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Nov
6
Oct
18
“In the Shadows at Newtown Creek” New Lecture Series
Mitch Waxman, artist, Newtown Creek historian, and Steering Committee member of the Working Harbor Committee, started the Newtown Pentacle website in 2009 to document his adventures along the Creek. He regularly offers walking, bus, and boat tours of the Newtown Creek Watershed.
Waxman will discuss the history of Newtown Creek and his on-going work in a lecture presented by the Roosevelt Island Historical Society at the New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island, on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 6:30p.m.
The event is FREE and open to the public. It is the first in the Society’s annual series of Fall lectures, which is supported by Amalgamated Bank, Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Public Purpose Fund and New York City Council Member Ben Kallos, with funding from the New York CityDepartment of Youth and Community Development.
DIRECTIONS: Take the Tram at 59th Street and Second Avenue or the F train to Roosevelt Island. Take the red bus (no charge) or walk eight minutes north to 524 Main Street.
Jul
31
May
10
June 13, Presentation “The Woman in the Iron Coffin”
Roosevelt Island Historical Society Presents
“The Woman in the Iron Coffin”
Scott Warnasch has been a forensic anthropologist/archaeologist for the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, director of the Human Remains Recovery excavations at the World Trade Center site, consultant to the NYPD and FBI on crime scene search and recovery operations, and has recently opened his own consulting business. He will discuss several forensic search and recovery excavation projects, including the mysterious woman in the iron coffin.
Thursday, June 13
6:30 p.m.
Roosevelt Island Branch Library
524 Main Street
Apr
5
Cherry Blossom Tour
Cherry Blossom Tour
Saturday, April 20th, 2019
11:00 a.m.
Meet at RIHS Visitor Center Kiosk
Tram Plaza
Roosevelt Island
Suggested Donation:
$15 – Adults, $10 – Seniors
No Reservations Required
rihs.us
rooseveltislandhistory@gmail.com
Mar
10
Post Cards From The Penitentiary
ROOSEVELT ISLAND
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S A N N O U N C E M E N T
A P R I L 1 8 T H | N Y P L L E C T U R E
P O S T C A R D S F R O M T H E P E N I T E N T I A R Y
T H U R S D A Y, A P R I L 1 8 T H
S P E A K E R :
J u d i t h B e r d y , P r e s i d e n t o f R I H S
Learn about the Island history through the views and buildings that were featured on postcards long before photographs were common. Postcards have been widely regarded as place-markers of the built environment and yield important information about the past.
Feb
7
Public Lecture Presented by Roosevelt Island Historical Society
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Feb
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Jan
7
Sunday Tea With Mae West
Sunday Tea With Mae West
Click above to chose your level of contribution to RIHS through this event.
THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO
SUNDAY TEA WITH MAE WEST
February 10, 2019, 2:00–4:00 pm
Welfare Island’s bawdiest Workhouse inmate returns, in person, for an afternoon of:
Gourmet refreshment
Intimate confessions
Risqué repartee
Vintage movies
LIMITED SEATING for a uniquely entertaining event. Get your tickets now by clicking the link
Sunday Tea with Mae West: Credit Card & PayPal
Or, purchase at Visitor Center kiosk: Cash or credit card
Ticket Choices: Please Support RIHS to the Extent You Can
Friend of Mae West: $45
Drinking Companion: $60, includes vintage tea cup memento
Co-Star: $100, includes tea cup plus Mae West biography “She AlwaysKnew How”
Producer: $150, includes tea cup, biography plus “The Essential DVDCollection of 9 Mae West Films” (eg, the seductive and witty “She Done Him Wrong” and “My Little Chickadee”)
Dec
16
January 17, 2019 Library Lecture :“Architectural Restoration”
“Architectural Restoration”
Architect Thomas Fenniman reviews his recent restoration projects.
Thursday, January 17
6:30 pm
Roosevelt Island Branch Library, 524 Main Street
Thomas A. Fenniman, Architect is an architectural firm specializing in the analysis and rehabilitation of existing buildings and the restoration of historic structures. With over 35 years experience working in NYC and the metropolitan area, Thomas has developed a special expertise in working with non-profit institutions and in the creative use of cost-effective designs and solutions with a commitment to quality. His firm has been recognized for excellence in historic restoration by numerous State and local agencies including The New York State Parks Department, The New York Landmarks Conservancy, Friends of the Upper Eastside, The Victorian Society of New York, and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. Notable projects include the interior restoration of The Church of Saint Francis Xavier, The façade restoration of The Players Club on Gramercy Park, the Langham at 135 Central Park West and the exterior restoration of the Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters. Thomas has a Bachelor of Architecture and Building Science degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studied Architecture abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a registered Architect in NY, NJ, CT and MA.
Projects completed on Roosevelt Island include the restoration of the Visitors Center Kiosk, The slate roof and narthex restoration of The Chapel of the Good Shepherd and a Condition Study of the Renwick Lighthouse at the northern tip of the Island.
All programs area free and open to the public.
For further information
e-mail: Rooseveltislandhistory@gmail.com or 212 688-4836
