Please join us for these historical Zoom programs, presented by Jeff Urban, an educational specialist at the Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park. NY. Those who attended these sessions last year found them most informative and enjoyable. To attend you must register by following the links below. Each one must be done separately. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Swinka Richards (NYSUT Program and Retiree Services) containing information about joining the meeting. If you have registered, you will receive an email reminder from Swinka Richards including the link the week of the program.
FDR, The Boy Who Grew Up but Never Got Old
Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom Registration Link: https://nysut.cc/4o73fVe
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "Remember the nicest men int he world are those who keep something of the little boy inside them." She was no doubt thinking of her husband when she said this. This session explores the boyish hope and enthusiasm that FDR shared with the troubled nation as he steered a path through the Great Depression and World War II.
Japanese American Incarceration
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom Registration Link: https://nysut.cc/4nisrXw
Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, people on the West coast worried that members of the region's largest Japanese American community might be working with Japan's military to plan attacks of sabotage. This session explores the backlash endured by Japanese Americans as the nation prepared for war.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Two Halves of a Whole
Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Zoom Registration Link: https://nysut.cc/3Jh6KsU
This session explores the relationship of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, one of American's foremost "Power Couples" as it transitions from a secret engagement, to a marriage in crisis, to a powerful political partnership.
We will be sending reminders by email using Action Network prior to each program with the registration links.