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Falltrip: Theodore Roosevelt home Sagamore Hill!
Sunday, 14 October, 2018 | 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
The Swedish Women’s Educational Association in New York (SWEA) has extended an invitation
to ASS members to join them on an excursion to
Sagamore Hill, President Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, Long Island.
(Photo/Kathy Willens)
During the seven summers he served as President it became known as the summer White House, as it played host to numerous visits by foreign dignitaries and also peace talk to end the Russo-Japanese war.
The building in the Orchard, home to one of his sons, has been converted into a museum with exhibitions and films dedicated to the history of the Roosevelt family.
The historical site has 97 acres of forest, meadows, tidal salt marshes and a bay beach with walkways and nature trails.
Date: Sunday, October 14, 2018
Time: Bus leaving at 8:30 am from Grand Central
Guided tour of the house begins at 10:30 am
Cost: 55.00 (includes bus and guided tour)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/falltrip-we-are-visiting-theodore-roosevelt-home-sagamore-hill-tickets-49471271906
More detailed information will be provided to registrants closer to excursion date.