Halsall History Online Pages | Back to Medieval History Course Page | | Medieval Sourcebook | Paul Halsall | Paul Halsall/Fordham University Fall 1996-Spring 1998 Classes Introduction to Medieval History since May 25, 1998 LE FastCounter The city of New York is a great creation of modern American culture, but to the eyes of a medievalist the histories of the European, Byzantine, and Islamic ...

The American Council of Learned Societies Website provides information on ACLS fellowships and grants; member organizations; publications; and the latest ACLS news.

Welcome to The New-York Historical Society. The New York Historical Society is New York City's oldest museum and historical society ...

Eighteenth Century Dinners at Van Cortlandt Manor

The Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Museum's site features program information, directions, hours and online tickets and reservations.

The Cradle of Aviation Museum heightens the public ...

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Stay up to date and add your opinions on these NYC history issues recently in the news: Campaign to Keep Giuliani's Offical Mayoral Papers Public The Future of NYC's Past in the Post-Tweed Courthouse Era... Stay tuned for our Summer and Fall Programming schedules. DISCUSSIONS Questions! Answers Got a question about New York City history Post it and see if someone's got the answer. The Virtual ...

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New York Correction History Society To pursue, preserve and promote the history of correction services in New York * Correction * Parole * Probation * Juvenile Justice * * Alternatives to Incarceration * Transitional Services * Criminal Justice History Including NYS Sheriff Association Info The Electrocutions Return to Raymond St. Jail: A Tour of Brooklyn's Bastille newsletter lists Sidelights ...

Dedicated to the preservation of the maritime history of the Hudson River. Located in Kingston, New York, midway between Albany and New York City.

Puts a financial perspective on national events that have shaped America, for example, the Revolution, the Civil War and the development of the West. Tells the stories behind the people, the companies, and the capital markets that played major roles.

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The Brigade is a non-profit living history association dedicated to recreating the life and times of the common soldier of the American War for Independence, 1775-1783. Members represent elements of all the armies then involved: Continental, Militia, British, Loyalist, German, French, Spanish, and Native American forces plus civilian men, women and children. Since 1962 the Brigade has been ...

Edison National Historic Site Located in West Orange, NJ TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS The Edison Laboratory, West Orange, New Jersey (NPS Photo) IN BRIEF For more than forty years, the laboratory created by Thomas Alva Edison in West Orange, New Jersey, had enormous impact on the lives of millions of people worldwide. Out of the West Orange ...

Archaeologists and historians rediscover a famous nineteenth-century New York neighborhood.

A tour of the New York life and haunts of writer Dorothy Parker ...

Thanks for dropping by the Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society's web site... sharing fond memories on the Internet since 1994. Within these cyber-walls you will find the fond memories upon which Palisades was built. Feel free to share some of your own memories.... Half-Price Poster Special ! Going On Now at The Gift Shop | Main Gate | Gift Shop | News | Photos | Sounds | | FAQ's | ...

Navy Lakehurst Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the distinguished history of Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA ...

Sound recordings and photographs documenting occupational culture in Paterson, New Jersey. This presentation is based on the Working in Paterson Collection of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. Interpretive texts outline the social, historical, economic, environmental, and cultural contexts of community life.

The NJ Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Foundation is dedicated to collecting, preserving and presenting a factual history about the Vietnam Era and those impacted by it.

The Morse Historic Site is a historic house museum and the former home of Samuel F. B. Morse, the artist and inventor of the telegraph.

Richmond Hill Historical Society located in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City ...

Old map scans and highway planning reports covering the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan area.

The Web companion to the Steeplechse Films production NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM, directed by Ric Burns, features an extensive introduction to the making of this six-part film; a 3-D virtual trip around New York City using QTVR panoramas; a multimedia quiz game on New York history that takes place in the back of an animated taxicab; an educational guide for students to discover New York and ...

A virtual museum exhibiting and cataloging the art of the labor movement and working people.

Walking tours of gargoyles and architectural details in New York City.

