In this issue: Sharing Common Ground, FDR & NPS meet; Black Americans, Civil Rights, and the Roosevelts Exhibit; FDR's Mayflower Ancestors; A Roosevelt Chippendale #FDRtheCollector; Explore the Outdoors Summer Activity; a National Park Service tour of the north wing of FDR's home.
Join Superintendent Amy Bracewell of the National Park Service Roosevelt Historic Sites, and Director William Harris of the FDR Presidential Library & Museum, as they discuss the special history and complementary missions of two major Hyde Park institutions.
A new special exhibition developed in collaboration with a distinguished committee of scholars that centers on the historical voices of many Black community leaders, wartime service members, and ordinary citizens who engaged the Roosevelt administration directly and who pushed for progress. Within this context, the exhibit examines the political evolution of both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt regarding racial justice.
The story of the English Pilgrims on the Mayflower is well known. Much less so is the fascinating story of survival of FDR's ancestors – the de Lannoys, and Mahieus. They suffered from Spanish persecution in Flanders, then fled to England while the Separatist movement gathered pace, then to Leiden, where John Robinson and the English Separatists arrived. Their descendants Philip Delano and John Cooke would leave on the Fortune and Mayflower to build new lives for themselves in New England. Join FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin as he speaks with George English, genealogist and historian (and Delano/de Lannoy/Mahieu descendant), and Director of Research Through People.
(Originally broadcast October 27, 2021; 58:10 minutes)
This Chippendale chair once belonged to Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of PA in the 18th century. The chair was lent to FDR in 1941 by his distant cousin, Margaret L. Suckley, a Chew descendent, to furnish his Study at the FDR Library
During the Great Depression FDR’s New Deal created a series of programs designed to put millions of unemployed people to work. One of his favorites was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which built recreational trails and facilities, many still in use today. Why not explore a nature trail near you?
Hiking or walking a trail is a great way to get outside and into nature for fresh air, exercise, and fun. It’s even more fun when you take along family and friends!
The National Park Service is now offering a special addition to their traditional tour of the Home of FDR. The new North Wing Tour brings visitors to the house kitchen, and to FDR's private study where the President based much of his work during frequent stays in Hyde Park.
"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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