About the Theodore Roosevelt Association

Founded in 1919 and chartered by Congress in 1920, the Theodore Roosevelt Association is a national historical society and public service organization that has perpetuated the memory and legacy of our nation’s 26th President through an array of historical and cultural activities. Its members come from every state and have diverse backgrounds. But they all share a keen interest in history and in furthering the legacy of one of America’s first modern presidents.

By joining the TRA, you not only help sustain the legacy, but also support activities that preserve history, celebrate excellence and promote scholarship about Theodore Roosevelt and America.

The TRA missions and initiatives

• Preserving sites that are significant to the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, including the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in New York City; Sagamore Hill, TR’s home in Oyster Bay, New York; Youngs Memorial Cemetery, TR’s burial place in Oyster Bay, New York; Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York; Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historic Site in Buffalo, New York; Theodore Roosevelt Island on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.; Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch in Medora, North Dakota; and Pine Knot, TR’s rustic, 100-acre presidential retreat in Albemarle
  County, Virginia. 
• Supporting the missions, officers, and crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), the United States Navy’s “Big Stick”.
• Preserving important TR-related archival collections, including the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard and the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at the Library of Congress. Presenting annual Theodore Roosevelt © Police Awards to officers in communities around the country who have outstanding records of police work and have overcome illness, injury, handicap, or other physical challenges to continue on active duty.
• Promoting TR research through the publication of a quarterly scholarly Journal, which you’ll receive as a member, and through an array of documentaries, symposiums, conferences, seminars, lectures and scholarships nationwide.
• Providing Teddy Bears to thousands of hospitalized children around the country each year.
• Honoring high school students through the annual Theodore Roosevelt © Public Speaking Contests, conducted since 1925.
• Honoring distinguished Americans who exemplify the ideals and qualities of Theodore Roosevelt through the Theodore Roosevelt © Distinguished Service Medal, awarded since 1923 to such individuals as Helen Keller, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Tom Wolfe, David McCullough, Norman Vincent Peale, Roy Wilkins, Richard K. Mellon, Gilbert H. Grosvenor, and Chuck Yeager.

2010 Sponsor Donation Form