In this issue: the Hudson Valley History Reading Festival; the Next Installment in our Seeds of Change Short Film Series; Bonhoeffer Agent of Grace Film Screening and presentation by Dr. Werner Steger; Mourning the Presidents; Ted Egri Posters and #TheArtOfWar; Fala's Biography.
The FDR Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District host the annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival.
In four sessions, authors of books on Hudson Valley history – including Robert & Johanna Titus, Cheryl and Will Cass, Michael Burgess, and Susan Stessin-Cohn – will discuss their work followed by book signings in the Wallace Center.
Free public event. Registration is required. CLICK HEREto register.
The New Deal produced an extraordinary range of new legislation to rescue the country from the Great Depression. To pass these new programs, FDR had to balance varying interests that often resulted in inequitable outcomes along racial lines. This installment of Seeds of Change examines these divides.
Yom HaShoah Film Screening
Bonhoeffer Agent of Grace
by Dr. Werner Steger
Friday, May 3 2pm ET
Henry A. Wallace Center
This feature explores Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German pastor who opposed the Nazis and challenged his church to stand with the Jews in their time of greatest need. The screening will be followed by a presentation by Dr. Werner Steger.
Free public event. Registration is required. CLICK HEREto register.
In a conversation with FDR Director William Harris, contributor David B. Woolner examines how different generations and communities of Americans have eulogized and remembered US presidents since George Washington's death in 1799.
(Originally broadcast April 12, 2023; 1:16:02 minutes)
In his early career, Taos sculptor Ted Egri worked as an artist both for the WPA and as a mapmaker in the US Navy before settling in New Mexico. These Educational Services posters were designed by Egri in 1945.
Fala was born on April 7, 1940, and given to the President by Mrs. Augustus G. Kellogg of Westport, CT, through Franklin Roosevelt's cousin, Margaret "Daisy" Suckley.
"Whatever our individual circumstances or opportunities, we are all in it, and our spirit is good... and do not let anyone tell you anything different." FDR, Oct 12, 1942, fireside chat.
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