Tennessee and votes for women

It's pretty late in the game gang; ol' Ranger Mannie only has 25 days left, so I'm tying up loose ends and trying to get out a little more historic interpretation before my career with the Park Service come to a close at the end of this month. 

 At Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument we are working from our homes and one of the projects the Rangers are working on is "Suffrage in Sixty Seconds."  We're each making super-short videos on topics related to the centennial of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment.

The Old Ranger

Well loyal readers, this morning I pushed the button;

I've put in my retirement papers.

My last day of rangering will be June 30

It is, as they say bittersweet.

Without historic preservation...history disappears

A note about historic preservation on my final day at Monocacy.

Ranger Mannie

Farewell Monocacy

All good things must come to an end, and it's back to my regular job on the National Mall on Tuesday, but it was great to be reminded that I am first, last, and always, a cannonball ranger.

This past two months was the most satisfying and affirming experience of my Park Service career.

See you out on the Civil War trail gang.

Ranger Mannie

Mannie's Monocacy Murals

Finished, with one day to spare.

It feels very good to be able to leave something behind.

Tomorrow's my last day at Monocacy National Battlefield...sounds like some shenanigans are planned.

Ranger Mannie