FDR Library News Release: HUDSON VALLEY HISTORY READING FESTIVAL

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April 3, 2024

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 annual

HUDSON VALLEY HISTORY

READING FESTIVAL

April 20, 2024, begins at 10AM

In-person: Wallace Center at the

FDR Presidential Library and Home

CLICK HERE to register

Online: Streamed live to

the official FDR Library

YouTube 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 annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2024. 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 and Facebook accounts. This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance. CLICK HERE to register.

Schedule:

10:00 a.m.

Robert and Johanna Titus

THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOLS OF ART AND THEIR ICE AGE ORIGINS

11:00 a.m.

Cheryl and Will Cass

WORLD WAR II – LETTERS HOME (AUGUST 1942 - OCTOBER 1945) LOVE, JIMMY

Noon

LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

1:00 p.m.

Michael Burgess

FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT IN ALBANY: GOVERNING NEW YORK

2:00 p.m.

Susan Stessin-Cohn

IN DEFIANCE: RUNAWAYS FROM SLAVERY IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON RIVER VALLEY 1735–1831 (SECOND EDITION)

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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