Roosevelt Island Historical Society

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 – MORE PROGRAMMING COMING FROM THE RIHS

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DYLAN BROWN PRESENTED A GREAT OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ISLAND FROM THE 1960’S TO THE PRESENT TIME. A FULL AUDIENCE WAS TREATED TO THIS TIMELAPSE OF WHAT WAS IMAGINED AND THRE RESULTS ALMOST 50 YEARS LATER. GREAT WORK DYLAN!

THE PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILBLE SHORTLY ON THE ROOSEVELTISLANDER BLOGSPOT.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO DANIELLE SHUR OF THE NYPL BRANCH THAT GRACIOUSLY HOSTS OUR PRESENTATIONS.

WEDNESDAY

MARCH 20, 2024

GREAT PROGRAMMING
IS COMING FROM THE
R.I.H.S.

ISSUE # 1208

JUDITH BERDY

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

TREASURES REDISCOVERED
This is an original poster that publicized the exhibit
“Welfare Island: An Interim Report”
which was presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for two weeks October 6 through October 19, 1970

Did you know that there was a scale model of the future island
exhibited at the Met in 1970?

This is just one historical item that is stored in our office/archive in the Octagon

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO FUND OUR ARCHIVAL WORK TO MAKE OUR COLLECTIONS MORE AVAILABLE
AND EASY TO USE.
PLEASE USE OUR DONATION LINK BELOW TO MAKE A DONATION FOR OUR ARCHIVES AND AN EXHIBIT OF OUR COLLECTION IN UPCOMING MONTHS.

ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTABLE AND WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.

Donation

WEDNESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO:
ROOSEVELTISLANDHISTORY@GMAIL.COM

TUESDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY

ORIGINAL COMMUNITY GARENS LOCATED
ON THE SITE OF THE
FUTURE PS/IS 217. GARDENS MOVE TWICE AFTER THIS SITE
GLORIA HERMAN GOT IT RIGHT

Text by Judith Berdy