5/6/2021
History Happy Hour: The WPA in Indiana Indiana Historical Society Speaker: Historian Glory-June Greiff May 6, 2021 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.Online, via Zoom Registration closes 2 hours prior to the start of the program. Register here. Free Program. Additional opportunities available to support… read more
5/10/2021
Roosevelt House together with Living New Deal –NYC Chapter present “ILL HOUSED:” HOUSING POLICY FOR THE NEW DEAL AND TODAY Monday, May 10 Live program begins at 6 PM EDT Join via Zoom Those… read more
5/6/2021
Join the DC Preservation League, Washington Architectural Foundation, and AIA|DC on Thursday, May 6th at 2:30pm EDT for an online presentation with the Living New Deal about their recently published map that identifies work of the New Deal in Washington, DC. This five-color, large-format… read more
5/3/2021
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal had a significant impact on Washington, D.C. It led to the city’s first water treatment plant and miles of sewers to clean up the Potomac and Anacostia rivers; it expanded public schools, hospitals and… read more
5/12/2021
New Deal D.C. WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 12:30 PM High profile sites on the National Mall such as the Thomas Jefferson Memorial and the National Gallery of Art as well as popular public parks like Theodore Roosevelt Island, Langston Golf Course, and the National Arboretum are examples of how New Deal initiatives between… read more
4/7/2021
Gray Brechin will be interviewed on Pat Thurston’s show on KGO-AM (810) on Wednesday at 1:00 PM, talking about FDR’s New Deal 1.0 for infrastructure vs Biden’s 2.0.
3/27/2021
VIRTUAL TALK The New Deal’s Local Legacy March 27 – 10am FREE – AHC members $15 – General public Timberline Lodge is perhaps the most well-known structure built in Oregon as part of the New Deal, our country’s response… read more
3/24/2021
“The New Deal and Far-Right Extremism: Saving the Republic”Featuring: Kevin Baker, author and historianWednesday, March 24, 7:00pm EDT7:00pm Eastern/4:00pm PacificRSVP A link to the webinar will be provided upon registering. Please join us for a Living New Deal NYC Zoom… read more
2/27/2021
Little Island, Big Ideas, free online lecture this Saturday, February 27th at 10:30 am. Click here to receive the login link. Join the Treasure Island museum’s Anne Schnoebelen to discover the “remains to be seen” from the Golden Gate International Exposition. Speaker: Author… read more
2/26/2021
L-R: Stephen Pyne, Gray Brechin. The David Rumsey Map Center will host Stephen Pyne and Gray Brechin at a virtual mini-symposium on fire, fire mapping and fire breaks. The speakers will discuss American fire history and policy from the late 19th century… read more
Check out our new map and guide to the work of the New Deal in Washington, D.C. It includes 500 New Deal sites in the District alone, highlighting 34 notable sites, and includes an inset map of the area around the National Mall which can be used for self-guided walking tours.