Former White House butler, author to speak at Derby Public Library

Alan DeVelario

DERBY - Former White House butler and author Alan DeVelario will speak at Derby Public Library at 6 p.m. Oct. 2.

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to attend a Presidential function at the White House? How about a State Dinner?

Have you ever wondered what the family quarters of the White House look like?

Well, former White House Butler Alan DeValerio, who served from 1980-1989, will be at Derby Public Library to tell you all about it!

Alan will give you the inside details about all the preparations involved in White House entertaining, and how it has evolved over the years from FDR to the present.

DeValerio

Not only will Alan relate his firsthand experiences with history, but he'll pass on stories he has heard from those who have been taking care of our First Families ever since the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration!

You can also visit Alan's website https://www.whitehousememories.com/ for more info.

Alan will also display many of the White House artifacts (menus, programs, Christmas cards, personal photos, etc.) that he has collected over the years.

This is a presentation that you won't want to miss!

This event is free, but registration is requested at https://bit.ly/44TR7wl.

For further information, please contact Derby Public Library, 203-736-1482 or via email at dplreference@biblio.org.

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

'Turnback Tuesday' highlights FDR's visit to Main Street, Ansonia

Turnback Tuesday looks at a noteworthy event.

On October 22, 1936 a motorcade with President Franklin D. Roosevelt made its way through Ansonia.

In the car was the president, his wife, Eleanor, who was quite the political dynamo herself, and Governor Wilbur L. Cross. The car made its way down Main Street at 1:30 p.m. and was greeted by the largest crowd ever assembled in Ansonia. Schools were dismissed at noon so children could join their families for the event. The car continued down Main Street to Derby Avenue and then to New Haven where the president would be making a speech.

It was the first time a U.S. President visited Ansonia.

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!

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