The Rough Writer
News for and about the Volunteers at Sagamore Hill
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"Of all the questions which can come before this nation, short of the actual preservation of its existence in a great war, there is none which compares in importance with the great central task of leaving this land an even better land for our descendants than it is for us.” — Theodore Roosevelt
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The sunny and warm first Sunday of Spring saw cars streaming into Sagamore Hill. At 2 pm the lot was full! Park Ranger Scott Gurney was on traffic duty directing cars to make U-turns. On weekends be sure to arrive early in the day.
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Presidential Inaugurations:
From April to March to January
On April 20, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States. Delays in ballot counting and difficulties stemming from long-distance travel from Washington’s Virginia home to New York City prompted the temporary change from the constitutionally established inaugural date of March 4 to April 20. From that time until 1937, the “wait” time between the general elections in November and the Presidential inauguration and the beginning of the new Congress was 5 months – time enough for “lame duck” defeated legislators to prevent meaningful legislation or to do legislative damage and delay action by newly elected officials. In 1932, Congress introduced the 20th amendment to the Constitution, establishing January 20 as the end date for the out-going President and Vice President and the first day of the new term for re-elected or newly elected executive officers. The amendment was ratified in 1933, and President Franklin Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be sworn in under the terms of this amendment at noon on January 20, 1937.
As we as a nation have moved past the 2020 election and a new administration is transitioning to power, lines from Theodore Roosevelt’s first (and only) inaugural address, delivered 116 years ago are worth considering. When the nation, as today, was in the midst of technological and demographic changes, and we faced new challenges as a world power, TR’s words in 1905 still stand as a relevant reminder to those accorded the public trust and the responsibilities of principled governing of these United States: the preservation of democratic values, the concern for the welfare of our citizens and our environment, and the “formidable” challenges our democratic experiment presents to the world and future generations:
“Modern life is both complex and intense, and the tremendous changes wrought by the extraordinary industrial development of the last half century are felt in every fiber of our social and political being. Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a democratic republic. The conditions which have told for our marvelous material well-being, which have developed to a very high degree our energy, self-reliance, and individual initiative, have also brought the care and anxiety inseparable from the accumulation of great wealth in industrial centers. Upon the success of our experiment much depends, not only as regards our own welfare, but as regards the welfare of mankind. If we fail, the cause of free self-government throughout the world will rock to its foundations, and therefore our responsibility is heavy, to ourselves, to the world as it is to-day, and to the generations yet unborn. There is no good reason why we should fear the future, but there is every reason why we should face it seriously, neither hiding from ourselves the gravity of the problems before us nor fearing to approach these problems with the unbending, unflinching purpose to solve them aright ….”
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This issue of the Rough Writer features articles on one of Sagamore Hill’s staunchest supporters and resources, historian Natalie Naylor; tour tips on both the Silver Flagon in the Library and the Nibelungenlied in the North Room; an “insider’s” view of Alice Roosevelt Longworth from Mary Ann Reardon, a volunteer in Curatorial; nature articles on the Great Blue Heron and the Wood Frog, and lots of photos from the Milton Elis “collection”.
We have been “gifted” with hundreds of photos taken over 20 years by Milton Elis, and we will start sharing some of those in this issue. We selected at random photos of some of the things and people we have missed over the past year – picnics ( Pinky’s hotdogs and Robin’s theme-appropriate picnic decor), awards night, 4th of July celebrations, numerous special events along with so many of our friends who came together to celebrate. We have also included photos of five of our esteemed fellow-volunteers who have passed away. If you have any photos you would like to share with the Rough Writer, you are invited to submit them. We might not be able to use them all, but we will certainly try to include some of them in future issues. Also Bill Reed, chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt Legacy Partnership, is inviting anyone who has taken photos of the Site during the past year to send them to TRLegacyPartnership@gmail.com.
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As we move into April and its promise of warmer weather, we continue to stay masked and mindful of keeping each other safe, but never too socially distanced to wish Marie Clifford well in her new position at Saint Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire and to Milton Elis a happy 91st birthday. Your own birthday greetings can go straight to him via e-mail ( miltbarbelis@optimum.net) – no mask required!
Stay in touch,
Nancy and Charlotte
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Museum Technician Laura Cinturati shared these pictures of baby Frankie's first birthday cake smash. He is one cute kid!
