Your American Pilgrimage
Experience Your Ancestor's First Days In America
Struggle to tell your family's immigration story?
You're not alone
Turns out, that 70% of Americans say knowing one's family history is important—yet barely half feel connected to their own.
So why not build a way to retrace our ancestors' steps?
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Your American Pilgrimage. A national heritage program providing all-expenses-paid trips for American families to retrace their ancestors' first days in the United States.
Key Aspects Of Your American Pilgrimage
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To qualify, families must document their ancestors' journey to America - whether by sea, land, or changing borders
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Relive your ancestors' first days in a new land - walk the same streets, eat the same food, sleep in the same beds
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For those whose ancestors were already here, forcibly relocated, or brought against their will, trips to several pre-selected vacation destinations are available
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Subject: Your American Pilgrimage - Experience Your Ancestor's First Days In America
To Be Released ON: JanuaRy 13, 2027
NPS Launches Your American Pilgrimage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Park Service (NPS), launches today Your American Pilgrimage.
Your American Pilgrimage, a new National Park Service program, provides all-expenses-paid heritage journeys for families to retrace their ancestors' first days in America. In addition, the program offers Native Americans, original inhabitants, and those whose ancestors were brought unwillingly the opportunity to select from several vacation destinations.
"Your American Pilgrimage transforms family history from papers in a drawer to footsteps you can follow. It's about making our shared American story personal. We hope it turns muddled history into a lived experience that's powerful for understanding both our past and present," said the NPS representative. "History shows us every generation faced its own immigration debates. This program helps Americans see their own family's story in today's headlines."
Learn more about these pilgrimages online.
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Questions About Your American Pilgrimage
Could this pilgrimage help Americans rediscover their roots? Or shift perspectives on today's immigrants? Or perhaps create a more empathetic America?
(1) Jackson, Chris. “Majority of Americans think knowing their ancestry is important” Ipsos, (June 25, 2021) https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/majority-americans-think-knowing-their-ancestry-important.
(2) Cohn, D'vera, Brown, Anna, & Lopez, Mark Hugo. “Black and Hispanic Americans See Their Origins as Central to Who They Are, Less So for White Adults” Pew Research Center, (May 14, 2021) https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2021/05/14/black-and-hispanic-americans-see-their-origins-as-central-to-who-they-are-less-so-for-white-adults/.
