Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park - For Kids

Do you need help writing your report on Seattle and the Klondike Gold Rush? Are you doing a History Day project on the gold rush? Staff will gladly assist students in finding web-based information and photographs for school reports. Other easy sources for valuable information are:

Historylink http://www.historylink.org/

University of Washington - Special Collections http://content.lib.washington.edu/

Museum of History and Industry http://seattlehistory.org/

Washington State History Museum http://www.wshs.org/

The Yukon Photographers http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Goldrushphoto/02english/02intro.html

Explore North http://www.explorenorth.com/index.html

Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Sites of Canada http://www.pc.gc.ca/edu/racines-roots/activ/klondike3_e.asp

Discovery http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/gold/discovery.html

Junior Ranger Program

A free junior ranger pamphlet is available at the visitor center desk for kids from 6 to 12. The program requires viewing one of our movies, attending a ranger led activity, and exploring the Visitor Center's displays. Answering a set of questions in the pamphlet will earn the privledge to be a Klondike Junior Ranger!Allow 45 minutes to an hour to complete. Please call the park for more information, (206)220 4240.