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Tottenville Historical Society
The former Village of Tottenville had no organization or place to care for its records and treasures of the past. Scattered in shoeboxes, attic trunks, scrapbooks and dusty basement library stacks were the isolated repositories that contained clues to the Village's history.
Staten Island Museum
You'll find publications pertaining to many fascinating subjects including - Nature, Wildlife, Architecture, Art, Staten Island History and much more! You can even purchase a membership online.
Alice Austen House
Located just one block east of Bay Street at 2 Hylan Boulevard is the childhood home of Alice Austen, one of America’s earliest and most accomplished female photographers. Known as Clear Comfort, Alice’s home was built in 1690 as a seaside cottage
Conference House
The Conference House, built in the 17th Century and located at the southern most tip of New York State in Staten Island, is famous for the Peace Conference held there on September 11, 1776.
Staten Island Historical Society
Historic Richmond Town is New York City’s living history village and museum complex. Visitors can explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a distinguished Smithsonian Affiliate, is Staten Island's premier destination for culture and entertainment.
Sea View Historic Foundation
Affordable Supportive Senior Housing will include hotel-like services such as three meals daily, weekly laundry and linen service, activities, jitney service to the local malls and will also include cable TV.
Tibetan Museum
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art celebrates its 60th anniversary of the Museum's official opening with the installation of a new exhibition, From Staten Island to Shangri-La:
Preservation League of Staten Island
The Preservation League of Staten Island (PLSI) is the only borough-wide historic preservation organization in New York City. Organized in 1977, the PLSI’s mission is to:
Staten Island History on the Web
Libraries are the memory of humankind, irreplaceable repositories of documents of human thought and action.
Help Find Your Ancestors.
or those of you interested in tracing your family tree, I have listed several web sites that can be helpful. I will be attaching more as times go by.
Moravian Cemetery
AmericanTowns offers communities a single online location for everything--and everyone -- needed to navigate daily life in their town. The AmericanTowns site is an indispensable practical tool and the most effective way to bring neighbors together.
Richmond Recovery
Uncovering Staten Island's past through modern metal detecting technology
Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries
FACSI is a 501C3 New York State not for profit, charitable organization founded in 1981 whose mission it is to identify, restore, project and beautify the abandoned, neglected or otherwise forgotten cemeteries and those interred within. We currently maintain approximately 40 acres of cemetery properties as well as an archive of original obscure records dating back 200 years. All donations are tax deductibe.
Read "Staten Island"
by Dr. Thomas W. Matteo
From the moment Giovanni da Verrazzano first spied it in 1524, Staten Island has been recognized as a verdant oasis at the mouth of one of the world's most breathtaking natural harbors. Since that time, Staten Island has evolved from a hunting ground and farming community to one of suburban homes and small businesses.
This is the Staten Island Borough Historian's official website for Staten Island History
This website offers information about Staten Island history that will not be found anywhere else on the internet. Since no one person or website can provide all the information about any topic, this site also serves as a portal to other organizations and resources that will hopefully help the researcher find the information they are seeking.
Each month a different organization will be featured here to highlight the resources they have available and activities they offer to those interested in Staten Island history.
This month’s feature:
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Matteo November 28, 2011 (718) 605-7568
BOROUGH HISTORIAN DR. THOMAS MATTEO ANNOUNCES 3RD ANNUAL "STATEN ISLAND HISTORY DAY"
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Borough Historian Dr. Thomas Matteo today announced that the third annual "State Island History day" will be held on May 11, 2012.
Sponsored by the Borough President's Office, with assistance from The New York Public Library and the College of Staten Island, the program is designed to support the Social Studies curriculum in the elementary schools and bring Staten Island's rich history alive in the classrooms. The two previous events were very successful with hundreds of students participating.
The program is open to 4th and 5th grade students in all public and private schools throughout Staten Island. Each school is encouraged to hold its own fair, and school-wide winners chosen by the schools will move on to the Borough-wide fair on May 11, 2012 at the Center for the Arts at the College of Staten Island.
Students are encouraged, either individually, in small groups, or as a class, to prepare a project describing a person, event, or significant place in Staten Island history. Fourth Grade projects can be done in various media, including written, video, photographic, audio or web-based, and will be judged on presentation, content, and student's ability to answer questions presented to then by the judges in reference to their project.
Fifth graders will use NYPL's VoiceThread web site ( HYPERLINK "http://nypl.voicethread.com/" \t "_blank" nypl.voicethread.com) to create projects. Andrew Wilson, of The New York Public Library says "nypl.voicethread.com is an amazing website that enables students to narrate presentations using over 3,000 historical images and maps of Staten Island from NYPL or upload their own images." NYPL will be holding workshops to help fifth graders create their projects. They are scheduled at the Richmondtown Branch of The New York Public Library, 200 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island:
6 pm Monday, January 23, 2012
4 pm Wednesday, February 8, 2012
4 pm Wednesday, February 29, 2012
4 pm Thursday, March 15, 2012 Pre-Registration is required.
The winners will have their projects featured on the Borough Historian's website, www.statenislandhistorian.com. Fifth grade winners will also be featured on The New York Public Library's website, HYPERLINK "http://nypl.voicethread.com" nypl.voicethread.com.
Applications can be downloaded from our links below For more information, contact Borough Historian Thomas Matteo at sihistorian@aol.com or Andrew Wilson, NYPL Strategic Projects Manager, email andrewwilson@nypl.org.
Read about Staten Island History Every Sunday in
Memories Page of the Staten Island Advance...
NEW BOOKS:
Staten Island: I didn't Know That!
The Donning Company Publishers in partner with Dr. Thomas Matteo are pleased to announce the upcoming publication of a new volume in the history of New York: Staten Island: I Didn’t Know That. To celebrate Staten Island’s heritage, this stunning 8.5” x 11” soft cover volume, chronicles unknown Staten Island history. The unique collection of photographs and insightful text relates the past to the present and makes historic Staten Island come alive for readers of all ages.
he book is available at Border's Express in the Staten Island Mall, Clove Lake Book Store, Historic Richmond Town, the Staten Island Museum and Amazon.com. The price is $22.99.
Contact Dr. Matteo at sihistorian@aol.com to reserve your copy of
Staten Island I Didn’t Know That today.
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