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NATALIE NAYLOR AND SAGAMORE HILL
by Toby Selda
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Before her “official” connection, she said her most memorable visit to Sagamore Hill was around 1975 when she was part of a VIP visit for Hofstra University New College students and faculty which was guided by TR’s daughter, Ethel Derby. Wouldn’t we all have loved to be on that tour!
In 1990 she was the co-director, with John Allen Gable and Douglas Brinkley, of the 3-day Hofstra Conference on Theodore Roosevelt (1) sponsored by the Hofstra Long Island Studies Institute (she was the founding director) and the Hofstra Cultural Center (my father was the founding director).
And one more early connection, “Susan Sarna was a student in one of my graduate courses at Hofstra.” According to Sue, “I took her History of Long Island class in 1990. Little did I know that we would continue our relationship for the next 30 years.”
Natalie’s “official” connection with Sagamore Hill began in 1998 when she was part of a 3-person team evaluating exhibitions at Old Orchard Museum for the National Park Service and the OAH (Organization of American History). Her role as a consultant continued in 2002-2003 for the Historic Resources Study published by SAHI. (2) “The Resource Study is one of the park’s most important resources and is required reading for new employees and researchers,” according to Sue Sarna.
Natalie has given many lectures connected with the Roosevelts, including ones on TR, Edith and Ethel, and TR and Suffrage, for SAHI, FOSH, the Roosevelt Legacy Conference, Hofstra University, OAH, and local historical societies and libraries.
Natalie has written or edited numerous articles and publications about TR and his family. Her 2012 book on Long Island “Eminent Ladies” contains a section on Edith Roosevelt. (3) Some of Natalie’s articles were written for the TRA Journal (2009, fall 2020), Oyster Bay Freeholder (2009), Nassau County Historical Society Journal (2010, 2020), and this past year for the Rough Writer (May, June, August 2020). (4) She was also the text editor on my book (still waiting to be published) Simply “Sagamore”: The Roosevelt Family Home as Seen Through the Eyes of Daughter Ethel. In the words of Sue Sarna, “her skills as an editor are outstanding.”
Natalie Naylor, with her extensive knowledge of local history, has been (and continues to be!) a wonderful resource for Sagamore Hill. She has been involved with the site for many years in a wide variety of projects, as a consultant, researcher, lecturer, writer, and editor.
We thank you, Natalie!
Notes:
1. The 676-page Hofstra conference volume, Theodore Roosevelt: Many-Sided American (edited by Naylor, Brinkley and Gable, 1992), includes 43 articles by such noted historians as Edmund Morris, Sylvia Jules Morris, Stacey Cordery, Tweed Roosevelt, Kathleen Dalton, John Allen Gable, and David H. Wallace (“Sagamore Hill: An Interior History,” based on his historic furnishings report for Sagamore Hill.)
2. The internal publication from this resource study was reprinted in 2007 (edited by Charles Markis), under the title Theodore Roosevelt and His Sagamore Hill Home. It includes three articles by Natalie: “A Sense of Place: Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, and the North Shore of Long Island,” “A Working Farm,” and “From Country Estates to Suburbs,” as well as six other articles by H. W. Brands, Kathleen Dalton, and Lewis L. Gould. According to Charles Markis, “The contributing writers . . . were chosen because of their prior and excellent work in the area of Roosevelt and Long Island scholarship and research.”
3. Natalie A. Naylor. Women in Long Island’s Past: A History of Eminent Ladies and Everyday Lives. The History Press, 2012.
4. Rough Writer articles by Natalie in 2020: “TR on Women’s Equality in Marriage, 1880” (May 2020), “TR on Equal Rights for Women, 1880” (June 2020), and “TR’s Stand on Women’s Suffrage” (August 2020).
(Author's Note: The above publications are available for purchase (or in the case of the Rough Writer, viewing) on-line, for research at Sagamore Hill, or for loan from my personal library!)
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ALICE'S DIARY ENTRIES
by Mary Ann Reardon
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During the past months I have come to know a little of Alice as I have been transcribing entries from her diaries. Alice’s diaries are stored at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. SAHI volunteer Nava Berger viewed them in person while researching her senior thesis and graciously shared photographs of some of the entries with the Curatorial division at SAHI. I had done some transcribing when working with Betsy and Laura in the archives, and when I was asked if I would like to tackle Alice’s diaries, I gladly accepted the challenge.
