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Travel back in time with these history walks and lectures. Learn about the city's epic past, and visit some of its less-known relics. Want to learn more? Visit our Parks History page.
History Events
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Prospect Park Nature and History Bike Tour
at Prospect Park, Brooklyn 
10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Bike through Prospect Park while enjoying the sights and sounds of Spring. Registration is required.
Free!
Event
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Open Orchard School: Heirloom Apples and Pears
at Virtual/Online Workshop
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
In this webinar, artist and orchardist Sam Van Aken will share the often lost or forgotten stories of these rare fruits—stories that are woven into the story of NYC itself.
Free!
Friday, May 14, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Saturday, May 15, 2021
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower
at Mount Morris Fire Watchtower (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
A prominent feature of Marcus Garvey Park and its neighborhood, the historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower serves as an important landmark for the Harlem community.
Free!
Event
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Farm to City with New York Public Library's Culture Pass Program
at Virtual/Online Workshop
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join Fabiola Cáceres, our educator at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, as she guides you on a tour of the Dyckman Farmhouse and connects the past to the present through the farming life experience in colonial New York.
Free!
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Friday, May 21, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Open Orchard School: Heirloom Stonefruit
at Virtual/Online Workshop
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
In this webinar, artist and orchardist Sam Van Aken will share the often lost or forgotten stories of rare stonefruits (such as peaches, plums, apricots, nectarines, and cherries)—stories that are woven into the story of NYC itself.
Free!
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Asian Americans in the Sciences and Environment
at Pelham Bay Park Nature Center (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Rangers on this hike through Pelham Bay Park while discussing many contributions made by notable Asian American and Pacific Islander environmentalists, naturalists, and conservationists.
Free!
Event
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Friday, May 28, 2021
Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America
at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (in Dyckman House Museum), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Visit the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's exhibition Unspoken Voices: Honoring the Legacy of Black America in a socially distant and safe manner.
Saturday, May 29, 2021
Connecting Parks Walk
at Near the Jerome Avenue and W 166th Street entrance (in Mullaly Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Urban Park Rangers guide you on a walk to take in scenery through Mullaly Park, Joyce Kilmer Park, and Macombs Dam Park.
Free!
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Chinatown Parks and Monuments
at Kimlau Square, Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as we visit several parks in and around Chinatown and discuss many of the cultural and historical highlights of each site.
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Free!
Event
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Asian Pavilions of the 1964 World’s Fair
at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join the Urban Park Rangers as they discuss some of the Asian nations that participated in the 1964 World’s Fair.
Free!
Event
Historic New York: Mount Morris Fire Watchtower
at Mount Morris Fire Watchtower (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
A prominent feature of Marcus Garvey Park and its neighborhood, the historic Mount Morris Fire Watchtower serves as an important landmark for the Harlem community.
Free!
Event
Monday, August 9, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Friday, August 13, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Monday, August 16, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Thursday, August 19, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
Friday, August 20, 2021
Adventures in Time Summer History Camp
at Van Cortlandt House Museum (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Send your child on an adventure back in time this summer at Van Cortlandt House Museum at our Adventures in Time Summer History Camp.
Kids
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