March 26, 2020 – Read 4 years of our quarterly journal “Blackwell’s Almanac”

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

9th in Our Series of News from Our Archives

We have a supply of 3D Puzzles in the kiosk. There are Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and Statue of Liberty models.
We would love to distribute them to families who can use these as a family construction project. We would ask you to then send us images of the project and your family construction workers.  If you are interested e-mail Jbird134@aol.com.  ALL THESE KITS ARE BRAND NEW, IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING AND THE PIECES ARE IN SEALED PLASTIC WRAPPING.

TO READ ALL OUR BLACKWELL’S ALMANAC ARTICLES
GO TO:
WWW.RIHS. US 
AND CLICK LINK ON LEFT SIDE OF PAGE

Articles Relevant to Roosevelt Island

Vol I, No 1
Blackwell House: Our Link to the 18^th Century
The Many Lives of the Visitor Center Kiosk
 
Vol I, No 2
A Family’s Life on RI—130 Years Ago, Part I
Religious RI: A Richness of Worship
Cherry Blossom Contender
 
Vol I, No 3
Leading the Way: Our Island and the March of Medicine, Part 1—City Hospital
A Family’s Life on RI—130 Years Ago, Part 2
 
Vol I, No 4
Leading the Way: Our Island and the March of Medicine, Part II—The Smallpox Hospital
A Family’s Life on RI—130 Years Ago, Part 3
 
Vol II, No 1
A Family’s Life on RI—130 Years Ago, Part  4
 
Vol II, No 2
A Royal Visit—Wherein the Royal Visitor Is Inspired
Back from the Disappeared: Three Historic RI Murals
Leading the Way: Our Island and the March of Medicine, Part 3—The Maternity Pavilion
 
Vol II, No 3
The Lunatic Asylum: A Tomb of Living Horrors
 
Vol II, No 4
A Humble Side of History: The Almshouse Ledger Collection
 
Vol III, No 1
The Island Laundry: From Modern Miracle to Modern Art
 
Vol III, No 2
Metropolitan Hospital Goes to “The Great War”
Metropolitan Doctor, Part 1
 
Vol III, No 3
Metropolitan Doctor, Part 2
RI Inspires the Visual Arts: Currier & Ives/Fanny Palmer
 
Vol III, No 4
Affordable Housing: The Story of Eastwood (Note: this would have to be carved out of
    much larger article about affordable housing in general.)
Metropolitan Doctor, Part 3
 
Vol IV, No 1
RI Inspires the Visual Arts: Edward Hopper’s Blackwell’s Island
Metropolitan Doctor, Part 4
 
Vol IV, No 2
The FDNY on Roosevelt Island
Our Island Penitentiary: A Day in the Life
From the RIHS Archive: Elesio Mastrocola: Immigrant and Prison Inmate
 
Vol IV, No 3
The Blackwell’s Island “Light”: Tinged with Mystery and Disapproval
(Sidebar:) James Renwick, Jr., Architect
 
Vol IV, No 4
From the RIHS Archive: Blackwell’s Island Pioneers the Dedicated TB Infirmary
 
Vol V, No 1
The Roosevelt Island that Never Was
RI Inspires the Visual Arts: Louis Kahn’s Four Freedoms Park
 
Vol V, No 2
“My Mission Here Has Been Filled”: The Story of Private Jarratt at Base Hospital 48
   during the Great War
From the RIHS Archive: An Object and Its Owner
 
Vol V, No 3
Postcards from the Penitentiary (and Other Blackwell’s Island Sites)
From the RIHS Archive: Chapel of the Holy Spirit: A Difficult Past, and Uncertain Future
 
Vol VI, No 1
Getting Here! Bridge(s) Over Turbid Waters

EDITORIAL

Tomorrow is our 10th issue.  How did this happen?  I must say that putting together this newsletter has kept my sanity.  It has also been a great excuse to dig out old files and archives.  Needless to say a lot of the materials are stacked up and waiting for “manana” to be filed.

On my daily walk I stopped at Cornell Tech Bloomberg Cafe for a cup of coffee.  Sitting outside in the crisp sunshine I chatted with Noam and his two children.  His daughter told me all about PS 217 classes and her assignments. A very mature young lady and her descriptions of school were great.  I have heard from other parents that they realize what skills their kids have, now that they watch them do their schoolwork.

A number of families were at the campus with kids having plenty of space to run around and be kids. The first magnolias are in bloom and green is popping up from the winter stagnation.

Text by Judith Berdy
Thanks to Bobbie Slonevsky for her dedication to Blackwell’s Almanac and the RIHS
Thanks to Deborah Dorff for maintaining our website
Edited by Melanie Colter and Dottie Jeffries