Multimedia

A collection of digital media, television episodes, and audio recordings featuring Bowne House Historical Society.

Featured News Story:

“ONE OF NEW YORK’S OLDEST HOMES PRESERVES CENTURIES OF HISTORY IN THE HEART OF QUEENS”

Produced by WABC, Eyewitness News

Original Air Date: This segment originally aired on ABC 7 New York’s Eyewitness News on July 10th, 2026. Reported by Michelle Charlesworth, WABC News Anchor.

Segment Description: Surrounded today by busy streets, apartment buildings and city life, the Bowne House stands as one of New York City's oldest surviving homes - and one of its most important pieces of American history.

Television Episode:

“IN THE HOUSE: BOWNE HOUSE”

Produced by NYC Media

• Original Air Date: The episode originally aired on NYC Life on February 24th, 2026. NYC Life is NYC Media’s flagship station, of the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment.

• Episode Description: In the House explores NYC's oldest surviving homes and the rich, often dark history of early New York. It's where Mayor LaGuardia declared the home a shrine to religious freedom, and immigrants fought for hard won freedoms which helped inspire our Bill of Rights.

Television Episode:

“TREASURES OF NEW YORK: BOWNE HOUSE”

Produced by the Public Broadcasting Service

• Original Air Date: The episode originally aired on WLIW21 on November 29th, 2023. WLIW21 is the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) member station of Long Island, NY.

• Episode Description: Treasures of New York: Bowne House highlights the history of the 1661 private home in Flushing, Queens, beginning with the family patriarch, John Bowne (1627-1695), and explores the role multiple generations of its occupants have played in the history of New York City. From the fight for religious freedom to the Underground Railroad, the episode offers insight into Bowne House’s history and shares that story with 21st-century visitors of all ages from around the world.

Podcast Episode:

“THE STORY OF FLUSHING: AN EPIC HISTORY OF QUEENS OLD AND NEW”

Produced by The Bowery Boys Podcast

• Original Air Date: The episode originally aired on various streaming platforms and via The Bowery Boys Podcast website on April 12th, 2024. The Bowery Boys Podcast is hosted by Tom Meyers and Greg Young.

• Episode Description: In this special on-location episode of the Bowery Boys, Greg and special guest Kieran Gannon explore the epic history of Flushing through five specific locations — the Bowne House, Kingsland Homestead, the Lewis Latimer House, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park and a downtown dumpling restaurant names Old Captain’s Dumplings.

Virtual Story Map:

“NEW YORK CITY AND THE PATH TO FREEDOM”

Published by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

• Date of Publication: February 15th, 2022

• Story Map Description: New York City played an important role in the effort to abolish slavery nationwide, and to assist those seeking to escape it. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission created this interactive story map to bring greater awareness to the city’s abolitionist history through designated landmarks that embody it.

Archival Audio Recording:

MAYOR FIORELLO LA GUARDIA’S 1945 RADIO ADDRESS FROM BOWNE HOUSE

• Original Air Date: October 7th, 1945

• Audio Description: The address was given on location at Bowne House in Flushing, Queens, in honor of the 300th Anniversary of the Flushing Charter. Learn more here.

• Source: The New York City Municipal Archives