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If you are interested in us presenting one of these programs to your group or organization please call Franceska Macsali-urbin at 845-229-6225 or by email. NPS Staff programs: Kevin Oldenburg * FDR: A Farmer in My Native Town * The Civilian Conservation Corps: Franklin Roosevelt's Tree Army, Helping Build the National Park Service * The National Park Service: A Career Like No Other * Protecting Our Forests: Wildland Firefighting in the National Parks Franceska Macsali-Urbin * Val-Kill Industries * The Road to Establishing Val-Kill as a National Historic Site * Eleanor Roosevelt: The Development of a Woman Activist * Arthurdale: Eleanor Roosevelt's Community Stimulus Project * Employment for Everyone: The WPA * From Claus to Eleanor: Exploring the Roosevelt Legacy Mike Twardy * The Vanderbilts and the Rise of the New York Central Railroad * Overview of Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site * Overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site Trish Maloney * Malvina Thompson: A Determination to Work - It is a look at her life and her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt. * From Mattresses to Margarine: Eleanor Roosevelt and Testimonial Advertising 1927-1959 * A Visit to Val-Kill - A quick comparison of Daisy and Eleanor Roosevelt/Val-Kill and Wilderstein. * Eleanor Roosevelt's "Petticoterie" - Lorena Hickock Frank Futral * History of Val-Kill Industries * Women Who Wear Pants: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Making of Val-Kill * Range of Topics on the History and Management of Hudson Valley Country Houses * Treasures from the Collection at Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites Allan Dailey * Vanderbilt Family Houses - City Homes, Country Places, Camps and Seaside Cottages Margaret Laffin * A Vanderbilt Family Genealogy Anna DiCordova * Landscapes and Gardens, Horticulture Linda Bouchey and Al Vinck * A Perspective from Someone Who Knew Margaret Suckley & the River Friendship: The Intimate Relationship Between MLS & FDR * The 1939 Royal Visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth * Eleanor Roosevelt: Humanitarian and Pioneer of Civil Rights * He Rose From His Wheelchair to Lift the Nation from Its Knees * Louis Howe: The President Maker * Frances Perkins: The New Deal's First Lady, Part 1 (From Frances' childhood through FDR's election as President) * Frances Perkins: The New Deal's First Lady, Part 2 (From FDR's Inauguration in 1933 through Perkins' Sainthood in the Episcopal Church) NPS Garden Association programs: Beatrix Farrand Garden Association (info@beatrixfarrandgardenhydepark.org) * Come Discover our Secret Garden: Beatrix Farrand's Hidden Gem in Hyde Park, NY A visual presentation of the garden at Bellefield designed for Thomas & Sarah Newbold in 1912 by Beatrix Farrand, one of America's most celebrated landscape designers. Not only is this landscape historically significant, it is a testament to the efforts of a dedicated group of modern gardeners and the stewardship of the National Park Service at the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Site. Frederick W. Vanderbilt Garden Association (ngarrell@vanderbiltgarden.org) Barbara Hobens (gardenwithnature@live.com) * Certify Your Garden as a Wildlife Habitat * Gardening with Deer * Green Up Your Home & Town— Beauty & Benefits * Anna B. Warner - America's Gardening Pioneer * The Old Post Road in the Hudson Highlands in the American Revolution Sue Williams (monceterp@aol.com) * Rose gardening * Water gardening * Herbs * Simple historic gardening * Vanderbilt gardens * Old roses * Starting up a garden * Compost tea/organic vs chemical usage |
Last updated: June 3, 2019