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Jan
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2020 RIHS Lecture Series at NY Public Library
Roosevelt Island Historical Society Lecture Series at the
NY Public Library
524 Main Street
Thursday, February 13, 2020 6:30 p.m.
Presents
Matthew Goodman
“Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World”
Matthew Goodman is the New York Times-bestselling author of four books of nonfiction: The City Game: Triumph, Scandal, and a Legendary Basketball Team; Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland’s History-Making Race Around the World; The Sun and the Moon: Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York ; and Jewish Food: The World at Table
All programs are free and open to the public. These programs are funded by: Amalgamated Bank, RIOC Public Purpose Funds, NYC Council Member Ben Kallos through the Department of Youth and Community Development.
ROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, P.O.BOX 5, NY NY 10044 WWW.RIHS.US
Dec
10
2019 HOLIDAY SHOPPING
SHOP LOCAL at
ROOSEVELT ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
MAIN STREET HOLIDAY WINDOW @ RIVERCROSS
IF YOU HAVEN’T YET, CHECK OUT THE ELABORATELY DECORATED HOLIDAY DISPLAY AT THE RIVERCROSS MAIN STREET SHOW WINDOW, COURTESY OF RIHS VOLUNTEERS!
CARTER BURDEN RI SENIOR CENTER POP-UP
DECEMBER 14TH RIHS WILL BE AT THE HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP FROM 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
MERCHANDISE + GIFTS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.
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VISITOR CENTER KIOSK
DECEMBER 14TH & 21ST THE KIOSK WILL BE
OPEN FOR EXTENDED HOURS:
12 Noon to 7 p.m.
THE KIOSK WILL BE OPEN ALL OTHER DAYS
12 Noon to 5 p.m.
[Refreshments will be available!]
Nov
21
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.
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11
Barren Island – Thursday, September 12th
| B A R R E N I S L A N D T H U R S D A Y S E P T E M B E R 1 2 | 6 : 3 0 P. M. R I N Y P L B R A N C H ________________ S P E A K E R : C a r o l Z o r e f f From the mid-19th century until the 1930s, there was a factory island in Jamaica Bay where large animals were rendered into glue and fertilizer. Carol Zoref discusses her book about the immigrant families who worked in the factory and lived their entire lives on Barren Island, in a world that no longer exists. The lecture is FREE and open to the public. It is the fourth and final in Society’s annual series of spring lectures, which is supported by funds provided by Amalgamated Bank, Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s I Public Purpose Fund and New York City Council Member Ben Kallos, with funding from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development. |
— Mark your calendar for the next round of public lecture events hosted by the RIHS on: February 13th, January 9th, December 12th, and November 14th. Stay tuned for more information about each program. —
Jul
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Jun
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May
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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