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The Bus Could Be On Us For Your Next Field Trip!

Hyde Park has a lot to offer students - the programs listed below for instance - but as you know only too well all the history, culture, and nature in the world don't do students or teachers much good without bus money to get here.

That's why the National Park Service and the FDR Presidential Library and Museum plan to cover bus fees for a limited number of students to visit Hyde Park during calendar year 2012.

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On-Line Exhibit

The four tapestries hanging in the Living Room and the vestibule illustrating the history of Troy were made in the seventeenth century in the workshop of Martin Reynbouts. In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Each tapestry in the set illustrates an important event in the story.

The Roosevelt Ride 2012

There's so much to see and do in Hyde Park, NY, and the National Park Service and Metro-North Railroad make it easy for you. Spend a day at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites. The National Park Service operates the free "Roosevelt Ride" shuttle bus service from Poughkeepsie Metro-North Station 7 days a week and will to take you to your choice of the Roosevelt sites and the Vanderbilt Mansion from May 1st through October 31.