Minisink Valley Historical Society - to foster and promote public knowledge of and interest in local and national history and to collect and preserve records, relics, archaeological materials, papers incident to the genealogical, biographical, civil, political, military, transportation, religious and general history of western Orange County in NY and of the adjoining counties of Sussex in NJ, ...

Welcome! Here you will find the history and genealogy of the Carman family, the descendants of John and Florence Carman, from their arrival in New England in 1631, to their settlement of Long Island, New York in 1644, to their spread across the United States and Canada today. The family is large, and over time spreads throughout all the United States, so space here will center on the Long Island ...

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D & H Canal Historical Society High Falls, NY (845) 687-9311 Now celebrating our 35th year, the purpose of the D&H Canal Historical Society is to preserve, protect and perpetuate the unique history of the Delaware and Hudson Canal particularly in Ulster County Home Page History Canal Museum Five Locks Walk Education Programs Upcoming Events Hours & Directions Membership Mission Statement Staff & ...

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To provide New York City with a public transportation system was one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken. The American Experience presents the full story complete with big-city politics and compelling personalities.

The New Netherland Museum and the Half Moon ...

Welcome to Historic Richmond Town Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Avenue Staten Island, NY 10306 718-351-1611 Click for directions. Historic Richmond Town is a historic village and museum complex devoted to life on Staten Island. It is a 100-acre site; the restored area occupies 25 acres. Over the years, the people of Staten Island were connected to each other in many ways. A visit to Historic ...

Westchester County Historical Society, a library and research center ...

Welcome to the Fairfield Historical Society. Our site provides a wealth of images and information about Fairfield, Connecticut history and the Society's exhibitions, educational programs, publications, events and services.

Welcome To Freedomland, USA!! Hello..Welcome to Freedomland, U.S.A. This is not the old amusement park.. but just a page that I have wanted to do for a long time. I am always interested in old Freedomland info.. as well as old Worlds Fair info, and other oddities. Anyone remember the Long Island Motor Parkway anyway.. I'm Rob Friedman, and I'm here in Freeport on Long Island, NY, and I dedicate ...

In-depth LI information and resources: Major surname exchange, Rev, 1812 and Civil war info, cemetery data and search feature. Recently chosen the largest Regional Surname resource on the Web.

Looking for albino alligators Test your skills about what you think you know and learn the startling truth of what lies beneath the streets and buildings of New York. Best experienced with Real Audio 3.0 and Shockwave 5.0 ...

Historical, educational and scholarly material regarding Ringwood Manor National Historic Landmark District and Ringwood State Park, including photographs, event listings and an online tour.

Site dedicated to presenting the history of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation ...

Table of Contents Newsletter Archives Membership Information Calendar Hands-on-History Properties Contact us Welcome to the Monroe Historical Society The MONROE HISTORICAL SOCIETY was incorporated in 1959, and seeks to preserve our heritage and the spirit of a people. The organization provides educational, cultural and social events, which encourage an insight into our history. We provide ...

New York City circa 1900. Farming, fishing, import, export and manufacturing food. Open-air markets, pushcarts, oyster barges, breweries, restaurants, menus, cooking, sugar, more.

Search Advanced Topics of Interest Oral History/Audio Files Branchville Churches Daily History Archives Early Families Early Settlement Famous People First Telephones Georgetown History of Schools Landscape Learning Center Little Brick Schoolhouse Early Manufacturers Maps News 1966-1992 Parish History Pictures Huntington Park Putnam Park Hiking Trails in Redding Summary of Land Use Wars ...

Home of the Speedwell Iron Works, Morristown, NJ, Birthplace of the electro-magnetic telegraph (1838) ...

The Wyckoff House and Association was created to promote interest in Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, his descendants, and in the Wyckoff House Museum located in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn, New York. ...

A Connectict Historical Society and home of the Bush-Holley Historic Site.

Staten Island, Richmond County, NY, New York, Genealogy, Site - Research Resources for Staten Island This page is THE ultimate online source for Staten Island NY genealogy. Info includes vital records, censuses, organizations, and more! See who else is researching your Staten Island surnames.

