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FRIENDS OF OLMSTED-BEIL HOUSE
FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

COME CELEBRATE WITH US WHERE: KILLMEYER’S OLD BAVARIA INN 4254 Arthur Kill Rd, Staten Island, NY 10309 WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023 (1– 4PM) Join Friends of Olmsted-Beil House as we celebrate 5 years since our incorporation as a nonprofit with the mission to protect, present, and preserve the Olmsted-Beil House historic site! We invite… Read More »FRIENDS OF OLMSTED-BEIL HOUSE
FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

$30

Presentation on the Life of Mary Olmsted

Conference House Visitors Center 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY, United States

FOBH Advisor and artist-historian Giuseppe Settinieri will present
on the life of Staten Islander Mary Cleveland Olmsted.
Mary is mainly known as the wife of journalist, social critic, and
Central Park co-designer Frederick Law Olmsted. Details and registration information.

Out from the Shadows: The Story of Harriet Errington

THE ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE MUSEUM 2 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY, United States

In this presentation 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… Read More »Out from the Shadows: The Story of Harriet Errington

Free

The Staten Island Ferry: A History

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 76 Saint Albans Place, Eltingville Staten Island, NY, United States

Ferries to and from Staten Island have existed for thousands of years. As the Island evolved, and its transportation system became more elaborate, the ferries that operated also changed. We will discuss more than 400 years of Staten Island ferry service, including the entrepreneurs involved, the ferryboats themselves, and the landings that existed all around… Read More »The Staten Island Ferry: A History

HOUSES FROM THE 1600s ON STATEN ISLAND

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 76 Saint Albans Place, Eltingville Staten Island, NY, United States

There are relatively few buildings that literally have foundations from the 1600’s in New York City. Join us as we take a look at the resilient gems that have stood on Staten Island during the Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the onslaught of a growing population from the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.
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