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The Defeat of the British Southern Strategy

March 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

victory dayThe Fraunces Tavern Museum in New York City will host “The Defeat of the British Southern Strategy to Conquer America,” a virtual lecture with Kenneth Scarlett set for Thursday, March 16th. [Read more…] about The Defeat of the British Southern Strategy

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Fraunces Tavern Museum

Becoming Barnum: The Anatomical Venus & Tom Thumb in Scotland

March 14, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, newly discovered letters from P.T. Barnum reveal details about his activities during the Gen. Tom Thumb tour in Scotland offering insight into Barnum’s anxieties, including his quest for a new play for Gen. Tom Thumb. They also shed light on Barnum’s commissioning of the “Anatomical Venus,” A life-sized, dissectible wax woman, for his American Museum in New York. [Read more…] about Becoming Barnum: The Anatomical Venus & Tom Thumb in Scotland

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Circus, New York City, Performing Arts, Podcasts, PT Barnum, sculpture, Theatre

The African Burial Ground, Columbia University & Manhattan’s Grave-Robbers

March 13, 2023 by Jaap Harskamp 1 Comment

US Constitution for dissemination in New York StateOn July 26, 1788, the Convention of the State of New York, meeting in Poughkeepsie, ratified the Constitution of the United States and, in doing so, was admitted to the new union as the eleventh of the original thirteen colonies joining together as the United States of America.

For New Yorkers, it had been an eventful year. [Read more…] about The African Burial Ground, Columbia University & Manhattan’s Grave-Robbers

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: African Burial Ground National Monument, Black History, Cemeteries, Columbia University, Doctor's Riot, Irish History, Legal History, liquor, Manhattan, Medical History, New Netherland, New Rochelle, New York City, Science History, Slavery, Westchester County

Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50

March 9, 2023 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

Secretariat by Marshall P. Hawkins2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the racehorse Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) winning the Triple Crown in 1973, a feat that had not been achieved since it was won by Citation in 1948.

Secretariat, also known as Big Red (a nickname shared with Man O’War), was the ninth winner of Triple Crown, setting and still holding record fastest time in all three races – the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes. He spent much of his career in New York State, and was notably beaten at Saratoga Race Course in 1973, but the only three races he ever lost were in New York State. [Read more…] about Secretariat’s Triple Crown at 50

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, Gambling, Hempstead, Horses, Long Island, Nassau County, National Museum of Racing, National Sporting Library & Museum, Pop Culture History, Queens, Saratoga County, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, Sports History, Vice

Forgotten Treasures in the Samuel L. Parrish Collection

March 9, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Madonna and Child with Bronzes by Tom EdmondsSamuel L. Parrish (1849 – 1932) was a prosperous NYC attorney who summered in Southampton on Long Island. He was born into a wealthy Quaker family in Philadelphia and attended Harvard, where he developed an interest in Italian art. After graduating, Parrish went to Italy for a year studying Classical and Renaissance art.

In 1877 he opened a very successful law practice in the city of New York. He visited friends and family in Southampton during the summer season and traveled to Italy regularly. While there he decided to open an art museum in Southampton. [Read more…] about Forgotten Treasures in the Samuel L. Parrish Collection

Filed Under: Arts, History, New Exhibits, New York City Tagged With: Art History, Long Island, Museums, painting, Southampton, Southampton Historical Museum

Queens of the Air: American Women Aviation Pioneers

March 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ruth Law in a Curtiss PusherWithin the holdings of the National Archives, you will find many resources documenting the history and early days of aviation. Among these records include the stories and flights of American women aviation pioneers, captured by newsreel footage and World War I era photographs. [Read more…] about Queens of the Air: American Women Aviation Pioneers

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Aviation History, National Archives, womens history, World War One

Power for Good: Clara Spence

March 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

power for goodSpence-Chapin Services to Families and Children will host a celebration of the life of Martha Heck Ulman, author and historian, and officially launch The Power for Good: Clara B. Spence (Palmetto Publishing 2022), published just days before her passing, set for Tuesday, March 14th. [Read more…] about Power for Good: Clara Spence

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Museum of the City of New York

14-Foot Python Found On Long Island

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ECO Kaufherr with deceased 14-foot reticulated pythonAccording to a press release issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, on February 14th, Environmental Conservation Officers Kaufherr and Zullo received a report of a large snake, approximately 12 feet in length, on the side of the road in Medford, in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on Long Island. [Read more…] about 14-Foot Python Found On Long Island

Filed Under: Nature, New York City Tagged With: Brookhaven, Crime and Justice, DEC, ECOs, Long Island, snakes, Suffolk County, Wildlife

Lower East Side Womens History Walking Tour

March 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mamas with Chutzpah Walking TourThe Museum at Eldridge Street in New York City will host “Mamas with Chutzpah Walking Tour,” a special walking tour looking at the women who both witnessed and shaped social, artistic, financial, and political change on the Lower East Side from the late 19th to the early 20th century, set for Sunday, March 12th. [Read more…] about Lower East Side Womens History Walking Tour

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Museum at Eldridge Street

Becoming Barnum: Taxidermy & The Physioscope

March 6, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Becoming Barnum podcastIn this episode of the Becoming Barnum podcast, P.T. Barnum was worried about his employees at the American Museum in New York City. He wanted museum taxidermist Emile Guillaudeu to create a pose for a pony’s skin that suggested motion with dignity and speed, but it is uncertain if he was successful. [Read more…] about Becoming Barnum: Taxidermy & The Physioscope

Filed Under: Arts, History, New York City Tagged With: Circus, New York City, Photography, Podcasts, PT Barnum, Science History, taxidermy

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