These are definitely a challenge. Alice’s handwriting is not easy to read, and it seems that her mood can affect not only what she writes, but how she puts words on paper. I have devised a method that seems to work. I read each entry at least three times. First I make a handwritten copy of what I read. This is line-by-numbered line, with brackets holding blank spaces which I can’t decipher. I then take that written copy and create a Word document, again with brackets for blank spaces. With the third reading, I take the Word document and compare it to the original writing. That is when I finally insert [unintelligible] wherever needed. There are times when I have read the entries and done the comparisons several times.
The entries are from 1903, 1905, and 1910. She is nineteen in the early entries, and a married woman in the later ones. As I only see part of her life, I can’t trace her development, but I can see the changes. In the 1903 entries, she is a typical young lady who has a social calendar that is a prominent part of her day. She mentions where she went for lunch or dinner, who she danced with, where she shopped, and who she saw. Spending money or not having it to spend is also noted. Because she was in Washington, she writes about dinners that she attended, going to the Army-Navy Reception, and having tea at the British and Russian Embassies.
Of course she does name some people whom she meets. Her friends are included, and because she was the President’s daughter she also comes in contact with senators and other historic figures such as Admiral Dewey, Jacob Riis, Secretaries Moody and Root, John Singer Sargent, and J.P. Morgan. She often mentions spending time with Auntie Bye. Mother seems to be the one who exercises parental authority and Father gets high praise. At the same time she also questions how TR felt about her in relation to her brothers.
Nick plays a role in the 1905 entries. She tells how she would see him at certain social engagements and she writes about her feelings for him. She questions those, but she also refers to him as “darling Nick.” The 1910 entries describe their life as they attended parties or more formal political events. In 1910 Alice also relates events that she attends at the White House, describing how many changes have taken place from when she had lived there, and you do get an idea of her thoughts on the Tafts.
The groups of entries that I see are not consecutive, and as I read Alice’s thoughts I try to transcribe as well as I can. I have become more familiar with her as I read. She is an interesting young woman. She relates thoughts and feelings, and gives a pretty clear picture of her life. Her handwriting is a challenge, but I have become more confident in my ability to decipher her words. I realize more and more how much I enjoy this work. I have even moved into transcribing letters from the TR collection at the Library of Congress. This work has been time well spent as I have lived through this pandemic, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to make Alice’s words available to everyone.
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Alice's Diary - May 12, 1903
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NIBELUNGENLIED
by Janet Parga
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We are all aware of the wonderful treasures in the Sagamore Hill NHS collection. One such treasure is the over-sized book on the round table facing the entrance to the North Room, the Nibelungenlied, a collection of German folk tales. Drawn to its size, visitors almost always ask questions about it: What is it? What is its importance? How did TR acquire it? Did TR speak German?
First of all, this leather-bound copy of the Nibelungenlied, or The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem recounting the heroic legends of German history. Written in Middle High German between 1190 and 1230, its author was anonymous. Prior to its written version the tales found in the Nibelungenlied were part of an oral tradition recounted by storytellers and sung by minstrels. This collection of tales, loosely based on historical fact intertwined with stories of romance, chivalry, tragedy, and retribution, have been called the German Iliad because of its references to the Franks defeating the Burgundians. It has also been compared to the Odyssey and Beowulf with its legends about giants and dwarfs (the Nibelungs), hidden treasure, dragon slayers, romance, betrayal, and the deaths of heroes. Its main characters are King Gunther, Kriemhild, his daughter, Siegfried (Sigurd), and Brunhild, Queen of Iceland. Its cultural influences have been enormous.
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The story of Siegfried and Kriemhild originated in Germany and spread to Norway and eventually to Iceland. The Scandinavian Etta contains elements of the Nibelungenlied, including its heroic figures. Most famously in the modern era, the Nibelungenlied was the primary inspiration for Richard Wagner’s four-cycle opera, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and William Morris’s poem “Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs.” J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythical giants and dwarfs in The Lord of the Rings trilogy might well have been influenced by the Nibelungenlied.
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As a child of privilege, TR traveled to Europe twice with his parents. In 1872, TR, Eliot, and Corrine lived with a family in Dresden for five months (Mental Floss) before returning to the United States in November 1873. During this time, he learned German and became enamored with German culture and with the tales in the Nibelungenlied. Among his belongings still in the museum collection today are a set of German decorative silver plates in the library, an 1867 copy of the Nibelungenlied, and ivory figurines of the lovers Siegfried and Kriemhild. These figures can be seen in a 1904 photo of the drawing room mantle.
