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Course Title: (HIS237) HEROES AND INSPIRATIONAL STORIES IN AMERICA'S NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording and is available to view until may 31, 2026.

Join us as we explore parks across the National Park Service's 28 designations, uncovering stories of courage, determination, perseverance, and brotherly love. These timeless narratives and their remarkable heroes continue to inspire, reminding us of our potential to shape both the present and the future. This class will be offered in two sessions on different days and times.

Course Pre-requisites
(required) OLLI Annual Membership

Course Information: HIS237

Schedule:

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording available to view from January 1 to May 31, 2026.

Times:

12:00am-12:00am EST

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Price:

OLLI Digital Library : $8.00

Course Notes:

This is an OLLI Digital Library recording available to view from January 1 to May 31, 2026.

Instructors

Name

Additional Resources

David Kroese

Biography: David Kroese is one of about fifty people known to have visited all 400+ National Park Service units. He has spent thousands of hours exploring our park system, logging over 1,500 NPS site visits. David shares his enthusiasm for our park system in speaking engagements across the country, lectures on park-related themes in programs at over a dozen colleges and universities, and is currently working on his next book, Hidden Gems of America's National Park System.

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