It’s My Park Project at Olmsted-Beil House Park
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The Life of Mary Olmsted
THE ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE MUSEUM 2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY, United StatesFOBH Advisor and artist-historian Giuseppe Settinieri will focus on the life of Staten Islander Mary Cleveland Olmsted, mainly known as the wife of journalist, social critic, and Central Park co-designer Frederick Law Olmsted.
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THE KAASMANN HOUSE AND THE SEASIDE ESTATES
Conference House Visitors Center 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY, United StatesArtist/historian Giuseppe Settinieri will discuss the history of the “Seaside Estates” and a few of the original houses of this development, including the historic Kaasmann House on Hylan Blvd. More details about this event. »
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OUT FROM THE SHADOWS: THE STORY OF HARRIET ERRINGTON
THE ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE MUSEUM 2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY, United StatesIn this presentation FOBH Advisory Board member Giuseppe Settinieri will be discussing the life of Harriet Notcutt Errington. Miss Errington was a well-known teacher on Staten Island during the 19th century and ran the popular “Miss Errington’s School” in Rosebank. Some of her students included Mary Perkins Olmsted (wife of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted) and Alice Austen.
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THE OYSTERMEN OF STATEN ISLAND
ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 76 Saint Albans Place, Eltingville Staten Island, NY, United StatesThe waters off Staten Island once teemed with delicious oysters. One stretch of Richmond Terrace, historically known as the Shore Road, was even referred to as “Captain’s Row” owing to the many oyster-boat captains who purchased or built fine homes along the thoroughfare.
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