Eleanor Roosevelt Archives

Rewind: When Eleanor Roosevelt Came to Visit

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Amanda Beadlescomb

Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. Her husband, Franklin Roosevelt, served four terms as president. Today, presidents can only serve two terms, so Mrs. Roosevelt holds the record as the longest-serving First Lady.In 1945, she made a trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, and stayed with Night Buddies […]

Eleanor Roosevelt and Me!

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Sam Lurena

I was very nearly six when Eleanor Roosevelt came and stayed the night with us, at my grandmother’s where my mother and I lived. Our house was right next to a big army camp in Greensboro, NC. My grandmother was an education honcho, a hands-on trustee at two colleges at least, and director of the […]