Quantcast
Channel: New-York Historical Society - book
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 90 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

You Are Here!

Cancelled: 0Event DetailsFrom the 17th century to the 21st, through fiction and through fact, hear tales of NYC and the people who made it great.Explore wayfinding, a room-sized map, and what Manhattan...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Play Ball!

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Now that baseball season is in full swing, learn about one of the most moving moments in baseball history: when “Pee Wee” Reese supported his new teammate...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Catherine WylerLesley StahlTICKETSAdmission to the film programs is free in conjunction with New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights (6-8 PM). No advanced reservations...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Reading Into History Book Wrap Event: The Brooklyn Nine by Alan Gratz

Cancelled: 0Wednesday, July 24, 3:30 pm Free with Museum admission. Ages 9-12. Come discuss the historical fiction novel The Brooklyn Nine with baseball historian Erik Miklich from www.19cbaseball.com....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Subway Hijinks

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Hit the Road

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Cool City Dads

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Mermaids on Parade

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Revolutionary Tales

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for young children. Themes are related to New York...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Civil War in 50 Objects

Select objects from the new book The Civil War in 50 Objects—by Harold Holzer and the New-York Historical Society, with an introduction by Eric Foner—will be featured in a rotating installation...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Jonathan AlterEVENT DETAILSIn collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of free lectures to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Civil War: A Concise History

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Louis P. MasurEVENT DETAILSIn collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of free lectures to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Grand Central: How a Train Station Transformed America

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Sam RobertsEVENT DETAILSIn collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of free lectures to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Brenda WineappleEVENT DETAILSIn collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of free lectures to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

The Grand Design: Strategy and the U.S. Civil War

Cancelled: 0Speaker: Donald StokerEVENT DETAILSIn collaboration with the New-York Historical Society and Oxford University Press, the Bryant Park Reading Room presents a series of free lectures to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Tar Beach Lullabies

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Explore 20th century Harlem with Cassie Louise Lightfoot while she flies through the city and dreams about her family and her future.Tar Beach by Faith...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Neighborhoods

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Share what you love about your neighborhood after reading El Barrio and learning what makes Spanish Harlem special. El Barrio by Debbi Chocolate  Support...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Relive the summer of 1899 through the eyes of the New York Newsies and read all about how they managed to beat The World by sticking together.Kid Blink...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Do You Have Pancakes?

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Join American folk heroes Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox as they embark on a great pancake adventure across the country, changing its landscape...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Balancing Between the Towers

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Follow Phillipe Petit’s performance as he crawls, climbs, and balances one thousand three hundred and forty feet in the air, between the World Trade Center...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Enlightening the World

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Hear the Statue of Liberty speak through Emma Lazarus’ poem “The New Colossus,” and discover why Emma’s poem was so important to the statue’s...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: The Perfect Time to Paint

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Ever wonder when the best time to start making art would be? Artist Clementine Hunter never had the perfect time to paint but taught herself and started to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Marching Toward Freedom

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 4–7.Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech by reading We March by Shane W. Evans and reflecting on what it means to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Back to School

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 3–7. Noah Webster & His Words by Jeri Chase FerrisGet into the school spirit with the true story of how Noah Webster, and his American Dictionary of the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Making a Difference

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 3–7. Here Come the Girl Scouts! by Shana CoreyGrowing up, Daisy wanted to be adventurous and make a difference in the world. It’s a good thing she didn’t...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Underground Railroad

Cancelled: 0Recommended for children ages 3–7. Unspoken by Henry ColeWhen a young girl finds an escaped slave in her family’s barn, she must make a difficult choice. Examine this wordless story closely...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Madeline’s Tea Party

Cancelled: 0node/169204Square photo: Description: Select Dates. All ages. Make a reservation for an afternoon of teas, crumpets, and the beloved children’s book Madeline!July 16, July 23, August 13,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Madeline’s Tea Party

Cancelled: 0node/169205Square photo: Description: Select Dates. All ages. Make a reservation for an afternoon of teas, crumpets, and the beloved children’s book Madeline!July 16, July 23, August 13,...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Macy's Sunday Story Time: Mermaids on Parade

Cancelled: 0Square photo: Recommended for ages 3–7. Where can you flip your fins and jump, dance, and stroll? Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade, of course! Celebrate summer by learning about this artistic...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

A Brief History of New York: Selections from A History of New York in 101...

Can one object define New York City? Can 101? New York Times urban affairs correspondent Sam Roberts has assembled a kaleidoscopic array of possibilities in a new book, A History of New York in 101...

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 90 View Live