Dutchess County Historical Society 

and the  Poughkeepsie Public 

Library District will present

"How Have Chinese Tariffs 

Changed in a Century?

The Answer Through a Local Lens"

with Kristin Bayer and Bill Jeffway

Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 7:00 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, Dutchess County Historical Society and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will present a discussion,  "How Have Chinese Tariffs Changed in a Century? The Answer Through a Local Lens" with Marist College Professor Kristin Bayer and Dutchess County Historical Society Executive Director Bill Jeffway at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. 

This is a free public event but registration is required.

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

Just over a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson sent former Poughkeepsie Mayor John K. Sague to Shanghai, China to settle in for a year of negotiations on tariffs. Traveling with his wife, daughter, and camera, their trip and its outcome will be discussed from both an historical perspective and through the lens of US-China trade relations in the 21st century. This program will include photographs from Sague's 1918 trip courtesy of Dutchess County Historical Society's Sague Family Collections.

Kristin Bayer  is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality program at Marist College. She teaches Asian History classes on the topics of Traditional China, Modern China, Traditional Asia, Modern Asia, Women in Asia, Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and upper-level courses on the Vietnam War, Representations of Tibet, and Afghanistan and its Wars. Bayer holds a Ph.D. in History from New York University.

Bill Jeffway  is Dutchess County Historical Society Executive Director. He joined his hometown historical society at age 13, and went on to earn degrees in American Studies and English at Wesleyan University. After a 30-year career in advertising and marketing, he now puts his full focus on local history, with a view to illuminating, and sharing, relevant lessons from our collective past.

Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.