A July 14 article by Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security coalition, writes: We must learn from the wisdom of Roosevelt, Perkins, and their allies. In a nationwide radio address during the Great Depression, Perkins stated: "We cannot be satisfied...
2016 Frances Perkins Homestead Tours On Sunday July 24, Saturday August 20, and September 18, 2016 the Frances Perkins Center will host guided tours of the Frances Perkins Homestead. The Frances Perkins Homestead, named a National Historic Landmark by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in 2014,...
The Frances Perkins Center will be open Columbus Day weekend during Pumpkinfest, Saturday from 10-4 and Sunday and Monday from 10-2. Stop by and visit us if you are in town. We are hosting a giant pumpkin being designed by artist Melanie Glendennings....
2014 Garden Party Awardees, Lindsey Davis, Open Door Award recipient and Christine Hastedt, Steadfast Award recipient pictured with Board Chair Christopher Breiseth. The 7th Annual Frances Perkins Center Garden Party and awards ceremony will take place on Friday August 14, 2015. This date marks the 80th...
To purchase tickets to the Betta Ehrenfeld Public Policy Forum please visit the Strand Theater website for more details by following this link. Betta Ehrenfeld Public Policy Forum The Demise of the American Middle Class: Is it real? Is it reversible? Is it inevitable? Hosted by the Frances...
2015 Frances Perkins Homestead Tours On Sundays July 12, Sunday August 2, and September 13, 2015 the Frances Perkins Center will host guided tours of the Frances Perkins Homestead. The Frances Perkins Homestead, named a National Historic Landmark by Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell in 2014,...
Free Live Performance of Madame Secretary, Frances Perkins at Lincoln Theater at 2:30 p.m. On Saturday June 13, 2015 the Frances Perkins Center is hosting a free live performance of Madame Secretary, Frances Perkins at Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta at 2:30 PM. The show is a...
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell designated the Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark on August 25, 2014. Sarah Peskin, Center board member and nomination author, presented it to the National Park Service and its Advisory Board, making the case for the site to join...
If you are in the D.C. area on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 please join us at AFL-CIO headquarters from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Hedrick Smith will be speaking and signing copies of his latest book "Who Stole the American Dream?" The event will take place on...