Quaker History, Vol. 113, No,2, Fall 2024, has recently published an article entitled "Long Island Quaker and Bowne Family Manumissions During the Revolutionary War and Post-Revolutionary War Eras" by Bowne House Collection Volunteer Ellen M. Spindler, with research assistance by Charlotte Jackson and Kate Lynch.
Read moreBowne House Featured in "New York Archives Jr!" Magazine
Bowne House is featured this month in a special edition of the New York Archives Jr! magazine published for young readers by the New York State Archives Trust. The article, written by Charlotte Jackson, Archival Consultant to the Bowne House and Kathleen A. Sciortino, Bowne House Trustee and Educational Administrator, explains in student-friendly language how the Underground Railroad operated using "conductors" and "passengers" to help enslaved people reach freedom.
Read moreBowne House Featured in a New Book Celebrating New York City Landmarks
The history of Bowne House is a featured essay in a new volume celebrating the 60th anniversary of New York City’s 1965 Landmarks Law. Beyond Architecture: The New New York, edited by preservationist, historian and author, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel was published in December 2024 by New York Review Books. This book includes “One House, One Family, Three Centuries of New York History” written by Bowne House vice-president, Rosemary S. Vietor.
Read moreBowne House Awarded Conservation Treatment Grant to Conserve Early Schoolgirl Sampler
A $3300 grant from the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHNN) and the New York Council on the Arts (NYSC) will allow the Bowne House Historical Society to conserve a 19th century sampler in the museum’s collection. Sampler conservation funding will be supported through the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program administered by the Greater Hudson Heritage Network. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is provided from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Conservation treatment will be completed by Meredith Wilcox-Levine of the Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc. in South Salem, New York.
Read moreFlushing, Queens’ Bowne House Awarded Textile Conservation Grant
Bowne House has received the New York State Council on the Arts/ Greater Hudson Heritage Network’s grant to help conserve its historical textiles. Bowne House shares the $65,000 textile assessment funding with ninety-three organizations that represent thirty-eight countries. Eighteen pieces of textiles underwent a one half-day profession assessment, performed by South Salem’s Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc. Click Here to Learn More.
Bowne House is on the Bowery Boys Podcast
Bowne House Historical Society is featured on a recent episode of The Bowery Boys Podcast: “The Story of Flushing: An Epic History of Queens, Old and New.” In this episode of the Bowery Boys, Greg and special guest Kieran Gannon explore the epic history of Flushing through five specific locations — including the Bowne House!
Read moreThe Queens Gazette: "Bowne House: Mapping Underground Railroad In Flushing And Beyond"
Bowne House Historical Society is featured in a Queens Gazette article titled “Bowne House: Mapping Underground Railroad In Flushing And Beyond.” The article highlights the Bowne House StoryMaps project “Byways to Liberty".”
Read more“Treasures of New York: Bowne House” is part of PBS’ Black Excellence Block Party
“Treasures of New York: Bowne House” is part of PBS’ Black Excellence Block Party series, in honor of Black History Month. From the fight for religious freedom, to the Underground Railroad, “Treasures of New York: Bowne House” traces the history held in a 17th century house that’s now a museum in Flushing, Queens. Bowne House is the only recognized location in Queens on the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Read moreGrant Awarded by Greater Hudson Heritage Network for Conservation of a 1909 Painting of Mrs. Robert Bowne Parsons
Painting Conservation funding will be supported through the NYSCA/GHHN Conservation Treatment Grant Program administered by Greater Hudson Heritage Network. This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Additional support is provided from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation. Conservation treatment will be done by Williamstown Art Conservation Center, Inc.
Read moreThe Irish Echo Newspaper
On December 13th, 2023, an article about Bowne House was featured in The Irish Echo newspaper. “The House on Bowne Street” by Peter McDermott features the story of the oldest home in Queens, including its connection to Irish-American history.
Treasures of New York: Bowne House
The award-winning PBS program Treasures of New York has featured a one hour segment on Flushing, Queens’ Bowne House. The program can be seen on television station WLIW21 (Long Island’s PBS station) and livestreamed throughout the United States at wliw.org.
Read moreBowne House featured in Untapped New York
Bowne House has been featured featured in the Untapped New York article “10 Stunning Sacred Sites You Can Tour This Weekend,” by Nicole Saraniero, Insider-in-Chief at Untapped New York. This article highlights ten participants in the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Annual Sacred Site Open House Weekend Event.
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