a Bennington Historical Society presentation

In 1894 Edith Roosevelt, wife of Theodore who was then a US Civil Service Commissioner, visited Bennington. She was accompanied by her sister-in-law, Bami Roosevelt, a maid and five children aged 6 months to 10 years old. They rented 3 rooms at the exclusive Walloomsac Inn and stayed for 3 weeks, quickly becoming a part of the social scene in Old Bennington. In this program, Bob Tegart will share some of the details of their stay in town.

Recently moved to Vermont from Central New York, Bob Tegart is Past President of the Bennington Historical Society and Administrator of the Bennington Museum Regional History Room. He also serves as a commissioner on the Bennington Historic Preservation Commission. Bob studied history at the University of Rochester and the Graduate School at SUNY Geneseo. He and his wife, Beth, live on Elm Street in Bennington.

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