For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745
The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum,
the Poughkeepsie Journal and the
Office of the Dutchess County Historian
will present "Democracy in Dutchess"
a conversation
on over 300 years of
political life in Dutchess County
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the
Poughkeepsie Journal and the Office of the Dutchess County Historian will present
"Democracy in Dutchess"
-- a conversation on over 300 years of political life in Dutchess County -- at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
Opening remarks will be made by Dutchess County Historian
William P. Tatum III
. The discussion will be moderated by Library Director
Paul Sparrow
and will include
Poughkeepsie Journal
Engagement Editor
John Penney
, Vassar College Professor of History
Rebecca Edwards
and Emeritus Professor of Geography at Vassar College
Harvey Flad
. The program will also feature projected images from the
Poughkeepsie Journal
Media Group's publication of the same name,
DEMOCRACY IN DUTCHESS
.
In 2013, the
Poughkeepsie Journal
worked with the Office of the Dutchess County Historian, Dutchess Tourism and noted historians throughout the county to produce
DEMOCRACY IN DUTCHESS: 300 YEARS OF COUNTY POLITICAL LIFE
-- an heirloom-quality, coffee-table book. This one-of-a-kind publication features images from every corner of Dutchess County and contributions by more than 20 historians including many photographs that had before been published. Copies of the book will be available for purchase after the program.
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