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The large bound copy of the Nibelungenlied in the North Room was a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm II and was presented to TR by the German Ambassador, Speck von Sternberg, in 1905. Many of the book’s illustrations, as well as some of the printed text, appear to be hand-colored.
Other notable gifts in the collection from Wilhelm include photos of TR and Kaiser Wilhelm II reviewing the German troops during TR's visit to Potsdam, Germany. The back of these photos have captions written by Kaiser Wilhelm and were given to TR during his visit to Washington D.C. in November 1910 . Another gift is the book Der Kaiser und die Kunst by Paul Seidel and inscribed by the Kaiser himself; it is also found in the North Room. One of the most interesting gifts is the schematic drawing of 67 American Naval vessels hand-drawn by Kaiser Wilhelm II. It hangs in the third floor hall opposite Ted, Jr’s room. Lastly is the print in the Dining Room, “Die Fahnen Von Hohen Friedberg Vor De Berliner Garnisonkirche'' which depicts Frederick the Great and his Generals. Once when showing this piece of art to a French visitor, TR said, “This is a gift from the Kaiser at a time when [we] were exchanging gifts instead of blows'' (L’Illustration Magazine Oct. 12, 1918).
The scope and quality of the gifts indicates a friendly relationship between these two men, but we don’t know if TR gave any gifts to the Kaiser. TR had a fascination with Germany and an admiration for the militant Kaiser. In Theodore Roosevelt by Louis Auchincloss, the author states that “TR had even gone so far as to express his understanding of Germany’s ambition to become an international power.”(77) At this time, many countries were seeking to expand their empires, including Japan and Russia. However, this relationship changed drastically in 1914 when Germany invaded Belgium and WWI erupted.
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THE SILVER FLAGON
by Lindsay Davenport
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The Library at Sagamore Hill is filled with all sorts of fascinating objects! A personally curated collection, it features deliberately chosen objects that inspired and brought joy to Theodore Roosevelt as he worked or spent time with his family. One such object is a Norwegian Flagon on the mantle.
The flagon, a ceremonial drinking cup, was presented to him in 1910 by King Haakon VII of Norway. It’s silver and features a number of engravings referencing Norse sagas as well as Theodore Roosevelt’s name along the lid. Sitting at the top is a Viking figure in full armor. Theodore, Edith, Kermit, and Ethel Roosevelt stopped in Norway during their 1910 tour of Europe. While there, they met the Royal Family of Norway, explored Christiania (now Oslo), and TR gave his acceptance lecture for his 1906 Nobel Prize. The flagon was presented to him on the day of the speech, May 5th.
Theodore Roosevelt seemed to enjoy his time in Norway very much. He details his European trip in a long letter (over 100 pages!) to George Otto Trevelyan in 1911. He remarks that Norway is the “most genuinely democratic society to be found in Europe” and one of the closest to that of the United States that he had seen on this trip. Of the royal family – King Haakon VII, Queen Maud, and Prince Olav – he said they were “as simple and unpretentious as they were good and charming.” He appreciated that being hosted by them felt less formal and more friendly. Reading this letter though, one can tell his favorite part was spending time with the young Prince. Olav was seven at the time, and Theodore took to enthusiastically joining in his games. Even Kermit and Ethel joined in to play with him. (Olav would shortly after state that he wished he could marry Ethel.) Later that month, at the reception after the funeral of King Edward VII, he met Olav again who insisted that he play with him as he had done in his own home. Theodore of course obliged him and got down on the floor in the middle of Buckingham Palace to play!
Ethel, too, noted how important this silver flagon had been to her father. In an oral history recorded with her in 1962, she elaborated on her memory of this gift and the friendship formed between King Haakon and Theodore Roosevelt. Her father was an avid reader and was especially interested in the folk stories of different cultures. The King was impressed to learn just how much Theodore knew of the Norse sagas and that he shared the stories with his children as they were growing up. According to Ethel, the gift of this flagon was a commemoration of that connection. She also shared further a bit of the history of these drinking vessels. They were kept in a piece of furniture called a “cup-board”, and when one wanted a drink he would ask for the cup to be brought to them. This word probably sounds familiar – this is the origin of the modern “cupboard”! A flagon like this one would be shared among those gathered, similar to a loving cup.
