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2nd New Jersey Regiment (Continental)
History comes alive for the whole family! Please join us as re-enactment troops recreate the world of Revolutionary America.Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 10:00amSat, 03/24/2012 - 11:00amEvent...
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3rd New Jersey Regiment (Continental)
History comes alive for the whole family! Please join us as re-enactment troops recreate the world of Revolutionary America.Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 10:00amSat, 03/31/2012 - 11:00amEvent...
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11th Pennsylvania Regiment (Continental)
History comes alive for the whole family! Please join us as re-enactment troops recreate the world of Revolutionary America.Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 10:00amSat, 04/07/2012 - 11:00amEvent...
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Captain John Lamb’s New York Artillery Company (Continental)
History comes alive for the whole family! Please join us as re-enactment troops recreate the world of Revolutionary America.Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 10:00amSat, 04/14/2012 - 11:00amEvent...
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George Washington Night!
Speaker: Joseph J. Ellis David Hackett Fischer Theodore J. Crackel Stacy Schiff (moderator) Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 6:30pmTue, 11/15/2011 - 6:30pmNote: This event is sold out Event detailsThere...
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American and Haitian Revolutions and the Abolition of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Speaker: David Brion Davis Peter P. Hinks Richard J. M. Blackett David W. Blight (moderator) Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 6:30pmThu, 11/17/2011 - 6:30pmEvent detailsThe late 18th and early 19th...
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The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States
Speaker: Gordon S. Wood Richard Brookhiser (moderator) Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 6:30pmTue, 11/29/2011 - 6:30pmNote: This event is sold out. Co-SponsorCarl MengesEvent detailsMore than almost any...
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George Washington’s New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan 1
Speaker: Barnet Schecter Saturday, October 1, 2011 - 11:00amSat, 10/01/2011 - 12:00pmNote: This event is sold out. Sold out: Tickets available 0 read more
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George Washington’s New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan 2
Speaker: Barnet Schecter Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 11:00amSat, 10/15/2011 - 12:00pmNote: This event is sold out. Sold out: Tickets available 0 read more
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Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn: Gallery Tour 2
Speaker: Valerie Paley Monday, December 12, 2011 - 11:00amMon, 12/12/2011 - 11:00amEvent detailsThe new pathbreaking exhibition Revolution! compares three globally influential revolutions in America,...
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New-York Historical Society Grand Re-opening Weekend Celebration (Friday)
Celebrate the New-York Historical Society's Grand Reopening with George Washington, Benjamin and Deborah Franklin, the Marquis de Lafayette, the 1st New York Regiment and the 1st Rhode Island...
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The Window (later known as A Window, House on Hudson River)
Highlight: Not promoted Date 1863 Related People Artist/Maker:Worthington Whittredge Medium Oil on canvas Credit Line New-York Historical Society, The Robert L. Stuart Collection Object Number S-71
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Princess Elizabeth in the Tower
Highlight: Not promoted Date 1860 Related People Artist/Maker:Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze Medium Oil on canvas Credit Line New-York Historical Society, The Robert L. Stuart Collection Object Number S-187
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Negro Life at the South
Highlight: Not promoted Date 1859 Related People Artist/Maker:Eastman Johnson Medium Oil on linen Credit Line New-York Historical Society, The Robert L. Stuart Collection Object Number S-225
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Napoleon's authorization for the sale of the Louisiana Territory
Highlight: Not promoted Date April 24, 1803 Credit Line New-York Historical Society
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Common Sense
Highlight: Not promoted Date 1776 Related People Author/Maker:Thomas Paine Medium Paper pamphlet Credit Line New-York Historical Society
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Member's desk from Federal Hall
Highlight: Not promoted Date ca. 1788 Medium Mahogany Credit Line New-York Historical Society, Gift of the Corporation of the City of New York Object Number 1837.4
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Notes on the State of Virginia
Highlight: Not promoted Date 1785 Related People Author/Maker:Thomas Jefferson Medium Book Description Thomas Jefferson’s copy of Notes on the State of Virginia, his only book, inscribed to the Abbé...
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Citizen Founders: Ratification, the People Debate the Constitution, 1787–1788
Speaker: Pauline Maier Jack Rakove Akhil Reed Amar (moderator) Tuesday, November 9, 2010 - 6:30pmTue, 11/09/2010 - 6:30pmEvent Details The American Constitution is our nation's most important document...
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Infanterie Regiment von Donop (Hessian)
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 11:00am - 5:00pmSun, 02/26/2012 - 11:00amDescriptionHistory comes alive for the whole family with Living History Days at the New-York Historical Society! Do you want to know...
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St. Patrick's Eve
Grab a pint at our cash bar and tour our objects and paintings that represent the history of the Irish in New York.Friday, March 16, 2012 - 6:00pm - 8:00pmFri, 03/16/2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pmOn St....
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Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
Speaker: Joseph J. Ellis Stacy Schiff (moderator) Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - 6:30pmTue, 06/11/2013 - 6:30pmEVENT DETAILSJoseph J. Ellis and Stacy Schiff examine a crescendo moment in American history:...
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New Thinking on the American Revolution
Speaker: Marc A. Genest Edward G. Lengel Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 9:00am - 12:15pmSat, 05/04/2013 - 9:00am - 12:15pmA series of Saturday programs presented in collaboration with the Foreign Policy...
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Sophia’s War – Meet the Author Avi
Speaker: Avi Sunday, March 24, 2013 - 12:30pm - 1:30pmSun, 03/24/2013 - 12:30pm - 1:30pmHear beloved children’s book author and Newbery Medalist, Avi, as he reads from Sophia’s War, talks about...
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Independence Day Family Fun!
Thursday, July 4, 2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmThu, 07/04/2013 - 10:00am - 6:00pmCELEBRATE INDEPDENCE DAY AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Thursday, July 4 10 am – 6 pm All ages. Free with Museum...
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Macy's Sunday Story Time: Revolutionary Tales
Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 11:30amSun, 06/30/2013 - 11:30amRecommended for children ages 4–7. Free with Museum admission.Hear tales of New York and learn about your city’s history in these stories for...
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The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735–1817
Speaker: Myron Magnet Richard Brookhiser (moderator) Tuesday, November 12, 2013 - 6:30pmTue, 11/12/2013 - 6:30pmEVENT DETAILSWhat distinguishing factors made the American Revolution the only enduring...
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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution
Speaker: Nathaniel Philbrick Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 6:30pmThu, May 8th, 2014 | 6:30 pmEVENT DETAILSOn June 17, 1775, violence erupted between British troops and Patriot militia in the Battle of...
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Meet the Author! Maira Kalman
Saturday, March 15, 2014 - 2:00pmSat, March 15th, 2014 | 2:00 pm Maira Kalman returns with her new children’s book Thomas Jefferson, whom she describes “optimistic and complex and tragic and wrong and...
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