December 2011 Family Education Programs Set For N-Y Historical Society

The New-York Historical Society, one of America's pre-eminent cultural institutions, is dedicated to fostering research, presenting history and art exhibitions, and public programs that reveal the dynamism of history and its influence on the world of today. Founded in 1804, New-York Historical has a mission to explore the richly layered political, cultural and social history of New York City and State and the nation, and to serve as a national forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the making and meaning of history.

Family Program:

SUNDAY SCHOLARS

December 4, 11, 18
1 pm - 3:30 pm
Museum Rotunda

Free with Family Membership or $125 per student for non-members.

Historians and art historians regularly come to the New-York Historical Society to conduct research. Now, budding scholars will have the chance to do the same. High school students from the New York City metropolitan area are invited to spend six Sunday afternoons examining art, artifacts and documents. Together, they will choose and research a topic in American History and create a video guide to the Museum's collections for our website.

SUNDAY STORY HOUR

December 4
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Free with admission
Step into the Past

What was it like to be a child more than 100 years ago in Victorian times? Hear these stories of times past and compare them to your own lives today.

SUNDAY STORY HOUR

December 11
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Free with admission
Let there be light

How many ways is light a part of the holidays at this time of year? Families discover together with these stories of Hanukah, Kwanza, Christmas and New Year.

SUNDAY STORY HOUR

December 18
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Free with admission
A Dutch-English-New York Christmas!

Santa Claus arriving in a sleigh? Stockings filled with presents? Hear stories about how these traditions came to be, and the New Yorker Washington Irving's role in melding Dutch and English customs into the holiday we now know and love.

Sunday December 25, 2011

Closed

Living History Days:

1st Rhode Island Regiment (Continental)
Saturday, December 3, 10 am
As the first all-Black regiment in America, the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was assembled into service in late 1776 and early 1777. The Regiment fought in the battle of Newport in 1778, spent the infamous winter at Valley Forge, and participated in the Yorktown campaign without receiving any post-war compensation for their efforts. Since 2002, the 1st Rhode Island re-enactors have portrayed the regiment by recreating battles and encampments and presenting programs to audiences in an attempt to educate them about the role of African-Americans in the war effort.

Colonel Albert Pawling's Independent Corps or Levies (Continental)

Saturday, December 10, 10 am
Albert Pawling was born in Dutchess County, New York and fought with his Independent Corps of Levies to defend the New York frontier. Levies consisted of men taken from militias to join the ranks of regular troops or form their own independent units. Pawling's Levies were raised in New York and fought for the Continental forces through out the Revolution. His Levy guarded forts in Ulster and Orange counties in upstate New York from 1779 to 1781.

2nd New York Provincial Battalion (Continental)

Saturday, December 17, 10 am
The 2nd New York Provincial Battalion was raised in 1775 and composed of various volunteer companies previously formed by the Albany County Committee of Safety. After defending Fort Ticonderoga near Lake Champlain, the Battalion participated in the Invasion of Canada alongside Colonel Peter Gansevoort and GenerAl Richard Montgomery. The regiment also participated in several victories in the struggle for independence, including the Battles of Saratoga, the Battle of Monmouth and the Battle of Yorktown.

INFORMATION HOTLINE:
To reach Museum's offices call: (212) 873-3400

ONLINE INFORMATION:
www.nyhistory.org

For more information on DiMenna Children's History Museum programs: 212-485-9293

To RSVP for a Education program above please email: familyprograms@nyhistory.org

MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10 am-6 pm
Friday: 10 am-8 pm (pay as you wish from 6 pm-8 pm)
Saturday: 10 am-6 pm
Sunday: 11 am-5 pm

ADMISSION:
Adults - $15
Teachers and Seniors - $12
Students - $10
Children (7-13)- $5
Children (under 7) -free