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The Peaceful Valley Ranch site is being developed as would be typical for ranches of the 1880s. Tentative plans include restoring some buildings, introducing longhorn cattle, and offering stagecoach and horse rides.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1959-11-16
LeRoy Pease writes to James B. Connolly regarding some buttons that were sold as fundraisers during the dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Pease encloses a letter from Einar Dahl regarding the buttons and asks Connolly to look into the matter.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-08-12
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly of the Dickinson Chamber of Commerce regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Connolly is helping to plan the ceremony. Lemke will meet with President Harry S. Truman to invite him to attend the ceremony and Lemke asks for the reasons that June 10 was chosen for the dedication. Lemke also notes that the Elkhorn Ranch needs to be acquired by the National Park Service before the park is dedicated.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-12-22
Representative Lemke assures James B. Connolly that he will try to persuade the President of the United States and the Secretary of the Interior to attend the dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Lemke inquires if progress has been made on the National Park Service’s acquisition of the Elkhorn Ranch property.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-11-16
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly regarding the upcoming dedication ceremony for Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. Lemke approves of Connolly’s idea of inviting governors from neighboring states to the dedication. Lemke also asks Connolly to find out what the sellers of the Elkhorn Ranch site are asking for the land.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-17
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly regarding the National Park Service’s attempts to acquire the Elkhorn Ranch site. Lemke does not believe that Congress will make appropriations to purchase the site at the valuation given by H. A. Mackoff. He suggests that the Elkhorn Ranch might need to be reconstructed on federal land elsewhere.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1948-09-01
Representative Lemke writes to James B. Connolly regarding the invitations that have been issued for the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park dedication ceremony. Lemke wants to clarify that it is appropriate for him to invite members of Congress, and asks that he be contacted by the planning committee’s invitations secretary to coordinate the issuing of invitations.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1949-04-21