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Holiday Open House
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On Saturday, December 13, 2025, the Home of FDR National Historic Site and the FDR Presidential Library and Museum will host a full day of free holiday events. Here are the main events that will occur during the open house:
- Holiday Decorations:
Both the Home of FDR and FDR's study in the Presidential Library will be decorated for the holidays as they were during the Roosevelt presidency. - Free Home of FDR Self-Guided Tours:
The Home of FDR, Springwood, will have free, self-guided tours available from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Just remember to stop by the Visitor Center front desk to get your ticket on the same day. - Free FDR Presidential Library and Museum Admission:
The museum will be open to visitors free of charge from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Once again, stop by the front desk first in the Visitor Center to receive your free ticket.
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There's still more seasonal fun in store at the Roosevelt estate during the Holiday Open House. Here is a list of more fun events occurring at the Visitor Center throughout the day:
- Make a Holiday Card:
Beginning at noon, children can make holiday cards for sailors on the USS Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. To learn more about the vessel, use this link: www.surflant.usff.navy.mil/ddg80/ - Meet Dickens the Dog:
Also starting at noon, visitors can meet Dickens, a little black Scottish Terrier, who loves to impersonate President Roosevelt's famous dog, Fala. - Photos with Santa:
From 1 to 3 PM, free photo time with Santa is available in the visitor center. Throughout the afternoon, holiday music will play, and refreshments will be served. - Holiday Book Fair:
In the Visitor Center from 1:30 to 4 PM, authors of children’s books and family-friendly titles will visit with attendees and sign copies of their books.
- Featured books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store in the Visitor Center.
- This book fair is presented by presented by the Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District.
- This year’s authors will include:
- Della Ferreri,
- Jonathan Hollingsworth,
- Barbara Ann Mojica, and
- A.J. Schenkman.
- Featured books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store in the Visitor Center.
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The Holiday Open House of the Home of FDR will be the only holiday event hosted by the National Park Service this year in Hyde Park, NY. The Home of FDR will be the only National Historic Site decorated for Christmas and the winter holidays this year in Hyde Park, NY.
You can check out the FDR Library and Museum's event page for more info at this link: https://www.fdrlibrary.org/events-calendar
If you have any questions about the event, you may call the following phone numbers.
Cliff Laube, FDR Presidential Library & Museum - Phone number: (845) 486-7745
Franceska Macsali-Urbin, National Park Service - Phone Number: (845) 489-8513
Reservation or Registration: No
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