Black History


In 2021, the Bowne House Historical Society was admitted as a research facility to the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, recognized for the strength of its archival holdings describing the role Bowne family members played in the history of the Underground Railroad in New York.


 

A BOWNE HOUSE STORYMAPS PROJECT: THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN FLUSHING & BEYOND

 
 

Article: Women’s Needlecraft & the Abolitionist Movements

Article: Bowne House Residents’ Involvement in the New York UR

 
 

Article: Civic Engagement and Civil Disobedience

A Ticket for the Underground Railroad

 
 

Article: The Strength of Archival Research

Published by the Museum Association of New York

Story Map: NYC and the Path to Freedom

Created by the New York Landmarks Preservation Commission

 
 

Student Activity: Local Black History Quiz

 
 

1837 Address on the Subject of Slavery

From the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

jULY 1827 Emancipation Day Oration

Commemoration of the Abolition of Domestic Slavery in New York State