News Release - Conversation: "American Archives: Treasures in Your Backyard"

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September 25, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For information call: Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745

The Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library and Museum

will host an

Archives Month Conversation:

"American Archives:

Treasures in Your Backyard"

Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 4:00 p.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 will host an Archives Month Conversation: "American Archives: Treasures in Your Backyard" at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This program is presented by the FDR Presidential Library, the New York State Archives, the Dutchess County Clerk and the Dutchess County Historian.

This is a free public event but registration is required.

Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or CLICK HERE to register.

Moderated by Roosevelt Library education director Jeffrey Urbin, the conversation will include Dutchess County Clerk Bradford Kendall, Dutchess County Historian William P. Tatum III, New York State Archivist Thomas J. Ruller, and Roosevelt Library Supervisory Archivist Kirsten Carter. The panelists will discuss a selection of documents from their respective county, state, and federal collections. Through these presentations, attendees will gain a better understanding of the historical resources that reside in these important government archives.

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.

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