantity discounts available; credit card in your park’s bookstore . and Ranger Magazine payment (Visa/MC) accepted buy a few for yourself, too Editor Teresa Ford Editorial Adviser Emily Thompson, WASO Order online at www.anpr.org/lost.htm Refer visitors and prospective park employees Professional Ranger Section Questions? to this informative publication. Go to www. Administration Michelle Torok, SAGU Contact ANPR’s business office: anpr.org/publications.htm for single copies or Interpretation Pete Peterson, GRCA, and 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222 bulk ordering details. Support ANPR. Josh Boles, WRBR Protection Kevin Moses, BUFF Golden, CO 80401 • [email protected] Resource Management Sue Consolo Murphy, GRTE Sec1bt ANPR • Association of National Park Rangers President’s Message odern calculations now place the loss of the presence of war, pain and ANGERThe Journal of the Association of National Park Rangers American lives during the Civil War at suffering. USNPS M RVol. 28, No. 2 Spring 2012 750,000. Even with the older figure of 625,000, The landscapes of historic Ranger (ISSN 1074-0678) is a quarterly publication of this loss of life exceeds all other recorded con- conflict and controversy pre- the Association of National Park Rangers, an organization flicts in our nation’s history. Each one of those served within the National Park System provide created to communicate for, about and with National lives was linked to a combination of extended tangible places to educate ourselves and future Park Service employees of all disciplines; to promote and enhance the professions, spirit and mission of National relationships in the lifetime of the deceased. generations in the relevant price of applied vio- Park Service employees; to support management and The Civil War is often cited as “the most lence. They are places where momentous steps the perpetuation of the National Park Service and the momentous era in American history,” defin- and missteps transpired in our national struggle National Park System; and to provide a forum for profes- ing who we are as a nation and establishing a to achieve a more perfect union. They remain sional enrichment. societal course into the future the founders may proper places to seek personal and collective In meeting these purposes, the Association provides education and other training to develop and/or improve have only dreamed but never quite envisioned. understanding of the many differences in social the knowledge and skills of park professionals and those Although the war ended slavery, illustrating the beliefs present in our society. They preserve interested in the stewardship of national parks; provides a promise of a new birth of freedom, the conflict tangible resources defining the multicultural forum for discussion of common concerns of all employees, did not eradicate human prejudice, social injus- realities of the American experience. and provides information to the public. tice or racism in the United States. Therefore, The sesquicentennial of the Civil War pro- The membership of ANPR is comprised of individuals who are entrusted with and committed to the care, study, all places of conflict and controversy preserved vides an appropriate time to reflect on the pivotal explanation and/or protection of those natural, cultural within the constantly changing American land- role the war generation played in forging the and recreational resources included in the National Park scape — like our nation’s Civil War battlefields nation we live in today. It offers every citizen System, and persons who support these efforts. — serve to remind us the quest for liberty and the opportunity to re-examine our own lives ANPR’s official address: 25958 Genesee Trail Road, the pursuit of happiness never ends. and times — to look forward — and reflect on PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, www.anpr.org. Members receive Ranger as part of their membership dues. See the The great experiment, which our republic the legacy of freedom and equality we decide website or Ranger for membership/subscription details. represents, will always remain a work in progress. to forge ourselves for posterity. The challenge Abraham Lincoln lay before his As we take time to commemorate and reflect Submissions Prospective authors should contact the editor or editorial divided nation at Gettysburg, in November on the meaning and cost of a civil war painfully adviser before submitting articles. Editor, Teresa Ford, 1863, that it is the living who must pledge waged by our ancestors 150 years ago, lives 25958 Genesee Trail Road, PMB 222, Golden, CO 80401, themselves to the unfinished cause of expanding throughout the National Park Service and this 303-526-1380; [email protected]. Editorial adviser, Emily freedom, so that lives lost in the quest of that nation have been touched by the tragic loss Thompson, 614-406-9400. great task “shall not have died in vain,” remains of a co-worker killed in the line of duty. The Deadlines relevant to this day and through the ages. The death of Margaret Anderson, a park ranger at Spring issue ....................................................... Jan. 31 numerous conflicts of our shared past and those Mount Rainier, was the result of a brutal act Summer issue .................................................. April 30 transpiring within our lives today prove our of violence. It saddens our hearts. Fall issue ............................................................July 31 Winter issue .....................................................Oct. 31 nation has experienced few moments without Like each of the lives lost in that “great civil war,” Ranger Anderson possessed many relationships in her life, touching loved ones as CONTENTS a daughter, wife and mother, and all employees Civil War Sesquicentennial .......................................................................... 2 of this agency as a member of our NPS family. Monocacy — A Crossroads ......................................................................... 4 These relationships will forever shed light on Archeology on Our National Battlefields ..................................................... 5 her life and call attention to the public service If Pigs Could Fly ......................................................................................... 6 The Homeless Lees ...................................................................................... 8 she unselfishly performed for the citizens of this Arlington House.......................................................................................... 9 nation in which she gave “the last full measure Historical Accuracy: We Can Do Better .................................................... 10 of devotion.” USNPS Visitor & Resource Protection Career Academy ........................................ 11 One More Step: The SCA .......................................................................... 13 In Memoriam: Ranger Margaret Anderson ................................................ 15 Professional Ranger .................................................................................. 16 ANPR Actions .......................................................................................... 18 ANPR Reports .......................................................................................... 19 IRF Update ............................................................................................... 20 Ranger Rendezvous XXXV ........................................................................ 21 All in the Family ........................................................................................ 22 Fall Fund Campaign Contributors ............................................................ 23 In Print ..................................................................................................... 24 Copyright © 2012. 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