Norwood Library Holds "Picnicking with the Roosevelts" Virtual Event

Norwood MA

03 June, 2022

11:55 AM

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NORWOOD, MA - The Morrill Memorial Library, in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library, will host a virtual history program, "Picnicking with the Roosevelts: Baskets, Blankets, and Diplomacy," on Tuesday, June 14 at 2 p.m. on Zoom. Learn how the Roosevelts found comfort and relief from the suffering and uncertainty of the Great Depression and World War II through the simple act of picnicking with family, friends and royalty. In June 1939, for example, FDR and Eleanor hosted the King and Queen of England in Hyde Park for a picnic to cement relations between the two countries. The event is presented by Jeffrey Urbin, education specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Registration for this program is required. Attendees can sign up to attend virtually via the library calendar at norwoodlibrary.org/morrillcalendaror by calling the reference desk at 781-769-0200 x2. Zoom details will come from the Tewksbury Public Library, the hosting institution.