| Visit Our Gift Shop |
Come in and browse our inventory of Books. All Books sold in the month of April, 2013 will be 30% off!!
Gift Shop Hours:
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday – Saturday
Located in the Saxton House |
| Happy Birthday! |
Betty Ford
April 8, 1918
Lucretia Garfield
April 19, 1832 |
| Tour Historic Homes |
| In this column we introduce you to some of the other residences of First Ladies & Presidents. |
Gerald R. Ford Museum
303 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5353 Telephone: (616) 254-0400
Fax: (616) 254-0386
The permanent exhibits are the core of the Museum’s program. They allow visitors to participate in history, not just view it, while reviewing the highlights of the lives of President and Mrs. Ford. In addition to the permanent exhibits, a succession of temporary exhibits draw upon the rich holdings of the entire Presidential libraries system, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, and others.
Click Here for information . .
Open daily from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. (Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day).
Admission is $7.00 for adults, $6.00 for senior citizens and military service members, $5.00 for college students with ID, $3.00 for youth ages 6-18, and free for children under the age of 5. Free parking is available. |
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| The United States Post Office of Akron
with the National First Ladies’ Library presents the Lady Bird Johnson beautification stamp series |
April 12, 2013
Program: 10 am
Free Admission
Reservations Required
330-452-0876 Ext. 307
The former First Lady was known for her efforts to beautify the country using native plants and wildflowers. The Lady Bird Johnson stamps feature scenes that celebrate that legacy along with a 1963 portrait of Mrs. Johnston. The program will include a special NFLL cancellation stamp for all in attendance as a unique memento.
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| Free Entrance Days in the National Parks-Don’t miss this opportunity! |
 America’s Best Idea – the national parks – is even better when it’s free!
In conjunction with the National Park System the National First Ladies Library will be offering free tours Tuesday, April 23rd through Friday, April 26th, 2013
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| In Step with Our First Lady |
| A Florida student won the White House Easter Egg Roll Contest and had the opportunity to meet the Obamas
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An 8-year-old Jacksonville boy just found out his poster won a nationwide contest, and now he’ll get to meet President Obama and the First Lady in the nation’s capital.
Students from elementary and middle from more than 20 states submitted entries and First Lady, Michelle Obama, selected Kevin McAfee’s artwork to be the 2013 Official Easter Egg Roll Poster.
“Since it’s like close to Easter, and we really wanted to do the Easter egg hunt, we just heard about it and my aunt just entered me,” explained McAfee.
The 2nd Grade St. Mark’s student said it took him about three hours to make the poster. He even included the First Family’s dog, Bo.
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| Lesson Plan of the Month |
| The NFLL offers a new lesson plan each month.
Yellowstone: The World’s First National Park
Lucretia Garfield: Economics, Discovery and Daily Life
Skill: Elementary School
Time Required: One to two class periods
Introduction: On March 1, 1872, when James A. Garfield was in his fourth term in Congress, the world’s first National Park, Yellowstone National Park, came into existence, largely through the efforts of people-mostly gold prospectors, curious private citizens, and government surveyors-who realized the priceless nature of the area and dedicated themselves to seeing that the land was preserved from development and kept intact for the enjoyment of all the nation.
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| Current Exhibit Closes Soon |
| If you haven’t seen our current exhibit, From Frontierswoman to Flapper: Ohio’s First Ladies, be sure to stop by before the end of April.
Remember a tour of just the exhibit is only $3.00!
Tour Times: 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,
1:30 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat |
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