Gary, Thanks for these articles. It may be time to reengage the site selection process and begin anew looking at Washington, DC, Boston, or the Dakotas....
If the Oyster Bay residents decide they will not welcome the museum in their community, there is another site on Long Island that may even be a better...
We should not accept the unfavorable opinions of some people as the feelings of the greater number of Oyster Bay residents and the the area's community and...
Peter, The fact remains that Roosevelt's personal papers reside either at Harvard or the Library of Congress. Oyster Bay was attractive as a MUSEUM because of...
OK, for my two cents... When the TRA was originally in the planning stages of opening Sagamore Hill to the public, many of the same objections were raised -...
All - Many think that this is a case of "to Oyster Bay" or "not to Oyster Bay," but as Mr. Meyer points out, Oyster Bay town is not the only place the facility...
Although I'm all for the TR Museum/Research Center, I've got to say that I'm skeptical Fireman's Field is the best location from a traffic point of view. To...
"The boy who is going to make a great man must not make up his mind merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of a thousand repulses and...
That is an excellent quote from TR. Another of my favorites is from Sir Winston Churchill. "If you are going through hell..........keep going." Best, Ken...
Frankly, I don't see how the community support could not become more solid. Because it is PROFOUNDLY WEAK at the moment. The MAYOR of the hamlet of Oyster Bay...
This reminds me of a quote from Washington Irving's, short story, "Roscoe," from The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon. “Some minds seem almost to create...
I suppose each of us in entitled to his own opinion on the best location. I favor Oyster Bay, and Gary Papush favors another location. Each position has its...
Right. An especially unfortunate omission, since its success affects a great deal of the thinking for our own museum and study center. Thanks for pointing...
Although not "presidential libraries," there are two more to point out. The Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio (which is a very dynamic organization...
I am ashamed to say of all those Jim Gallen and Dan Mattausch have mentioned, my forgetting the McKinley Library and Museum in Canton, Ohio was the most...
Just some random thoughts on the location of the TR Museum/Library: - Oyster Bay was TR's heart and soul. However, as a three-time traveler to Sagamore Hill...
The site has "only" 40 friends - but some of them are significant - the first one is Alexa Ray Joel - Billy Joel's daughter. He's very interested in the...
Also the MySpace page only started three days ago, according to the top left info, on Feb. 5th. 40 friends in three days? They've also got Sean Lennon who...
Want to read 2 bios on TR at a time? Try reading the highly critical "Theodore Roosevelt" by Henry Pringle, a book written in the 1930s with adulatory and...
I've read 100 pages and it's pretty good. It seems to be more for the general public than the in-depth scholar, but is a fair-minded discussion. I noticed it...
For my Amazon review on Pringle's book, see: http://www.amazon.com/Theodore-Roosevelt-Modern-Biography-Pringle/dp/0831757159/ref=cm_lmf_tit_2 Any helpful votes...
Yes, By Aida Donald. Its a quick read, not bad. If you have not read "The River of Doubt" by Candice Miller, do so. Excellent. Ken Messina ... From:...
I believe that we remake our heroes into the vision/reality of our times. I have learned different things about TR from each author I read. Kathleen Dalton...
I just now (Sunday, 1:30 pm) checked back at http://www.myspace.com/savefiremensfield and the MySpace friends have more than doubled (81 when I checked) in two...
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