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Manhattan | National Park sites | National Parks Passport Program | New York | New York City
10 Things to Do at theAfrican Burial Ground National Monument in New York City
ByJennRecord September 3, 2024September 2, 2024
The African Burial Ground National Monument, located in Lower Manhattan (New York City) honors the millions of enslaved men, women, and children who made up more than a quarter of New York’s labor force in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the early 17th century, Dutch settlers, who founded “New Amsterdam”, brought slave laborers to (what would become) Lower Manhattan, where they were forced to work clearing farmland and building the city, and fulfilling domestic jobs in the homes; even children, as soon as they could walk, were forced to work.
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Historical Societies | history | Manhattan | New York | New York City
10 Ways to Explore the New-York Historical Society and Museum in New York City
ByJennRecord August 20, 2024August 19, 2024
The oldest museum in New York City (it predates even the Met by 50 years!), the New -York Historical Society opened in 1804 on New York’s Upper West Side, across the street from (what is now) the American Museum of Natural History and Central Park. Founded by eleven local merchants and politicians who wanted to preserve historical documents and artifacts post American Revolution and British occupation in New York, the museum now boasts a library of millions of archives, three floors of permanent and rotating exhibits, a devoted children’s museum, and a robust calendar of engaging programs and activities throughout the year to celebrate New York’s (and America’s) rich history.
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City Guide | history | maritime history | museums | National Park sites | National Parks Passport Program | New York | New York City
9 Kid Friendly Activities in the Financial District in New York City
ByJennRecord May 21, 2024May 20, 2024
The island of Manhattan, the most populated borough of New York City, is filled with dozens of neighborhoods from Harlem on the far upper east side all the way down to the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. The Financial District, also known as Wall Street, run the entire southern most part of the island and is the economic capitol of America with the New York Stock Exchange located in the heart of the District. The area was founded by the Dutch in the 17th century and became a bustling area for trade, with the East River on one side and the Hudson River on the other. Today, the Financial District is filled not only with financial businesses, but with plenty of preserved historical sites, museums, and family friendly attractions.
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boats | family travel | history | maritime history | New York | New York City
Five Ways to Explore the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City
ByJennRecord May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
Founded in 1967, the South Street Seaport Museum honors the legacy of one of the busiest seaports in the world, New York. Located in the heart of the historic Seaport District in downtown Manhattan overlooking the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge, the museum campus includes indoor exhibits, a fleet of vessels docked at adjacent Pier 16, a print shop, and tons of weekly and seasonal programs, sailing excursions, and family friendly activities.
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family travel | music | New York | New York City | theater | tour
All Access Tour of Madison Square Garden in New York City
ByJennRecord December 5, 2023December 4, 2023
The “World’s Most Famous Arena”, Madison Square Garden is home to NBA and NHL franchises New York Knicks and New York Rangers, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog show, dozens of concerts, and 365 days of entertainment.
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libraries | Manhattan | New York | New York City
Exploring the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City with Kids
ByJennRecord November 28, 2023November 27, 2023
What was once the private library of American financier Pierpont Morgan, The Morgan Library and Museum opened to the public in 1924, three years after his death. JP Morgan created one of the largest personal libraries in history, with over 350,000 volumes. Morgan collected first editions of dozens of authors from Byron, Dickens, and Poe to Twain, Melville, and Morris to Plath, Stein, and Williams. Included in the collection are three copies of the famous Gutenberg Bible. Morgan also collected over one thousand volumes that document the development of bookbinding, one of the largest collections in the Western Hemisphere. Morgan’s collection also includes paintings, drawings, prints, and manuscripts.
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