Secretary Haaland in Frances Perkins Homestead summer kitchen. Kari Herer photo. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz wrapped a multi-day visit to Maine where they highlighted conservation and preservation efforts underway through the National Park Service. Read More
Dozens of people turned out at the Newcastle Frances Perkins Homestead on Thursday to urge U.S. Department of the Interior officials to create a national monument honoring Frances Perkins, the nation’s first female Cabinet secretary. Read More
New Campaign Calls on President to Create National Monument for Frances Perkins. Read Release
Listen Here Frances Perkins was the nation’s first female cabinet secretary. As FDR’s Secretary of Labor, she championed reforms that are with us to this day. We’ll learn about the recent completion of her homestead in Newcastle, hear from the new executive director of the Frances Perkins Center, as well as from the author of Unlikely
Newcastle, Maine: When you visit the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark, remember the contributions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Secretary of Labor, and the first female cabinet member. Susan Cover from Spectrum News visited the Homestead ahead of Labor Day Weekend to find out more about the woman behind the New Deal and her favorite
Preservation and restoration activities are in full swing at the Frances Perkins Homestead. This National Historic Landmark in Newcastle, Maine serves as a tangible reminder that America is intended to be a vast homestead for all its people, a lively household for one and all, and that concern for the common good should govern our life together. We look forward to welcoming visitors in 2023.
Join us in welcoming Emma Wegner, FPC’s new Program & Education Director and other Center news and activity Spring 2022 FPC Newsletter March 2022
Along with the New York City Department of Transportation, Manhattan Community Board 4, Frances Perkins Center, the Perkins Family, and Hell’s Kitchen Walking Tour Historian James Kaplan, folks were invited to a street co-naming of FRANCES PERKINS PL.
AUGUSTA — On Thursday, July 8, Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill from Sen. Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro. LD 440, “An Act To Conserve the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark,” allocates $100,000 in funding to help the Frances Perkins Center repair the structure and ensure safe entry, parking and accessibility to the site. “The Frances
Presented in Partnership with the Lincoln Theater. Film screening: July 29th 2021 @2pm and 7pm only. Click below to purchase your ticket! The New Deal For Artists Remastered (1976) with guest speaker Sarah Peskin
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Frances Perkins is best known for her policy work at the national level, but her
For the third year in a row, Great Salt Bay Community School students partnered with
There is a detour posted on River Road in Newcastle, but the Frances Perkins National Monument is still accessible. We are open Thur-Sun 10am – 2pm. Visit us before we close for the season!
Our last day is Sunday, September 28th.