Email Newsletter Header
Website   |   Blog   |   Tumblr   |   New Deal Store   |   Membership
March 19, 2019
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 seventh annual 
HUDSON VALLEY HISTORY READING FESTIVAL
featuring authors of recently published 
books on Hudson Valley history
April 13, 2019, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or
CLICK HERE to register

HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the seventh annual  Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2019. 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. This event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. Copies of the authors' books will be for sale in the New Deal Store located in the Wallace Center. 

This is a free public event but registration is required. 
Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register.

Schedule:

10:00 a.m.
Joseph Galante and Lynn Rightmyer
HUDSON RIVER STATE HOSPITAL

11:00 a.m.
Tessa Edick
HUDSON VALLEY WINE: A HISTORY OF TASTE & TERROIR

Noon
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

1:00 p.m.
Eleanor Rubin Charwat
PROHIBITION IN THE HUDSON VALLEY: ALONG THE BOOTLEG TRAIL

2:00 p.m.
Richard J. Friswell
HUDSON RIVER CHRONICLES: IN SEARCH OF THE SPLENDID & SUBLIME ON AMERICA'S 'FIRST' RIVER

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  www.fdrlibrary.org.

# # #
STAY CONNECTED:
Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter View our photos on flickr View on Instagram View our videos on YouTube