Events
A Community Meeting with Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland - August 15, 2024
The Frances Perkins Center welcomed Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz to tour the Homestead and participate in a community meeting. During the meeting, state and local leaders voiced their support for a national monument designation.
Unlikely Heroes: A Conversation with Derek Leebaert and Scott Wallace - October 11, 2023
An economy in turmoil, an angry and frustrated workforce, racial injustice, war and conflict threatening from abroad: these are just some of the issues that challenged the Roosevelt administration, and those we continue to face today.
We offer a recording of our conversation with Derek Leebaert, author of Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made, Giovanna Gray Lockhart, Executive Director of the Frances Perkins Center, and Scott Wallace, Co-Chair of the Wallace Global Fund. Panelists discussed how Frances Perkins, Henry Wallace, and FDR fostered problem-solving that led to the greatest policy achievements of the 20th century.
Homestead Opening and Awards Celebration - August 13, 2023
The Frances Perkins Center celebrated the opening of the newly preserved Frances Perkins Homestead National Historic Landmark. The celebration honored outgoing Michael Chaney for his decade of leadership that oversaw the successful acquisition and preservation of the Homestead, making this 57-acre historic site ready and available for public visitation.
In giving recognition to the significant legacy of Frances Perkins whose life work was dedicated to the betterment of all Americans, we honored three individuals continuing in Frances Perkins’ footsteps by supporting the “best possible life” for all:
Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth Jr. — Intelligence & Courage Award;
Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board — Steadfast Award;
Mufalo Chitam, Executive Director, Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition — Open Door Award.
