The story of New York State Parks and Historic Sites is not just one of properties, but of people. During our Centennial year, we introduced you to some of them. In this new series, we take our scrapbook of memories down from the shelf and open it to share their stories in more detail. She … Continue reading “A curious mix of dignity and devil-may-care:” Memories of Ruby Jolliffe, Palisades Group Camp Director →| New York State Parks and Historic Sites Blog
Our interview with Sarah Miller about her new YA Nonfiction book about Lorena Hickok, "Hick."| Chicago Review of Books
By Kevin Thomas, Archives Technician 1924 does not resonate the way 1933, or 1941 does when thinking of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. It was, however, a year filled with encounters that would profoundly change both. 1924 was the year in which Franklin Roosevelt returned to the public stage in politics after polio. It was the … Continue reading 1924: A Year of New Beginnings| Forward with Roosevelt
At 3am one morning in 1941, Eleanor Roosevelt spotted the Prime Minister, “cigar in hand,” searching for the President. Politely but firmly, she convinced him to postpone his mission until breakfast. Churchill’s nocturnal White House prowling influenced acquisition of Blair House as White House guest quarters, but he never spent the night there. There is no evidence, however, that Churchill was ever accommodated at Blair House; his alternate residence in Washington was the British Embas...| The Churchill Project – Hillsdale College
