Hi Daniel,
 
     Did the NPS suggest contacting the TRA (Theodore Roosevelt Association)?  They are the Theodore Roosevelt experts and have their main office in Oyster Bay.  I'm not sure what exact topic you have in mind.  Call director James Bruns at (516) 921-6319. I am also a member and may be able to help as well, if you give me a better idea of the topic.
 
Regards,
Linda Shookster, MD 

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Does anyone have any potential speakers to suggest re Theodore Roosevelt
and Sagarmore Hill, in Oyster Bay.  I have contacted NPS interpretive
staff there, but am looking for historian resources outside the NPS as
well.  This is a third party request for the NYS Bar Association, which
is seeking a speaker re Roosevelt/Sagamore Hill for a late September
meeting, in NYC I believe.

Daniel Mackay
 
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Preservation League of New York State
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