Astoria Pool
Astoria Pool, in Astoria Park near 19th Street and 23rd Avenue, is the largest pool in New York City. It was the first of 11 giant swimming pools that Parks Commissioner Robert Moses built citywide and opened in the
Astoria Pool
Astoria Pool, in Astoria Park near 19th Street and 23rd Avenue, is the largest pool in New York City. It was the first of 11 giant swimming pools that Parks Commissioner Robert Moses built citywide and opened in the
William Hallett
William Hallett – Englishman, from Dorsetshire via Greenwich, Connecticut, is the first known inhabitant of today’s Astoria. Before 1638 a grant for 160 acres of land on today’s Hallett’s Point peninsula was granted to a Dutch West India Company man
William Hallett
William Hallett – Englishman, from Dorsetshire via Greenwich, Connecticut, is the first known inhabitant of today’s Astoria. Before 1638 a grant for 160 acres of land on today’s Hallett’s Point peninsula was granted to a Dutch West India Company man
MCNY Visit
On April 16th our class was treated to a firsthand tour of the Museum of the City of New York archives led by Manuscripts Archivist Lindsay Turley. The archives at the MCNY were the best-organized and most high tech of
MCNY Visit
On April 16th our class was treated to a firsthand tour of the Museum of the City of New York archives led by Manuscripts Archivist Lindsay Turley. The archives at the MCNY were the best-organized and most high tech of
Open Access Sources
Many important books on Astoria’s history are available online. Click each title for links: Onderdonk, Henry. Documents and Letters Intended to Illustrate the Revolutionary Incidents of Queens County: With Connecting Narratives, Explanatory Notes, and Additions. New York: Leavitt, Trow, 1846. Riker, James.
Open Access Sources
Many important books on Astoria’s history are available online. Click each title for links: Onderdonk, Henry. Documents and Letters Intended to Illustrate the Revolutionary Incidents of Queens County: With Connecting Narratives, Explanatory Notes, and Additions. New York: Leavitt, Trow, 1846. Riker, James.
Helpful Websites
the Archives at Queens Library: Digital Collections http://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/ The Queens Library’s digital repository was the most important source for this project. The seminal work on local history in Queens is Vincent Seyfried’s 1984 book 300 Years of Long Island City
Helpful Websites
the Archives at Queens Library: Digital Collections http://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/ The Queens Library’s digital repository was the most important source for this project. The seminal work on local history in Queens is Vincent Seyfried’s 1984 book 300 Years of Long Island City
Mary Ware Dennett
Mary Ware Dennett (1872-1947) was a famous suffragette and women’s rights leader from Boston. After divorcing her husband in 1912, Ware relocated to New York and raised two sons as a single mother. She was an advocate for women’s causes.
Mary Ware Dennett
Mary Ware Dennett (1872-1947) was a famous suffragette and women’s rights leader from Boston. After divorcing her husband in 1912, Ware relocated to New York and raised two sons as a single mother. She was an advocate for women’s causes.
Chester F. Carlson
Chester Carlson did not live in Astoria, and only worked there for a very short time. Nonetheless, Astoria was where he developed his most famous invention, and the first xerographic image ever produced reads nothing but “Astoria” and the date.
Chester F. Carlson
Chester Carlson did not live in Astoria, and only worked there for a very short time. Nonetheless, Astoria was where he developed his most famous invention, and the first xerographic image ever produced reads nothing but “Astoria” and the date.
Data
The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens grew at a relatively stable pace throughout the 20th century. From the beginning, Astoria was a mix of planned communities and heavy industry. The Hallett family dug a lime pit on their farm – the
Data
The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens grew at a relatively stable pace throughout the 20th century. From the beginning, Astoria was a mix of planned communities and heavy industry. The Hallett family dug a lime pit on their farm – the
Ellis Island Site Visit
Our site visit to Ellis Island was severely hamstrung by the after effects of Hurricane Sandy. I am not sure what resources used to be there that are only temporarily removed and what is permanently gone .The Liberty Ellis Island
Ellis Island Site Visit
Our site visit to Ellis Island was severely hamstrung by the after effects of Hurricane Sandy. I am not sure what resources used to be there that are only temporarily removed and what is permanently gone .The Liberty Ellis Island
Researching NYC: Past and Present 