NEWCASTLE
The Frances Perkins Center is once again offering their popular tours of the Frances Perkins family homestead located on the banks of the Damariscotta River in Newcastle, Maine. Tours take place this Sunday, July 20th at 9 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.
Come visit the home Perkins cites as her source for inspiration and renewal throughout her life including her years as the first woman Cabinet member. Tour participants will learn more about Perkins role as Secretary of Labor under FDR from 1933- 1945 during which time she was credited as the principal architect of the New Deal.
Tours begin at the OceansWide parking lot at 44 Main Street, Newcastle, ME. The 9:00 AM tour lasts 3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River. The 1:30 PM tour last 1 and a half hours and includes only the Perkins home.
Tickets price are $20 for general entry and $16 for AARP members. Tickets may be purchased online at http://francesperkins.brown papertickets.com/ by calling (207) 563-3374, or at our downtown Damariscotta office. Space is limited, so visitors should purchase tickets as soon as possible. Additional tours will be held on Sunday, September 7. For more information, email the Center at info@francesperkinscenter.org .
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