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View in browser December 18, 2025 • Hyde Park, New York Subscribe to our YouTube channel for great history content and live streaming events» On Display December 20, 2025 to January 4, 2026 Hudson Valley Ice Yachts Henry A. Wallace Center Time: 9am to 5pm ET The FDR Library, in collaboration with theHudson River Ice Yacht Preservation Trust and Hudson River Ice Yacht Club , will display authentic Hudson Valley Ice Yachts, including the WHIFF, recently restored and widely considered the finest ice yacht in the world. The boats will be on display – with full rigging – in the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, during regular operating hours. Free public event. Watch our ice yachts short film from a previous year’s exhibit» Holiday Film Screening December 22, 2025 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Henry A. Wallace Center Time: 2pm ET Register to attend» What would Bedford Falls be without George Bailey? His guardian angel Clarence is going to show him just how big a difference he’s made in this holiday classic starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed and directed by Frank Capra. This event is free to attend but registration is required. 2025 Roosevelt Reading Festival December 24, 2025 Kalamazoo Gals with John Thomas Previously Recorded Online Premiere Time: 2pm ET YouTube | Facebook | Instagram The story of the extraordinary women luthiers behind the exceptional – and exceptionally secret – Gibson Guitars of the World War II era.   New History Shorts A Gift to the American People Now Available In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt donated a part of his family estate to the American people to become a permanent archive and museum of his records and collections. In doing so, he created the first Presidential Library. Watch the short (1:34 minutes) YouTube | Facebook | Instagram   President Roosevelt’s Hyde Park Christmas Now Available President Roosevelt loved Christmas, and involved himself in both event planning and gift giving, painstakingly keeping a record of every gift by hand. Join FDR Library Director William Harris in FDR’s Hyde Park office for some holiday cheer. Watch the short (1:34 minutes) YouTube | Facebook | Instagram   Seasons Greetings from the Troops of WWII to FDR The Roosevelts received an enormous volume of holiday mail, much of which remains in the archives. These cards came from the general public, but the cards from the soldiers, sailors, or flyers – some handmade, some drawn – can be moving or even quite humorous. Visit our blog to see some of these cards» Ellen Roosevelt’s Ice Yacht Signal Pennant This ice yacht signal pennant belonged to Ellen Roosevelt, FDR’s first cousin. Like her father John Aspinwall Roosevelt, owner of the ice yacht ICICLE, Ellen regularly sailed these record-breaking vessels. See more in our online collection» Name John Aspinwall Roosevelt’s ice yacht that remains the largest ever built: Comit Icicle Vixen Knickerbocker Join as a Fala Friend Level Member and get a special FDR Library bandana to dress up your pooch. Available in blue! Plus you’ll receive these great benefits: Free Museum admission Exclusive Content Invitations to special members-only events New Deal Museum Store discount (online & onsite) Join or renew today» FDR Presidential Library | 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 Subscribe to our FDR Newsletters to stay updated» Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, 4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538, USA Manage preferences