By the end of the 19th century, automobiles began to appear on city streets throughout the country. It was not long before a number of these cars were hiring themselves out in competition with horse-drawn carriages. Although these electric-powered cabs were slightly impractical (with batteries weighing upwards of eight hundred pounds), by 1899 there were nearly one hundred of them on New York's ...

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Early history of the Hudson River, Henry Hudson, and the Half Moon.

43 Main Street Danbury, CT 06810 203 743-5200 Museum News Revolutionary Danbury - 225th Anniversary of the British Raid on Danbury Shop at our on-line Gift Shop! Join in Discussion about Danbury! Historic Buildings Closed for the Winter ...

Home | what's new | finding us | directions | fees | hours | | reservations | park facilities | history | events | virtual tours | | cultural resources | natural resources | press room | | park rules & regulations | links | | ParkNet | National Park Service 4097 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, NY 12538 Last updated: July 13, 2001 http://www.nps.gov/hofr/hofrhome.html Author: ROVA Webmaster ...

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Ocean Grove New Jersey has historical relevance to the Camp Meeting and Holiness movements and to Victorian architecture ...

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Place Matters promotes and protects places that help New Yorkers make connections to the past, contribute to thriving communities, and retain what is distinctive about our city.

Located in Sag Harbor, New York, The Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum is home to a fine collection of whaling and maritime artifcats.

Center for the Humanities The Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection --Current Exhibition MOVING UPTOWN: Nineteenth-century Views of Manhattan Print Gallery, Third Floor Center for the Humanities The Miriam & Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs January 24 through March 28, 1998 Exhibition Introduction | Full exhibition text, with ...

The history of the Rosendale NY Natural Cement Historic District ...

Tavern where George Washington delivered his famous farewell address ...

Welcome to the Rockland County, New York GenWeb and American Local History Network History and geography Rockland County was formed on 23 Feb 1798 from Orange County. It is across the Hudson River from Westchester County , and is only about 25 miles northwest of New York City. It is on the New Jersey state line, next to Bergen County, NJ. Rockland County Links Links to Rockland maps, ...

Brooklyn's History Museum 128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 624 0890 This fascinating museum displays more than 1, 000 objects reflecting Brooklyn's exciting history. Permanent exhibit areas cover The Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island, Brooklynites, The Brooklyn Navy Yard, and The Brooklyn Dodgers. Here visitors will find such intriguing items as a gigantic eagle that adorned the offices ...

WELCOME Welcome to the online home of the Lambertville Historical Society (LHS). LHS sponsors events and activities that promote community awareness and appreciation of Lambertville history and architecture. LHS also collects and preserves items of historical interest and makes them accessible for public research. In the pages of this website you will find historical information, pictorial ...

Bayside Historical Society - collects and preserves materials documenting the history of Bayside and Northeast Queens.

Walt Whitman Birthplace 246 Old Walt Whitman Road Huntington Station, NY 11746 (516) 427 5240 543 7671 groups Built around 1819 by Walt Whitman Sr., this weathered farmhouse and the surrounding West Hills served as inspiration for Walt Whitman, one of America's greatest poets. Changing exhibits include Whitman memorabilia, photographs, books, and excerpts from writings and letters. Special ...

The Crispell Family Association of New Paltz, NY, supports the Huguenot Historical Society and the reproduction of the 1717 French Church, while continuing the research of the Crispell Family genealogy.

FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts About Friends | Membership | Historic Districts and Landmarks Current LPC Items | Publications | Events | Preservation Links Research Sources | Preservation Links | Young Friends | Site Map This watercolor was donated to FRIENDS by the decorator and painter, Mark Hampton. It depicts the the neo-Grec rowhouse, built in 1882 by Charles Buek & Co., ...

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Welcome! Deyo Family welcomes you to their web site and all that it contains. We hope that you will enjoy reading our history and other information about our house and activities. We always welcome hearing from our far, far distant cousins and any others who wish to be part of the heritage of this country by supporting those Huguenot Families that came to this country seeking freedom to practice ...

