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Sagamore Hill

Branching Out Field Teams Converge on Sagamore Hill

August 3, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

branching out field teamBranching Out field teams from Boston and New York City met at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site for a four-day long gathering to learn about landscape management and work on various projects with park staff.

Branching Out is a project of the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation that provides city youth with an overview of landscape management practices through educational workshops and hands-on field experiences. [Read more…] about Branching Out Field Teams Converge on Sagamore Hill

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Sagamore Hill

Independence Day Celebration at Sagamore Hill July 4th

July 3, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

theodore rooseveltSagamore Hill NHS is providing day-long outdoor activities on Tuesday, July 4th, free and open to the public.

Attendees will see history come alive as Theodore Roosevelt, performed by Joe Wiegand, along with other family friendly activities offered from 11 am to 4 pm.

At 2 pm, the main program will begin with speeches and a performance from the Calliope Brass Band.

There will be an equestrian reenactment of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, “The Rough Riders,” including a call for recruits where young volunteers will receive their enlistment papers. [Read more…] about Independence Day Celebration at Sagamore Hill July 4th

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Independence Day, Oyster Bay, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt

Boomtown: Oyster Bay During the TR Era

March 23, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

roosevelt save your parkThe Thirteenth Annual Dr. John A. Gable Lecture Series, sponsored by the Friends of Sagamore Hill, continues on Thursday, March 30, with “Boomtown: Oyster Bay During the Theodore Roosevelt Era.” In his lecture, Park Ranger Scott Gurney of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will discuss how technological advances in transportation, communication, and lifestyle at the turn of the 20th century — combined with the popularity of Theodore Roosevelt — transformed Oyster By from a quiet country town into the focus of world attention. [Read more…] about Boomtown: Oyster Bay During the TR Era

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Long Island, Oyster Bay, Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt

Sagamore Hill Artifacts Now Available Online

March 4, 2017 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Over 200 artifacts from Theodore Roosevelt’s Sagamore Hill National Historic Site can be viewed online on Google Arts & Culture by people around the world due to a new partnership between Google and the National Park Service.

With this new virtual collection, users will be able to step into the rooms of Theodore Roosevelt’s home and Summer White House to see his Rough Rider hat and saber from the Spanish American War, his Bronco Buster bronze sculpture by Frederic Remington, the Cape Buffalo taxidermy trophy taken by Roosevelt during his 1909-1910 African safari, and many other treasures of the museum, here. [Read more…] about Sagamore Hill Artifacts Now Available Online

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Material Culture, NPS, Online Resources, Political History, Sagamore Hill

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