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Tottenville Historical Society

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

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

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
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
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Staten Island Historical Society

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

Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a distinguished Smithsonian Affiliate, is Staten Island's premier destination for culture and entertainment.

Sea View Historic Foundation

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

Book on Staten Island
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.

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Staten Island Books

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Staten Island (NY) (Then and Now) (Paperback)
by Thomas W. Matteo (Author) "Tottenville is the southernmost part of New York State; however, until the railroad reached Tottenville in 1860, the Westfield town had closer ties to New..."
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Sea View and the Farm Colony Staten Island 1st historical district, paper back

by Dr. Thomas W. Matteo
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Staten Island: Isle of the Bay (Making of America: New York) (Paperback)
by Margaret Lundrigan (Author) "When Giovanni da Verrazano sailed his ship the Dolphin under the flag of France into New York Harbor nearly 500 years ago, he could not..."
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Staten Island, Vol. 2: A Closer Look (NY) (Images of America) (Paperback)
by Margaret Lundrigan (Author), Tova Navarra (Author) "In 1886 or 1887, the "Buffalo Bill Express" transported visitors to the Erastina to view performances of "the Wild West Show" arranged by Erastus Wiman,..."
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That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)  by Phillip Papas (Author)
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That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution [ILLUSTRATED] (Hardcover)
by Phillip Papas (Author)
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Staten Island's Greek Community (NY) (Images of America) (Paperback)
by Christine Victoria Charitis (Author) "Greek people came to Staten Island in waves of time that mimicked the gentle waves lapping at Staten Island's 35 miles of waterfront: 1900-1925, 1930-1955,..."
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Jewish Community of Staten Island, The (NY) (Images of America) (Paperback)

by Jenny Tango (Author), Rabbi Gerald Sussman (Foreword) "In 1641, the Dutch granted land on Staten Island to Jacob Saloman, who owned property in Brooklyn and Long Island..."
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Holden's Staten Island: The History of Richmond County (Hardcover)  by Richard B. Dickenson (Author)
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Holden's Staten Island: The History of Richmond County (Hardcover)

by Richard B. Dickenson (Author)

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Staten Island; gateway to New York (Unknown Binding)  by Dorothy Valentine Smith (Author)
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Staten Island; gateway to New York (Unknown Binding)

by Dorothy Valentine Smith (Author)

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Staten Island in Old Post Cards (Hardcover)  by Brian Merlis (Author), Bob Stonehill (Author)
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Staten Island in Old Post Cards (Hardcover)

by Brian Merlis (Author), Bob Stonehill (Author)

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How New York Acquired Staten Island [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital)  by James C. Connolly (Author), T. G. Cutler (Adapter)
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How New York Acquired Staten Island [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital)

by James C. Connolly (Author), T. G. Cutler (Adapter)

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Realms of History:  The Cemeteries of Staten Island By Patricia M. Salmon
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Realms of History: The Cemeteries of Staten Island

By Patricia M. Salmon
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Annals of Staten Island, from its discovery to the present time (Unknown Binding)  by J. J Clute (Author)
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Annals of Staten Island, from its discovery to the present time (Unknown Binding)

by J. J Clute (Author)
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Made on Staten Island: Agriculture, Industry, and Suburban Living in the City (Hardcover)  by Charles L. Sachs (Author)
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Made on Staten Island: Agriculture, Industry, and Suburban Living in the City (Hardcover)

by Charles L. Sachs (Author)
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Staten Island 1524-1898 by Henry G. Steinmeyer, Barnett Shepherd (Foreword by)
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Staten Island 1524-1898

by Henry G. Steinmeyer, Barnett Shepherd (Foreword by)
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Staten Island in the Twentieth Century (Images of America Series) by Margaret Lundrigan, Tova Navarra
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Staten Island in the Twentieth Century (Images of America Series)

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Staten Island, New York (Images of America Series) by Margaret Lundrigan, Tova Navarra
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Staten Island, New York (Images of America Series)

by Margaret Lundrigan, Tova Navarra
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Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York
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Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York

by Ira K. Morris
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Staten Island ferry Book
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Staten Island ferry Book


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