Author: Michael Weishan

• Tree Exercises, and Odd Historical Paths Taken

  One of the most interesting things about the FDR Restoration Project is that I never know down which fascinating historical path I’ll be drawn next. Take yesterday for instance: Dave…

• Under Construction At Last!

  Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, corporate sponsors, members, and the Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, we are finally under construction! A few snaps: . . . On a a…

• Third Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner: Schedule of Events

  Hello All! I’m back from the rainy west, and have received inquiries from a number of you regarding the exact schedule for the FDR Lecture and Dinner on the 27th.…

• 3rd Annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinner Menu, 2010

  Thanks to Donn Leonard, our tireless and talented chef, we’ve turned up this wonderful menu, served on March 4th 1938 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington DC and hosted by…

• And On An Entirely Unrelated Note

  In researching Chet Robinson’s history for the previous piece, I was investigating the private Stone School in Boston which he attended, and came across the following ad in something called…

• Interior Design, and Redesign, Harvard 1900

  Shortly after last year’s FDR dinner, I received an email from a certain Mr. Dave Robinson in Maine, inquiring as to whether or not we’d be interested in taking a…