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The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
and
the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site
present the 4th annual
F
AMILY FUN FESTIVAL
and the presentation of the
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR
ROOSEVELT
HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD
to Hyde Park World War II veteran
Ralph Osterhoudt (12:15 p.m.)
June 29, 2019,
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Roosevelt Library Great Lawn
and Home Grounds
FREE PUBLIC EVENT,
FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION
HYDE PARK, NY -- On Saturday, June 29, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site present the
4th annual FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL on the Library's Great Lawn and gardens and grounds of the Home. Activities include a raptor show, performances by the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, an iHeartMedia live radio broadcast, music with Bossy Frog, "Creatures in the Garden," cider pressing, tinsmithing, a Dutchess County Sheriff's K9 unit demonstration, Hyde Park Fire Department vehicles and displays, artifacts on display, face painting, balloon animals, Discovery Packs (NPS), a petting zoo and food trucks.
The festival is a free, public event through the support of the Roosevelt Library Trustees, community partners and sponsors.
The Museum (including the new D-Day exhibition) will offer free admission all day on June 29, 2018.
At the center of the festival, the Library and Museum will present the
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HUDSON VALLEY VISION AWARD to Hyde Park World War II veteran Ralph Osterhoudt -- at 12:15 p.m. on the Library's Great Lawn.
Additional offerings -- for attendees of all abilities -- include
sensory sensitive museum time, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (with low lighting and low volume on audiovisual programs) and
"Quiet Spaces" throughout the day in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor Center -- in partnership with Dutchess County's ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District (with books for attendees of all ages, charging stations, silent films and an opportunity for attendees to relax and recharge).
FAMILY FUN FESTIVAL sponsors include
Health Quest, Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park (T-Rex Capital Group, LLC), Marist College, Seven Bridges Wealth Advisors, Dutchess Community College, and Steve and Amy Effron; as well as
Library Trustees Eileen Simmons, Mary Moran, Nancy Roosevelt Ireland and Lynn Bassanese; with additional support from
Hyde Park Fire Department, Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Hyde Park Brewing Company, AT&T, iHeartMedia, Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, Durants Party Rentals and Starbucks.