# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tom Medema | America at 250: How Our National Parks Inspire a More Perfect Union
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Tom Medema will explore how America’s National Parks serve as living classrooms. Drawing on decades of experience as a ranger and senior leader in the National Park Service, Tom shares powerful stories that illuminate how these treasured landscapes contribute to America’s story over the past 250 years.

Tom Medema served 35 years with the National Park Service, retiring as Associate Director and “Chief Storytelling Officer” for over 430 national park sites. Recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to education and interpretation and co-founder of Rally for Rangers, Tom currently consults with America250 to shape the nation’s ongoing 250th anniversary.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/tom-medema-|-america-at-250-how-our-national-parks-inspire-a-more-perfect-union/200029487612347
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, nonprofit, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 50

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI
- **lat**: 42.92708
- **long**: -85.58913
- **full address**: 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Tom Medema | America at 250: How Our National Parks Inspire a More Perfect Union being held?
  - **A:** Tom Medema | America at 250: How Our National Parks Inspire a More Perfect Union takes place on Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Thu, 29 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm at 3201 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Tom Medema | America at 250: How Our National Parks Inspire a More Perfect Union?
  - **A:** Tom Medema | America at 250: How Our National Parks Inspire a More Perfect Union is organized by January Series of Calvin University.

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