Free Admission Presidents' Day at N-Y Historical Society
NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO MARK PRESIDENTS’ DAY WITH EXHIBITIONS ON LINCOLN AND ROOSEVELT PLUS FUN FAMILY PROGRAMS
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The New-York Historical Society is pleased to offer free admission from Saturday, February 13, through Sunday, February 21, made possible by a generous grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Celebrate Presidents’ Day at the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) on Saturday, February 13, with exhibitions examining the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, crafts, a fun-filled scavenger hunt and more. The New-York Historical Society will be open on Monday, February 15, Presidents’ Day, from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Exhibitions
· Lincoln and New York
"Lincoln and New York" explores the transformational, complicated relationship between Abraham Lincoln and New York City. Lincoln carried New York State in both 1860 and 1864, but he performed disastrously in New York City, then a thriving port dependent on cotton and trade with the slave-holding South. Notwithstanding his support from portions of the New York press, no American president was perhaps ever more unpopular here than Lincoln. Echoes of today’s battles in the media between the right and left can be seen in the headlines of anti-Lincoln Democrats and pro-Lincoln Republicans. Lincoln and New York casts new light not only on the Civil War years but on today’s political landscape.
· FDR's Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Brain Trust—a group of academic advisers, largely from Columbia University, that FDR gathered to assist him during the 1932 presidential campaign—is a great New York story. This exhibition focuses on key members of the Brain Trust and, later, New Deal cabinet members. Using contemporary photographs, cartoons, broadsides, articles and newsreels, this exhibition will be supplemented by audio reminisces from the collection of the Columbia University Oral History Research Office.
Other Presidential Events at the New-York Historical Society
February 13, 2010 10:00AM--5:00PM
PRESIDENTIAL LIVING HISTORY DAY
Where's Lincoln?: A Luce Center Scavenger Hunt for Families 1:00 -- 2:00 PM
Lincoln is loose in Luce! N-YHS educators will lead young detectives on
a mission to collect clues about Lincoln's whereabouts. On the way, these aspiring
investigators will learn about our nation's 16th president and his journey from a log
cabin to the White House.
Create fun Crafts 11:00 AM -- 4:00PM
Meet Civil War reenactment troops and learn about military life during Lincoln’s tumultuous presidency.
6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
African American troops made up approximately 10% of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Among them were the 6th Regiment U.S.C.T., which assembled at Camp William Penn in mid-to-late 1863 and began their duty at Yorktown, New York. The 6th Regiment would go on to serve with distinction throughout Virginia and North Carolina until September 20, 1865. Today the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops Reenactors portray the regiment to promote education and community service.
2nd New Jersey Cavalry
A reactivated western theater Civil War Cavalry unit formed of both mounted and dismounted members. They portray federal volunteer cavalry as they fought on horseback and as dismounted skirmishers.
22nd U.S. Colored Troops
Organized at Camp William Penn in January 1864. With 681 Jerseymen on its rolls, it was the most “Jersey” of all USCT regiments. The Regiment left Philadelphia for Virginia at the end of January and served at Yorktown through April of 1864, where it was assigned to garrison duty and served on several reconnaissance missions.
WHAT: Presidents’ Day Programs and Exhibitions
WHEN: February 13, 2010
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at 77th Street
ADMISSION: The New-York Historical Society is pleased to offer free admission from Saturday, February 13, through Sunday, February 21, made possible by a generous grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
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Directions: To get to The New-York Historical Society take B or C trains to 81st Street or M10 bus to 77th Street; M79 to 81st and CPW.
* * *
The New-York Historical Society is pleased to offer free admission from Saturday, February 13, through Sunday, February 21, made possible by a generous grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
Celebrate Presidents’ Day at the New-York Historical Society (N-YHS) on Saturday, February 13, with exhibitions examining the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, crafts, a fun-filled scavenger hunt and more. The New-York Historical Society will be open on Monday, February 15, Presidents’ Day, from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM.
Exhibitions
· Lincoln and New York
"Lincoln and New York" explores the transformational, complicated relationship between Abraham Lincoln and New York City. Lincoln carried New York State in both 1860 and 1864, but he performed disastrously in New York City, then a thriving port dependent on cotton and trade with the slave-holding South. Notwithstanding his support from portions of the New York press, no American president was perhaps ever more unpopular here than Lincoln. Echoes of today’s battles in the media between the right and left can be seen in the headlines of anti-Lincoln Democrats and pro-Lincoln Republicans. Lincoln and New York casts new light not only on the Civil War years but on today’s political landscape.
· FDR's Brain Trust and the Beginning of the New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Brain Trust—a group of academic advisers, largely from Columbia University, that FDR gathered to assist him during the 1932 presidential campaign—is a great New York story. This exhibition focuses on key members of the Brain Trust and, later, New Deal cabinet members. Using contemporary photographs, cartoons, broadsides, articles and newsreels, this exhibition will be supplemented by audio reminisces from the collection of the Columbia University Oral History Research Office.
Other Presidential Events at the New-York Historical Society
February 13, 2010 10:00AM--5:00PM
PRESIDENTIAL LIVING HISTORY DAY
Where's Lincoln?: A Luce Center Scavenger Hunt for Families 1:00 -- 2:00 PM
Lincoln is loose in Luce! N-YHS educators will lead young detectives on
a mission to collect clues about Lincoln's whereabouts. On the way, these aspiring
investigators will learn about our nation's 16th president and his journey from a log
cabin to the White House.
Create fun Crafts 11:00 AM -- 4:00PM
Meet Civil War reenactment troops and learn about military life during Lincoln’s tumultuous presidency.
6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops
African American troops made up approximately 10% of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Among them were the 6th Regiment U.S.C.T., which assembled at Camp William Penn in mid-to-late 1863 and began their duty at Yorktown, New York. The 6th Regiment would go on to serve with distinction throughout Virginia and North Carolina until September 20, 1865. Today the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops Reenactors portray the regiment to promote education and community service.
2nd New Jersey Cavalry
A reactivated western theater Civil War Cavalry unit formed of both mounted and dismounted members. They portray federal volunteer cavalry as they fought on horseback and as dismounted skirmishers.
22nd U.S. Colored Troops
Organized at Camp William Penn in January 1864. With 681 Jerseymen on its rolls, it was the most “Jersey” of all USCT regiments. The Regiment left Philadelphia for Virginia at the end of January and served at Yorktown through April of 1864, where it was assigned to garrison duty and served on several reconnaissance missions.
WHAT: Presidents’ Day Programs and Exhibitions
WHEN: February 13, 2010
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West at 77th Street
ADMISSION: The New-York Historical Society is pleased to offer free admission from Saturday, February 13, through Sunday, February 21, made possible by a generous grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.
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Directions: To get to The New-York Historical Society take B or C trains to 81st Street or M10 bus to 77th Street; M79 to 81st and CPW.
