National Park Service Theodore Roosevelt U.S. Department of the Interior Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace Birthplace National Historic Site

Not So Junior Ranger Theodore Roosevelt Career Timeline “I rose like a rocket!” - Theodore Roosevelt Use the site brochure to complete the career timeline

(1882-1884)

(1884-1886)

(1889-1895)

(1895-1897)

(1897-1898)

(1898)

(1898-1901)

(1901)

(1901-1909) Heard on Tour What New York City museum was founded in the Roosevelt’s front parlor? ______

What issue divided the Roosevelt family in 1861? ______

Whose portrait was in the Master Bedroom? ______

What religion was Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt? ______

How old was Theodore Roosevelt when he left this home? ______

What did young Teedie’s father tell his son he needed to do to overcome his asthma? ______

From what country does the Roosevelt side of the family originate? ______

How many siblings did Theodore Roosevelt have? ______

What item on the tour interested you the most? Why? ______

Extra Credit: What percentage of the artifacts in the period rooms are original to the Roosevelt family? ______Roosevelt Family Tree

Fill out Theodore Roosevelt’s family tree using each family members first name. Each circle represents a generation not listed.

Claus Martenszen Van Rosenvelt (1649; year he moves to New York City)

Nicholas Roosevelt (1658-1742)

Johannes Roosevelt Jacobus Roosevelt (1689-1750) (1692-1776)

______(1794-1871)

m. ______(1831-1878) (1835-1884)

______(1855-1931) (1858-1919) (1860-1894) (1861-1933)

m. ______Franklin D. (1884-1962) Roosevelt (1882-1945) Reflections

Do you have any childhood similarities with Theodore Roosevelt? ______

Did one of the Theodore Roosevelt quotes in the gallery resonated with you? Why? ______

Theodore Roosevelt left behind many achievements. Which of his accomplishments do you think is the most important? Why? ______

What impacted you the most about your visit to the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace today? ______

Did you know? Other National Park Sites dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt in New York State are Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (Oyster Bay/Long Island, NY) and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (Buffalo, NY). Congratulations, Not So Junior Ranger!

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Did you know that the items in National Park Service The arrowhead Arrowhead were chosen for represents very specific reasons? historical and archeological values.

The mountains and water The Sequoia tree and represent scenic bison represent and recreational vegetation and wildlife. values.