2024 Hudson Valley History Reading Festival: Michael Burgess

April 20, 2024
Hudson Valley History Reading Festival
The Roosevelt Library and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District will host the annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
In four sessions, beginning at 10:00 a.m., authors of books on Hudson Valley history will present author talks followed by book signings in the Wallace Center. Authors include:
10AM: Robert and Johanna Titus
THE HUDSON RIVER SCHOOLS OF ART AND THEIR ICE AGE ORIGINS
11AM: Cheryl and Will Cass
WORLD WAR II - LETTERS HOME (AUGUST 1942 - OCTOBER 1945) LOVE, JIMMY
[LUNCH BREAK]
1PM: Michael Burgess
FRANKLIN AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT IN ALBANY: GOVERNING NEW YORK
2PM: Susan Stessin-Cohn
IN DEFIANCE: RUNAWAYS FROM SLAVERY IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON RIVER VALLEY 1735-1831 (SECOND EDITION)