Syosset, New York: Beautiful photos and memorabilia of the Long Island town in which we grew up.

New Jersey history: historical photographs of Wanaque, New Jersey from the Nineteenth Century and Twentieth Century with related historical text.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Pelham Bay Park Bronx, NY 10464 (718) 885 1461 The 9 acres upon which this mansion sits is part of what was once an empire of 9, 000 acres owned by Connecticut physician, Thomas Pell. In 1654 he purchased the property from the Siwanoy Indians. In 1666 he received the King's Charter to create the Manor of Pelham. In 1675 Pell's nephew and heir built a manor house which ...

New Canaan Historical Society in New Canaan, Connecticut, US ...

Commissioned in 1756 to protect the Province from attack by Indians and their French allies. Now the Guard concentrates on research, public demonstrations, and publishing.

American Treasures of the Library of Congress: Memory (Map of Manhattan). This 1639 map is the earliest portrayal of Manhattan and its environs. The map may have been drawn by Johannes Vingboons, cartographer to the Prince of Nassau for the West India Company of Holland. ...

THE HISTORY PROJECT INC. 220 MacFarlane Dr Delray Beach, FL 33483 (561) 266.5805 Email: HistoryProject@peconic.net A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON In the Twentieth Century About the Project The Plan How You Can Help Newsletter Past Newsletters Voices are the most precious souvenirs of the past that we inherit... Brendan Gill You are visitor 7290 to our ...

Welcome to the home of Pulaski's Independent Legion You have been granted pass number to the Legion camp. Pulaski's Legion is dedicated to the perpetuation of the memory of Brigadier General Count Casimir Pulaski and the Independent Legion he founded and commanded during the American War of Independence. The recreated Pulaski's Legion is generally located in the NYC metropolitan area and ...

A virtual tour of the most important Revolutionary War sites in New York City.

T the end of the elevator bank in the lobby of The New York Times building, there is a simple brass door that has long served as a physical and symbolic division between two distinct worlds coexisting under one roof. On one side of that door, the paper is generated in the figurative sense: stories assigned, articles written, ads sold, information moved. Continue ...

Former home and studio of abstract painters Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner. A National Historic Landmark, open to the public by appointment May-October. Group tours, lectures. Research collections on modern American art open year-round by appointment.

Les origines de New York - New York and its origines - Het ontstaan van New York ...

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Commack, NY for baby boomers. A tribute and retrospective to Commack in the sixities, with guestbook, message board, photos, memories ...

Genealogy site for early new york city area families including brouwer berchoven and verdon ...

A lively, anecdotal, lavishly illustrated history of Manhattan's Upper West Side neighborhood, from Colonial times to the present. Described by The New York Times as 'an engaging romp through time and space . . . filled with charming period photographs, spicy folklore, and outrageous personalities.' ...

The Bronx, New York: History, chronology, people, images, projects, communities and news of and from the borough of The Bronx, New York. A reference site for residents, students and tourists.

The actual history behind the movie Newsies, with a twist.

A Scrapbook of photographs and stories about folks from Warwick, NY and Goshen, NY during the 1940's and 1950's, by those who lived it.

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace 28 East 20th Street New York, NY 10003 (212) 260 1616 Arguably the most colorful president in American history, famous as an outdoorsman and a colonel of the Rough Riders regiment during the Spanish-American War, Teddy Roosevelt was a frail and sickly child who suffered from severe asthma and other ailments. At 12, however, his health began to improve and through ...

City of Elizabeth FIRE Department Unofficial Home Page 100 years of service 1902-2002 This site is best viewed with 4 and above April 2, 2002 3rd Alarm Box 5141, 1034 Flora Street. Two story frame vacant rowhouse with exposure problems on the B and D sides. Centennial Parade will be held on September 7, 2002. Start time will be 12:00 noon. To submit photos, historical information, questions, ...