America's oldest national park ranger, 100, retires: 'Exciting and fulfilling' career
Fox News
America’s oldest national park ranger — Betty Reid Soskin — has retired after 16 years of service; she is 100 years old.
Betty Reid Soskin, 100, worked as a park ranger at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. (NPS Photo/Luther Bailey) Betty Reid Soskin, 100 years old, worked as a park ranger at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. (NPS Photo/Luther Bailey) Here is another portrait of Betty Reid Soskin, 100, who worked as a park ranger at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. (NPS Photo/Luther Bailey) "Being a primary source in the sharing of that history – my history – and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling."
Soskin first became involved with the NPS when she participated in scoping meetings with the City of Richmond for the development of the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front; that was before the park got its national historical park designation in 2000.