Much like the rest of the Roosevelt family’s stay in Norway, the gift presented to him could be seen as more friendly than strictly ceremonial. It speaks volumes about the personal connection between this silver flagon and the memories tied to it that Theodore Roosevelt displayed it in a pride of place on his library mantle. He was clearly proud to own it, and it reminded him of time spent with family and friends – two things TR valued above all else. It probably also made him fondly remember getting caught play-fighting with a child on the floor of Buckingham Palace, bringing that famous grin to his face.
Sources:
Interview with Mrs. E.R. Derby by William Ingersoll, Historian at Edison, 4/17/1962.
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan, 1911-10-01
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ANYONE FOR COFFEE?
by Nancy Hall
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In the February 2020 issue of the Rough Writer, Joe DeFranco wrote an article about TR and his famous “cup” of coffee: “Visitors on tours of the Theodore Roosevelt Home have often heard stories about TR’s famous love of coffee. He was purported to have drunk as much as a gallon of his favorite beverage a day, so much so that one of his children described TR’s personal coffee cup as being 'more in the nature of a bathtub.' ”
Maybe most of us don’t drink that much coffee, but during this past year of stay-at-home activity, many of us might have consumed more caffeine than usual to accompany that cookie we promised ourselves we would not eat (until we did). Like some of you, I, too, have been drinking more than my share of caffeine, and thanks to modern technology, I just have to add some water, scoop some coffee into my percolator, plug it in, and voila! – a perfect cup of Joe.
However, in TR’s time, making that cup of coffee was a bit of a chore, and given the copious amount of coffee he consumed, a look at the standard recipe for making coffee in 1909 might help us appreciate a bit more those who served that “bathtub” of coffee to the President and the ease with which we make our own morning drink today. The following recipe, directions, and medicinal advice for both coffee and tea drinkers are found in the 1909 White House Cook Book by Hugo Ziemann and Mrs. F.L Gillette:
The Healing Properties of Tea and Coffee
"The medicinal properties of these two beverages are considerable. Tea is used advantageously in inflammatory diseases and as a cure for headache. Coffee is supposed to act as a preventative of gravel and gout, and its influence is ascribed to the rarity of those diseases in France and Turkey. Both tea and coffee powerfully counteract the effects of opium and intoxicating liquors; though, when taken in excess, and without nourishing food, they themselves produce, temporarily at least, some of the more disagreeable consequences incident to the use of ardent spirits. In general, however, none but persons possessing great mobility of the nervous system, or enfeebled or effeminate constitutions, are injuriously affected by the moderate use of tea and coffee in connection with food."
Coffee
"One full coffee cupful of ground coffee, stirred with one egg and part of the shell, adding a half cupful of cold water. Put it into the coffee boiler, and pour onto it a quart of boiling water; as it rises and begins to boil, stir it down with a silver spoon or fork. Boil hard for ten or twelve minutes. Remove from the fire and pour out a cupful of coffee, then pour back into the coffee pot. Place it on the back of the stove or range where it will keep hot (but not boil); it will settle in about five minutes. Send to the table hot. Serve with good cream and lump sugar.”
And for those who prefer tea, here is advice from this same White House cookbook, and if you take your tea with milk and sugar, beware!
Tea
“A Chinese being interviewed for this book says: Drink your tea plain. Don’t add milk or sugar. Tea-brokers and tea-tasters never do; epicures never do; the Chinese never do. Milk contains fibrin, albumen or some other stuff, and the tea a delicate amount of tannin. Mixing the two makes the liquid turbid. This turbidity, if I remember the cyclopaedia aright, is tannate of fibrin, or leather. People who put milk in tea are therefore drinking boots and shoes in mild disguise.”
(Author’s Note: I discovered this White House Cook Book one afternoon while rummaging through old books in our basement and drinking my third cup of coffee for the day! I prefer my “boots and shoes” in the evening.)
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TOUR TIPS - IT HAPPENED IN APRIL
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April 25, 1865 – Theodore and Elliott watch Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession from the window of their grandfather’s New York City mansion.
April 1885 – TR returns to the Dakotas; has a bar fight in Mingusville (now Wibaux, MT).
April 1887 – TR visits the Dakotas to determine how much cattle he lost over the winter; half of his herd is gone. He begins to sell off his interests.
April 10, 1894 – Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, TR and Edith’s fourth child, is born.
April 1897 – President William McKinley appoints TR to be Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy.
