The Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site work together to educate and inspire visitors to this rural Vermont village.Directions.
February 19
Political Cartoons - The Art of Politics. The Coolidge Foundation will host Steve Bissette of the Center
for Cartoon Studies who will speak about the craft of political cartoons, especially "Ding" Darling who was the most famous cartoonist of the 1920s and who regularly featured President Coolidge in his political cartoons. Sunday, February 19th at 2:00pm
February 23
Inside the Collections: Coolidge’s Presidential Campaigns
presented by the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation
Coolidge Museum and Education Center - 3780 Route 100 A, Plymouth VT
Join the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation for this Presidents’ Week Sneak
Peek on February 23rd at 3:00 pm in the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and
Education Center, Plymouth, Vermont. Hosted by Kate Bradley, the Coolidge
Foundation’s Special Collections Manager, the event will give attendees a
unique behind-the-scenes glimpse at select items from the Foundation’s Special
Collections that are not otherwise available to the public. In this current
presidential election year, Americans find themselves surrounded by political
campaign culture. This rare peek at mid-1920s campaign items will reveal the
similarities and differences between Coolidge’s presidential campaigns and
present-day presidential campaigns. The presentation will highlight the intricate
and pervasive role of campaign culture using a wide variety of specially
selected items, from voting machines, to cigars, to books. The event is free
to the public, though donations to the Coolidge Foundation will be gratefully
accepted. February 23rd at 3:00 p.m.
March 22
Teachers are invited to preview new exhibit:
More Than Two Words: Calvin Coolidge’s Life & Legacy
Coolidge Museum and Education Center - 3780 Route 100A, Plymouth, VT
Refreshments r.s.v.p. education@calvin-coolidge.org
Teachers are invited to the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center for a special preview of the VT Division for Historic Preservation’s new exhibit: More Than Two Words: Calvin Coolidge’s Life & Legacy. Explore how this state of the art interactive display fosters historical narrative and uses primary and secondary sources to connect the past to the present. We’d like to hear your feedback. Coolidge Site Administrator, Bill Jenney, will join us to discuss the planning process that has culminated in this unique learning opportunity for all ages. Thursday, March 22, 2012 1-3 p.m.
