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News Release Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Previewing Upcoming PBS National Parks Documentary EADS, COLO. – Sept. 23, 2009 – Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site will preview an upcoming PBS series which tells the story of the national parks and the people who created them.Ken Burns’ film The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales, will be broadcast by PBS. The 12-hour series premiers Sunday, Sept. 27 and runs for six consecutive nights. The film series is directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. At the historic site, near the town of Chivington, CO, the park will hold a 45-minute preview of the film on request, beginning on Thursday, Sept. 24 until Tuesday, Sept. 29, each day from 9am – 3pm.Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, dedicated in April of 2007, is the newest of 391 units of the National Park System, open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Programs by park rangers are offered without charge, and there is no fee to visit the site. On Sept. 26, National Public Lands Day, all 391 national parks will welcome visitors and volunteers for a free day of service and celebration in the parks. For additional information on the preview of the film, contact the historic site at 719.729.3003. Additional information about the film is available at www.nps.gov/americasbestidea.nps.gov.
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