The New Deal For Artists Remastered (1976) with guest speaker Sarah Peskin
July 19, 2021
Presented in Partnership with the Lincoln Theater. Film screening: July 29th 2021 @2pm and 7pm only. Click below to purchase
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Historic Opportunity: Common Dreams
July 19, 2021
A July 14 article by Nancy J. Altman, president of Social Security Works and chair of the Strengthen Social Security
Introducing our Virtual 2021 Garden Party Honorees
July 9, 2021
Introducing our Virtual 2021 Garden Party honorees: Heather Cox Richardson and Juana Rodriguez Vazquez! Sunday, August 15 2021. Register for
1772 Foundation Conservation Grant Award
May 19, 2021
The Frances Perkins Center is pleased to announce that it has received a conservation grant from The 1772 Foundation in
Frances Perkins in National Media
March 15, 2021
The woman who helped a president change America during his first 100 days: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/03/14/frances-perkins-fdr-100-days-new-deal/ Big Boss, Little Boss: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/the-uncertain-hour/big-boss-little-boss/
Cabinet Members with Maine Connections
February 26, 2021
News Center Maine features Frances Perkins in its look back at Presidential Cabinet Members with Maine Connections. View Here
Reviving the Power of “We”
December 7, 2020
The protagonists who drove the last upswing–when “I” gave way to “we”– came to be called Progressives. They were a
Belvedere Historic Preservation $15,000 Grant Award
September 21, 2020
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2020 Contact: Kristen Levesque Kristen Levesque PR & Marketing 207-329-3090 kristen@kristenlevesquepr.com The Frances Perkins Center
$500,000 Save America’s Treasures Grant to Frances Perkins Center
September 9, 2020
September 9, 2020 (Newcastle, Maine) The Frances Perkins Center has received a prestigious $500,000 matching grant from the National Park