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“THE BRONX: THEN & NOW” Saturday, March 24, 2012 – 2:30 PM BCHS Educator Angel Hernandez will highlight the changes The Bronx has experienced, with interesting before and after images of the borough. This lecture will take place at the Bronx Library Center, New York Public Library, 310 East Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx, New York 10458. For more information, please call (718) 579-4244. |
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“EDGAR ALLAN POE AT FORDHAM” Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 2:30 PM Dr. G. Hermalyn, Executive Director for the BCHS, will talk about the great writer’s experience living in The Bronx. This lecture will take place at the Bronx Library Center, New York Public Library, 310 East Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx, New York 10458. For more information, please call (718) 579-4244. |
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“ORCHARD BEACH: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE” Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – 6:00 PM Join Deborah Wye as she shares her research about one of The Bronx’s famous attractions. This lecture will take place at the Museum of Bronx History, 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx, New York 10467. For more information, please call (718) 881-8900. |
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| EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF BRONX HISTORY | |
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"INSPIRATION: THE BRONX THROUGH AN ARTIST'S EYE" "THE BRONX COOKS" "HISTORY OF THE BRONX LATINO" |
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| UPCOMING SPRING EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF BRONX HISTORY | |
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In Style Landmarks of The Bronx Form, Function, Beauty –Architectural Elements April 10 - October 7, 2012 |
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| Take a Walk through History BRONX WALKING TOURS Each tour costs $10 for BCHS members, $15 for non-members. Please make reservations, since these programs are quite popular and can sell out quickly. Contact The Society (718) 881-8900 to reserve your spot. The tours generally run for two hours. |
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"Edgar Allan Poe and the Village of Fordham" Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 11:00 AM The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage has entered its 200th year as the last remaining structure of the village of Fordham. To celebrate this milestone, BCHS Educator Angel Hernandez will lead a walking tour of today’s Fordham commercial district, ending at the writer’s last home in Poe Park. Tour will meet at the northeast corner of Fordham Road and Webster Avenue, near the Harlem line on the Metro-North and MTA buses #9, #22, #17, #15, and #41. |
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"Soundview: The Gateway to the East Bronx" Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 11:00 AM As the Borough of The Bronx gained its status as a county, most of the land east of the Bronx River remained undeveloped. Yet, it was the rumored extension of the Pelham Bay line over the Bronx River that prompted the American Real Estate Company (A-Re-Co) to build a residential community on the east bank of the river, calling it “Soundview,” because of the fine views of the Long Island Sound the area would offer to its prospective residents. Join BCHS Educator Angel Hernandez on a walking tour of the area. Tour will start on the southeast corner of Hunts Point and Westchester avenues, one block away from the Lexington Avenue #2 train. |
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"Marvelous Mott Haven" Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 1:00 PM Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan will lead a historic walking tour through Old Mott Haven, one of the borough’s oldest business districts. As the place where the famed J.L. Mott Iron Works, the birthplace of America’s first coal-burning stove, was located, today’s Mott Haven is a bustling community where one can experience an explosion of cultural and ethnic diversity. This tour begins at the southeast corner of East 138th Street and Third Avenue, outside the #6 train station stop. |
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