The Roosevelt Ride

The New Deal for the Roosevelt Ride in 2010 - Now 7 Days

Experience Historic Hyde Park and Leave the Car at Home

May 1, 2010 through November 2, 2010.

Hike Historic Hyde Park Trails

The Hyde Park Trail is a growing, 10-mile system of trails and walkways linking Town parks, nature preserves and the National Park Service National Historic sites with local neighborhoods and the Town's central business corridor. It is also designated part of the Hudson Valley Greenway Trail.

There is loose stone on all trails, wear appropriate footwear. On all trails follow tulip tree leaf markers or trail blazes painted on the trees. There are no vehicles allowed on these trails. View the new kiosks at many of the trailheads. Download Trail Map in PDF form at www.hydeparkny.us/recretion/trails or call Hyde Park Recreation at 845-229-8086.

Our Plain Duty: FDR and America's Social Security

Marking the 75th birthday of the most far-reaching social program in our history — Social Security, the FDR Presidential Library and Museum presents an exhibition on the history and legacy of the Social Security Act: Our Plain Duty: FDR and America's Social Security

Public Forum: The Social Security Act and the 
National Labor Relations Board

Program honoring the 75th Anniversary of the  Social Security Act, the Works Progress Administration, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Rural Electrification Administration.

Public Forum: The Works Progress Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration

Honoring the 75th Anniversary of Social Security, this program explores the historical impact of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and REA’s (Rural Electrification Administration).

Public Forum: 1935 AND THE ENDURING NEW DEAL: The Arts & History Programs

The FDR Presidential Library and Museum and the Roosevelt Institute present the third in a series of public forums. This program examines the innovations and legacies of WPA culture and history programs and discusses the feasibility of such programs in modern America. As a result of such programs more than 475,000 works of public art were produced and 225 public music performances for given, 275 books documented America's states, regions and historical resources and folklorists conducted orgal histories and recorded narratives of former slaves.