This year marks the centennial for the National Park Service in the United States. From Carlsbad Caverns to Chaco Canyon, national parks pepper New Mexico’s terrain and help share our regional history. Dwight Pitcaithley, who served as the National Park Service’s chief historian for 10 years, will address the growth of the park system over the past century, the little-known community and preservation programs that reach into almost every community, and the challenges our parks face in their second century.
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Dwight T. Pitcaithley retired from the National Park Service in June 2005 after serving as chief historian for 10 years. During his 30-year career with the NPS, he served in Santa Fe, Boston, and Washington, DC, where he focused on issues relating to historic preservation and the interpretation of historic sites. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Texas Tech University and has served as president of the National Council on Public History and the George Wright Society. His most recent publications include The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation, co-editor (2006); and chapters in Becoming Historians (2009), Slavery and Public History: The Tough Stuff of American Memory (2006), Preserving Western History (2005), and Public History and the Environment (2004).
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