Tag: Hyde Park

The Healthy Cooking Bootcamp for Veterans at the Culinary Institute of America

August 24, 2015

Thanks to the Wounded Warrior Project, we got the opportunity to attend the Healthy Cooking Bootcamp at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. It was an amazing experience and I am proud of myself for working through my fears and attending this program. I had never really been a cook. It … More The Healthy Cooking Bootcamp for Veterans at the Culinary Institute of America

Inside the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

August 22, 2015

Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site “All that is within me cries out to go back to my home on the Hudson River” FDR This quote captures FDR’s connection to Springwood, the estate that he loved & the place he considered home. The first US Presidential Library was started by FDR here. Visit … More Inside the Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

Inside Val-Kill, The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

May 3, 2015

“The greatest thing I have learned is how good it is to come home again.” Eleanor Roosevelt This simple statement expresses her love for the modest house she called Val-Kill. The only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady, Val-Kill welcomes visitors in the style of Mrs. Roosevelt. Come and be part of the … More Inside Val-Kill, The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

Franklin Roosevelt’s Top Cottage National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

April 26, 2015

After a day of exploring as much of the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site as we could, I asked my husband if we could make the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site our next stop. Eleanor Roosevelt is someone I have adored because of her ground breaking efforts on behalf of women’s rights and human rights … More Franklin Roosevelt’s Top Cottage National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York

April 25, 2015

“Vanderbilt Mansion NHS, in terms of architecture, interiors, mechanical systems, road systems and landscape, is a remarkably complete example of a gilded-age country place, illustrating the political, economic, social, cultural, and demographic changes that occurred as America industrialized in the years after the Civil War.” ~National Park Service FMI: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde … More Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York