Howling Homestead returns Oct 24 at 4 p.m.! Join us for storytelling, science magic, animal ambassadors, raptors, and a prairie hike. Free event—first 100 kids get a pumpkin! Hot cider & cookies. Dress for the weather—no costumes, please. #homestead #findyourpark #nps Photo: NPS
Ice Cream the Full Scoop by Gail Gibbons is Oct.'s Read With A Ranger book!
Gibbons details the history of ice cream. We will have a paper ice-cream craft to make as well.
Read with a ranger every 3rd Sat. of each month at 10:00 a.m.
Nov. 21 – Hey, Hey, Hay by Christy Mihaly
Join us Saturday, October 10 at 7:00 pm for “American as Apple Pie: Baseball and the Homestead Act.” Discover how baseball shaped homesteading communities. Meet at the fire pit behind the Education Center. Lawn chairs and blankets welcome!
📸: Dempster baseball team, c. 1910.
Attention kids of all ages! Come to the Education Center at #HomesteadNHP on Saturday, October 10, at 10 a.m. and join us in a free ranger-led activity as we solve a mystery about leaves and fall colors. Come dressed for the weather. Jackets, hats, and gloves are recommended.
Join us at #HomesteadNHP on Oct 3, at 7 p.m. for a ranger-led night sky event! Explore Saturn's rings, the Milky Way, and more with telescopes. Bring your own or use ours. Red-lens lighting is provided, and jackets and gloves are recommended. #HomesteadNHP #250 #Astronomy
A look back! Howling Homestead started in 1998.
You can hear stories, watch a “mad scientist”, see raptors and reptiles, prairie hike with a ranger, and do crafts.
Refreshments provided by Friends of Homestead.
Join us at the next Howling Homestead on October 24th!
📸:NPS
Join Park Guide Tanner Christy on Saturday, Sept 26, 7 pm, at #HomesteadNHP's Education Center for a free campfire program on the Medal of Honor and Homesteaders who were awarded it. Bring your own chair or use those we provided! #MedalOfHonor #HomesteadNHP
📸Library of Congress
Help us count critters, like this praying mantis! Join #HomesteadNHP on Sept 26 for National Public Lands Day! Enjoy guided nature walks at 8 am, 10 am, and 12:30. Learn to use science apps and document the different species that live in the park. #PublicLandsDay #NatureWalks
Hike and hear the hoots! Join us Sat, Sept 19, at 7 p.m. at Homestead National Historical Park's Education Center for a free ranger-led owl study! Come dressed for the weather, bring insect repellent, jackets & flashlights. #HomesteadNHP #Homesteading #250 #Nature Image: NPS
The Girl Who Loves Bugs by Lily Murray and Jenny Lovlie is September’s Read With A Ranger book!
After the book, let’s go on a short bug hunt along a prairie trail.
Read with a park ranger every 3rd Saturday of each month in 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
#Read
A new traveling exhibit honors the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists at our Ed. Center. It will be on display through Oct. 9th.
Made possible by the NE section of @rangelands and Nebraska Grasslands Alliance.
#NPS #IYRP2026 #Grasslands #Rangelands #Pastoralists
Kids of all ages, join us at Homestead National Historical Park's Education Center on Sept 12, 10 a.m. for a free ranger-led owl pellet investigation! Dress for weather; sunscreen and insect repellent recommended. #HomesteadNHP #Homesteading #250 #Nature Image: NPS
Join Ranger Jess Sunday, Sept 13, 2pm at Homestead NHP for FOUND – a free tallgrass prairie walk & craft activity! Visitors should dress for outdoor walking and weather conditions. #RangerProgram #TallgrassPrairie #HomesteadNHP
Are you the 🐝 QUEEN BEE 🐝 of spelling? Join us Labor Day, 10 a.m., Freeman School! Contestants in five age categories: under 7, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, and 16+. There is no fee to participate and registration begins at 9:30 a.m.! #SpellingBee #BeatriceLibrary
📸: Sara Walford
Join #HomesteadNHP on September 5, at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Living History Extravaganza. There will be live music, farm equipment, homestead activities, and more. Community organizations will also join us for the day. #LivingHistory #250 #AmericanHistory #BeatriceNE
📸: NPS
Try hands-on activities at #HomesteadNHP on September 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Make button toys, cornhusk dolls, and watch sewing and spinning demos. Experience these activities that were part of homestead life for all ages! #LivingHistory #Homesteading #250 #AmericanHistory
📸: NPS
See vintage farm equipment in action at #HomesteadNHP, September 5, beginning at 10 a.m., Blue Valley Antiques will use vintage farm equipment to disk and drill the demonstration field at the Heritage Center.
📸: NPS
#LivingHistory #FarmHistory #Homesteading #250
Offutt Brass will perform at #HomesteadNHP on September 5, from 10 a.m. to noon for our Living History Extravaganza. Enjoy patriotic favorites, classical music, jazz, and more. Come for the music and stay for the activities throughout the day. #OffuttBrass #LiveMusic #250
📸:NPS
Join us September 5, 1 p.m. at #HomesteadNHP for Darrel Draper's talk on the Statue of Liberty's journey to America and its connection to immigrant homesteaders.
📸: LOC
#StatueOfLiberty #LivingHistory #250 #AmericanHistory
























