News and Articles Archive
BOWNE HOUSE 2011 PROJECTS
This year, Bowne House will celebrate its 350th year of service to the community
Information about these activities call the museum at 718-359-0528 or email us at office@bownehouse.org.
Feeding the “Sweet Tooth” of Flushing’s Early Quakers >>
Bowne House End of Year Letter 2010 >>
Violent storm hits Bowne House on September 16th , 2010
A number of our members have been concerned about Bowne House and the recent storm in Flushing.
On the evening of September 16th a violent storm hit New York City. Queens and Brooklyn sustained heavy damage, with large trees and falling branches littering many neighborhoods. Photos & Read more >>
August 20, 2010
The Bowne House Historical Society was thrilled to learn that Queens Borough President Helen M. Marshall has allocated $1,500,000 in the 2011 New York City capital budget to the museum. Of this amount, $500,000 is allocated to the construction of the new Visitors Center on our grounds and $1,000,000 is allocated for the restoration of the 1661 house. This generous funding will allow us to proceed with work on the Visitors Center as well as Phase II of the restoration of the house. Phase II will restore the exterior envelope of the house, including the roof.
We are extremely grateful to Borough President Marshall for this grant. She has always taken a great interest in cultural and educational institutions and her assistance is very welcome.
May 27, 2010
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall asks that Bowne House be designated as a national landmark
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April 2010 Update & News
Read letter here >>
NEWS RELEASE
Hart Island Project etc. to host Mother's Day Poetry Event In Flushing.
Speakers For The Dead, May 9, 2010
New York Poets to Read Names of Those Recently Buried in Potter's Field on Mother's Day. Read Full News Release >>
May 2009
Letter From The President, May 2009 >>
December 29th, 2008
Below is the photo of the official signing of the documents transferring ownership of Bowne House to New York City, under the aegis of Historic House Trust of New York (HHT). The signing took place December 29th at the offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, LLP, who provided pro-bono legal advice for Bowne House. Bowne House will continue to be operated by the Bowne House Historical Society, which will own its collections and be responsible for its educational programming. We will be managing the restoration with the help of Historic House Trust and the New York City Parks Department.
The New York Sun, October 2008
Flushing, the New Face of the City
Abroad in New York
We're in the midst of the third transformative wave of immigration in New York City's history — the kind of wave that alters non-New Yorkers' perception of what a typical New Yorker looks and sounds like. In the 1840s and 1850s, Irish and Germans…
Read the article here:
http://www.nysun.com/arts/flushing-the-new-face-of-the-city/81179/
The Knight News
Exploring Flushing's John Bowne House
On Sept. 23, a dialogue entitled "Discovering John Bowne: Archaeology, Architecture and Flushing's Beginnings" took place in LeFrak Music Hall. One of Queens College's distinguished professors, Dr. James Moore, narrated his experience of the archaeological exploration of the John Bowne House in Flushing, N.
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Queens Chronicle
Bowne House gets $125K more for repairs.
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New York Times Articles December 2007
Precursor of the Constitution >>
Flushing House Gave Rise to Religious Freedom >>
Tabetha Garman Thesis
Designed for the Good of All, The Flushing Remonstrance and Religious Freedom in America >>
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