Life history of mr. rogers

Many of us grew up with Mister Rogers as our television friend. A popular question for all fans, friends, and skeptics of Mister Rogers through the decades has been: “Is Fred Rogers really who he seems to be on television?” As our Archivist often tells those who visit us at the Institute, “We have over 20,000 items in the Fred Rogers Archive that tell us that Mister Rogers was not a character separate from Fred.

Mister Rogers was Fred’s way of ministering to children and families.” The story of Fred’s life and career is a fascinating and inspiring one. We invite you to learn more.

"I'll never forget the sense of wholeness I felt when I finally realized what in fact I really was: not just a writer or a language buff or a student of human development or a telecommunicator, but I was someone who could use every talent that had ever been given to me in the service of children and their families.”