Walk Stapleton and the Secret Cemeteries of Staten Island
The Staten Island Museum invites you to attend:
The History of Staten Island: Walk Stapleton!
Saturday, October 2, 2010, 11:00 a.m.
$15/$10 Staten Island Museum members
Take an in-depth look at the fascinating community of Stapleton! Breweries; business and banking; architectural styles including Art Deco, Second Empire, and Queen Anne; fabulous old movie houses; residents who were movers and shakers of Staten Island; ethnic groups; transportation; the Mud Lane Society for the Renaissance of Stapleton, and much more will be featured. Discover this ever evolving community! Meet at the Tappen Park band stand, Canal and Water Street.
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Secret Cemeteries of Staten Island!
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 6:15 p.m. FREE!
Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library, 2550 Victory Blvd.
Join us for a lively look at the secret and forgotten burial grounds of Staten Island! Native American, Colonial, Quarantine, Homestead, religious, abandoned, and others will be examined for their historical significance.
Programs hosted by Staten Island Museum Curator of History, Patricia M. Salmon. Advance registration is required. Please call 718/483-7123.
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