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NEWS & EVENTS

	Letter from the President
	I am happy to report that 2007 has been an eventful year at the museum...
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	350th Anniversary of the Flushing Remonstrance Celebratory Events December 6-7, 2007
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	Bowne House and New York Society for Ethical Culture 5 Dutch Days Celebration November 15, 2007
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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 >>

	Harriet Kupferberg, Trustee Emeritus >>

About Us

Bowne House has been a musuem since 1947. Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, the Bowne House Historical Society's mission includes the preservation of the house, its contents and grounds for its historical and educational interest, for its significance to the history of New York and for its importance in the establisment in this country of the fundamental principles of freedom of conscience and religious liberty.

Board of Trustees
Rosemary S. Vietor	President
Barry Grodenchik	Vice President
George Farr III	Treasurer
Edith T. Loening	Secretary
Wellington Z. Chen
Morris (Marty) Hylton	Second Vice President
Susan K. Hefti
Penelope Perryman
Kenneth S. Schwartz
Margaret D. Sullivan, M.A.
Roland G. Wade

The Bowne House Historical Society gratefully acknowledges the support of:
Amerada Hess Corporation, Bowne & Co., the Cottonwood Foundation, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the New York Archives Partnership Trust, New York Community Trust, New York Council for the Humanities, New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Rockefeller Group, and numerous private donors. The Society especially thanks Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and City Council Member John Liu for their longstanding commitment to our organization.