April 1909 – Roosevelt begins a yearlong safari in Mombasa in British East Africa accompanied by his son Kermit. By the end of the expedition, he has killed 296 animals.
April 1909 – Roosevelt publishes Outlook Editorials.
April 1914 – TR completes the journey in the Amazon and the river is dubbed Rio Roosevelt or Rio Teodoro after him.
April - May, 1915 – TR is the defendant in a libel suit brought by Republican machine boss William Barnes. TR wins.
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Spring Chorus
by Richard Elinson
On March 12, a beautiful warm day, there was a wood frog orgy at the two Sagamore Hill ponds – the one along the Nature Trail and the one by the parking lot. There was a tremendous chorus of chirping, and wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) were in abundance. Mating pairs in amplexus were spotted around the ponds. There was even a menage a trois, as two males competed for one female. Wood frogs are one of the first frogs to breed in the spring, often when there is still snow on the ground. The unusually warm couple of days probably contributed to a larger than normal aggregation and to the party atmosphere.
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Photos by Richard Elinson
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Great Blue Heron
by Charlotte Miska
Always check the edges. That is what my friend Richard always said when we birded a marsh or pond. Always check the edges and scan for wading birds. We were often rewarded with sightings of Great or Snowy Egrets, Black or Yellow-crowned Night Herons, and if we were really lucky an American Bittern or Clapper Rail. But my favorite wading bird is the majestic Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) standing motionless like a sentinel guarding the marsh. They stalk fish and other prey and strike quickly with their dagger-like bill. Great Blues are the largest of the North American herons. They stand about four feet tall and have a six-foot wingspan. They fly with slow wing beats, their long necks tucked in, and their kegs trailing. For me the word pterodactyl always comes to mind. Great Blues are often seen at Eel Creek, sometimes perched high in a tree. Due to their blue-gray and dark feathers they often blend into the landscape, so be sure to look carefully and do not forget to check the edges.
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A virtual Lunch and Learn "The Art of Sagamore Hill" with Janet Parga is scheduled for Friday, April 23 from 12:30-1:30. Watch your email for your invitation and how to join.
If you would like to present a future Lunch and Learn, please email Laurel (Laurel_Brierly@nps.gov) or Tyler ( Tyler_Kuliberda@nps.gov) with your ideas. You could expand upon research for a Rough Writer article, present a past program, or something entirely new. Have you visited a location connected to TR? How about presenting an arm-chair trip for all of us deprived of travel this past year? Anything related to Sagamore Hill or TR is welcome.
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In conjunction with Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the Friends of Sagamore Hill, Museum Technician Laura Cinturati presented a virtual lecture as part of Speaker Night for the TR Inauguration Site on March 23, 2021. Her topic was Behind Every Great Man is a Great Woman: The Women Who Influenced Theodore Roosevelt. After Laura’s presentation Brian Tadler facilitated a lively Q&A session. You can view it here https://www.youtube.com/user/TRInauguralSite. This was not Laura’s first program for the TR Inauguration Site. Scroll down on the YouTube site to see other Speaker Night lectures and to find Divided Between Pride and Anxiety: The Roosevelt Family and the Great War, a program Laura presented on-site two years ago.
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THE ROUGH WRITER IS ONLINE
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You can find the Rough Writer on the Friends of Sagamore Hill website ( friendsofsagamorehill.org). Simply select the More about TR menu and click Rough Writer Newsletter. You will go to a page that lists the Rough Writer issues going back to January 2020. Back issues are now readily available for your reading pleasure. Thank you Patrick Teubner for making this happen.
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This newsletter is produced by members of the Volunteer Advisory Board for the volunteers of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
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Proofreader
Laura Cinturati
Susan Sarna
Layout
Charlotte Miska
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Contributors
Lindsay Davenport
Nancy Hall
Charlotte Miska
Janet Parga
Mary Ann Reardon
Toby Selda
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Comments?
Editors
Nancy Hall
Charlotte Miska
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The National Park Service cares
for the special places saved by
the American people so that all may
experience our heritage.
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About Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, located in Oyster Bay, New York, is a unit of the National Park Service. The Site was established by Congress in 1962 to preserve and interpret the structures, landscape, collections and other cultural resources associated with Theodore Roosevelt’s home in Oyster Bay, New York, and to ensure that future generations understand the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt, his family and the significant events associated with him.
(516) 922-4788.
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