10/12/15 - Monday - Off to Hyde Park, NY for a visit to the home of FDR and the FDR Library. Mom joined us on this tour. We first went to the home of FDR. It was really his mother's home. He was born there and lived his whole life in this same house. However, in 1915, it was remodeled and made much larger and much grander than the original farm house that his grandfather built around the turn of the 18th century. I thought it was very dark, and the furniture was very heavy and dark, but it was all original - nothing had been updated since his mother furnished the house. His mother died in 1941 at the age of 86. Franklin and Eleanor remained in the house until his death in 1945 (at the age of 63). After FDR died, Eleanor moved out of her mother-in-law's house into her own home and stayed there until her death in 1962. The house was donated to the National Parks on the wishes of FDR. Here is a picture of the outside of the house.
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| Roosevelt Home |
After taking the tour of the house, we went to the Presidential Library which is on the property. FDR was the first President to open a Presidential Library. I was impressed by the Library. It really helped me and understand the man, and the difficult time that he handled as President - The Great Depression; World War II; League of Nations. All of this while he was also dealing with paralyzed legs from polio and hiding it from the public. The Library is a testament to a very strong man.
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| FDR Library |
We all enjoyed the day, but it was a lot of walking and Mom and I were very tired. The fall colors are coming out even more here. I could not pass up this tree. It had very color of the fall colors.
10/13/15 - Tuesday - We talked about taking another tour today, but legs were tired, so we stayed in and played games and read. Tomorrow we leave for New Jersey and Tom's brother's house. We will be there for 6 days and will try to get some tours in in New Jersey and New York City. I will keep you all posted.
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