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September 30, 2014 Frances Perkins Homestead Named a National Historic Landmark
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell on September 30, 2014 announced that the Perkins Homestead in Newcastle, Maine is now a National Historic Landmark. Nominated by the Frances Perkins Center, the 57-acre farm was the ancestral home of Frances Perkins (1880-1965), U.S. Secretary of Labor from 1933-45, the first woman to serve in a
April 2014 Newsletter
Save the Date May 9 – Presentation before the Senior College at USM Lewiston-Auburn. May 11 – FP Icon Blessing at St. Andrews Church, Newcastle, ME. May 13 – FP Feast Day at the Parish of St. Monica and St. James in Washington, DC. June 29 – Perkins Homestead Tour. July 2 –
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