HYDE PARK- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2024. In four sessions, beginning at 10 a.m., authors of recently published books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings. Copies of the books will be for sale in the New Deal Store. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home and streamed live to the official FDR Library YouTube and Facebook accounts.
This is a free public event, but registration is required for in-person attendance. Visit fdrlibrary.org to register.
Schedule:
10 a.m.
Robert and Johanna Titus
THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOLS OF ART AND THEIR ICE AGE ORIGINS
11 a.m.
Cheryl and Will Cass
WORLD WAR II – LETTERS HOME (AUGUST 1942 – OCTOBER 1945) LOVE, JIMMY
Noon
LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
1 p.m.
Michael Burgess
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT IN ALBANY: GOVERNING NEW YORK
2 p.m.
Susan Stessin-Cohn
IN DEFIANCE: RUNAWAYS FROM SLAVERY IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON RIVER VALLEY 1735–1831 (SECOND EDITION)
Please contact Cliff Laube at 845-486-7745 with questions about the event.
