Thursday, November 25, 2021 – A DAY TO DINE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2021

529th EDITION

WASHINGTON SQUARE MARKET,

NEW YORK,

THANKSGIVING TIME

JULES TAVERNIER

“Washington Market, New York, Thanksgiving Time” is the straightforward name of this hand colored wood engraving. Drawn by French artist Jules Tavernier, the richly detailed image ran in Harper’s Weekly in 1872.

Our Thanksgiving wishes to all, Share the day, weekend or time with your family and friends,.
Eat well and be prepared to shop at the RIHS kiosk on Friday and the weekend.

A SPECIAL THANKSGIVING MEMORY

MIKE AND PAT SCHWARTBERG, THANKSGIVING 2011
MIKE PASSED AWAY ALMOST A YEAR AGO. HIS FUN LOVING SPIRIT AND COURAGE ARE FONDLY REMEMBERED

LAST THURSDAY’S PHOTO OF THE DAY

M. FRANK WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNEW THE WISCONSIN CAPITOL.

WEDNESDAY  PHOTO OF THE DAY

RIVERSIDE CHURCH
NINA LUBLIN WAS THE EARLY BIRD  WHO KNEW THE IMAGE.
ALSO ARON EISENPREISS AND HARA REISER!

PENNIES FOR PRESERVATION

BRING YOUR PENNIES, NICKELS DIMES AND QUARTERS TO THE 531 DOORSTATION TO THE ATTENTION OF JUDY BERDY.

WE HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED $800+

THE PENNIES WILL BE SUPPORTING THE R.I.H.S. 
AND HELP RE-CIRCULATE COINS.

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 Deborah Dorff
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Roosevelt Island Historical Society
unless otherwise indicated

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CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE BEN KALLOS DISCRETIONARY FUNDING THRU DYCD

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