Sunday Scholars: Nature’s New Deal

Neil Maher, Associate Professor of History at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University, will trace Franklin D. Roosevelt’s history from his childhood home in Hyde Park, NY to Washington, D.C., and back again. Maher will focus on Roosevelt’s Civilian Conservation Corps and its impact on both the natural environment and local communities of the Hudson Valley region. Recommended for ages 12+.

This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Public Scholar program.