FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For information call:
Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie
Public Library District present
the tenth annual
HUDSON VALLEY HISTORY
READING FESTIVAL
featuring authors of
recently published books on
Hudson Valley history
April 22, 2023, 10AM - 3PM
In-person: Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
For in-person: REGISTER HERE
Online: Streamed live to
the official FDR Library YouTube,
Twitter and Facebook accounts
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the tenth annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 22, 2023. In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. Copies of the books will be for sale in the New Deal Store. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube, Twitter and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance. REGISTER HERE.
Schedule:
10:00 a.m.
Leslie Melvin and William B. Rhoads
ELVERHOJ: THE ARTS AND CRAFTS COLONY AT MILTON-ON-HUDSON
11:00 a.m.
Kathryn W. Burke
BRIDGES OF THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY
Noon
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1:00 p.m.
Philip Dray
A LYNCHING AT PORT JERVIS: RACE AND RECKONING IN THE GILDED AGE
2:00 p.m.
Anthony Musso
MOTHBALL FLEET ON THE HUDSON:
THE POST-WORLD WAR II NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit fdrlibrary.org.
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