Feeling like some Staten Island history?
The Staten Island Museum presents:
The Irish on Staten Island
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
Center for the Arts, College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island
FREE. For further information call (718) 982-2597 or respond to SalmonF@aol.com.
Join us for an afternoon celebration of The Irish on Staten Island. The festivities will kick off with a special guest performance by Charlie Dunn playing favorite Irish bagpipe tunes. A demonstration of traditional Irish dance will be followed by a lively talk on The Irish on Staten Island with Staten Island Museum Curator of History Patricia M. Salmon. Fascinating biographical facts on Irish-American residents of Staten Island and their impact on our borough will be featured. In addition, such relevant topics as Irish immigration, the nineteenth century Quarantine Stations of Staten Island, the Draft Riots of 1863, plus numerous accounts of local Irish-American scholars, politicians, athletes and others will be presented. A grand time will be had by all!
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Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 1:30 p.m.
Greenbelt Recreation Center
501 Brielle Avenue (across from Sea View Hospital), Staten Island
FREE. For further information call (718) 667-3545 or respond to SalmonF@aol.com.
This fact-filled and fascinating presentation will cover an aspect of Staten Island that few people know about: the history-filled, secret, and forgotten burial grounds of our borough! From Native American to slave burial grounds; from built over Homestead Graveyards to local Potter’s Fields; from the majestic Vanderbilt mausoleum to 18th century Huguenot, Episcopal and Dutch graveyards; Staten Island’s cemeteries tell the historical secrets of those who lived long ago. In addition, the “buried over” 19th century immigrant graveyards of the former Quarantine Station and other institutional graveyards that the public knows little about will be discussed by Patricia M. Salmon, Curator of History at the Staten Island Museum and author of the book: Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island. This publication will also be available for $28 and can be signed by the author.
