k “Pilgrims Going to Church”: Thanksgiving and the Pilgrim in Public Memory By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:16:24 +0000 Thanksgiving in the modern-day American consciousness often evokes images of turkeys, balloons, pumpkin pies, and, of course, the inevitable reference to the Pilgrims. More than any other Thanksgiving icon, the Pilgrim emerged as the exemplary American success story: religious refugees banned from openly practicing their brand of Protestantism and desperate to retain their English identity.... The post “Pilgrims Going to Church”: Thanksgiving and the Pilgrim in Public Memory appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Abraham Lincoln American History Civil War Collectors Choice Holiday N-YHS permanent collection pilgrim Thanksgiving
k Toy Drives and Women’s Charitable Work in New York City By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:30:04 +0000 Toy drives are a beloved feature of the holiday season, and have been for over a century. In New York City, women have long been at the center of efforts to care for poor and orphaned children. In 1806, Elizabeth Hamilton (yes, that Eliza) was one of the founders of the Orphan Asylum Society of... The post Toy Drives and Women’s Charitable Work in New York City appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Women's History charity children's aid society Holidays photography women's history
k Event Recap: Women of the Village with Blanche Wiesen Cook and Lara Vapnek By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Dec 2017 21:11:53 +0000 On December 15, 2017, the Center for Women’s History at the New-York Historical Society hosted a Salon Conversation titled “Women of the Village.” A hearty crowd filled the Museum’s fourth-floor Skylight Gallery on a snowy Friday evening for a tour of Hotbed in the Joyce B. Cowin Women’s History Gallery, followed by a conversation between Scholarly... The post Event Recap: Women of the Village with Blanche Wiesen Cook and Lara Vapnek appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Public Programs Women's History Center for Women's History hotbed political protest women's history Women's Suffrage
k Family, Legacy, and Citizenship: Celebrating Frederick Douglass at 200 By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:27:12 +0000 If you’ve ever visited the New-York Historical Society, you’ve probably enjoyed saying hello to (or even taking a selfie with!) our Frederick Douglass statue outside our 77th Street entrance. While we’re thrilled to celebrate his work every day as he welcomes visitors to the Museum, we’re especially excited this year to celebrate his life and... The post Family, Legacy, and Citizenship: Celebrating Frederick Douglass at 200 appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Events General Now on View 200th anniversary abolition of slavery Activism birthday Civil Rights frederick douglass frederick douglass council museum
k Listening to Black Women’s Voices By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:19:01 +0000 What do diversity and inclusivity mean in a museum-based digital interactive installation? This question was central to the design of our Women’s Voices exhibit, a wall of touchscreens that allow visitors to explore individuals, groups, and events spanning New York State and City women’s history. Our goal was to balance the appeal of biographies while... The post Listening to Black Women’s Voices appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History black history month Center for Women's History women's history Women's Voices
k The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:26:39 +0000 Americans have a long history of advocating for their rights and principles. With our Women and the American Story (WAMS) curriculum, teachers can trace this narrative of activism through the women reformers of the 1800s who worked for social change alongside and apart from men—inspiring their students, both boys and girls, to be engaged citizens... The post The Edmonson Sisters: Teaching Black Women’s Activism in the 19th Century appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article General Women's History abolitionist black history month Center for Women's History Education Slavery
k Remember Dr. King Through Sculpture By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 19:00:25 +0000 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, and Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968, our exhibition Rebel Spirits: Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. showcases photographs and artifacts honoring these visionary leaders who irrevocably changed the United States. Sixty images taken by some of the... The post Remember Dr. King Through Sculpture appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Anniversary Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Rebel Spirits
k A Letter to Ms. Meghan Markle: Advice from America to a New British Royal By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 17 May 2018 19:44:13 +0000 Dear Ms. Markle, We have learned that you will soon be cramming (or as they say in the UK, “swotting”) for the British citizenship test, an exam that is typically flunked by one-third to one-half of all applicants. To pass the test, you will have to correctly answer 75 percent of 24 questions, like How... The post A Letter to Ms. Meghan Markle: Advice from America to a New British Royal appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Education General American History citizenship George Washington museum New-York Historical Society
k Laying Tracks: Behind the Scenes of the Jerni Collection Cataloging Project By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:21:39 +0000 We are building a research railroad! In 2017 the New-York Historical Society received a special grant to begin the enormous task of cataloging the Jerni Collection in an effort share its wonders with the greater public. These funds come from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Founded in 1996, IMLS serves as an... The post Laying Tracks: Behind the Scenes of the Jerni Collection Cataloging Project appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions cataloguing collections history exhibition Holiday Express Toys trains
k Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:52:37 +0000 This fall, we opened a powerful new exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, which explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment. On September 7, to open the exhibition, we welcomed Dr. Brenda... The post Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions african american history Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow citizenship Civil War reconstruction
k Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:54:10 +0000 Revolutionary War hero, treasury secretary, founder of the Bank of New York, architect of America’s financial system—Alexander Hamilton’s accomplishments are too numerous to list. In his lifetime of just 47 years, Hamilton helped secure America’s freedom and shaped the contours of the young republic in its earliest days. The Bank of New York (now BNY... The post Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Alexander Hamilton american revolution Bank of New York Hamilton clock
k Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 18:24:10 +0000 This week, the New-York Historical Society turned 214! To celebrate our birthday we’re taking a look back on the construction of the New-York Historical Society’s permanent home at 170 Central Park West. Before settling along the park, New-York Historical lived at seven other locations around the city between 1804 and 1908. Here’s a retro map... The post Happy Birthday, New-York Historical Society! appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Ephemera Hidden Gems from the Archives Photographs birthday black and white photography construction from the archives institutional history museum history n-yhs collection photo diary photography upper west side uptown
k Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:51:21 +0000 Yikes! This aggressive-looking machine is patented under the name “Lightning” and is cold to the touch. Because it’s made from cast iron, when you lift it, its weight drags your whole body down and turns your arm to pudding. It has four gears; each is a different size, and each is necessary. When activated, these... The post Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Technology apple domestic life Food fruit Industrial Revolution kitchen technology
k From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:38:13 +0000 If you were watching television in the 1990s, you are probably familiar with the jingle “the touch, the feel, of cotton. The fabric of our lives.” In many ways, cotton has also long been the fabric of our country. Many correctly associate the growing of cotton in the United States with the institution of slavery.... The post From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View Betye Saar Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow black history month Jim Crow women artists women's labor
k Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:40:40 +0000 The late, legendary Pete Seeger knew how to sing for a cause. Throughout his career, he performed, rallied, and wrote music for labor rights, civil rights, and the end of the Vietnam War. He was also deeply involved in the environmental movement, particularly when it came to the Hudson River. A longtime resident of Beacon,... The post Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Events Exhibitions Interview Public Programs Exhibition History Hudson Rising Hudson River music programming upcoming event
k The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:37:56 +0000 Most Christian and Jewish Americans, reading about Christ’s resurrection or the Jewish exodus from Egypt during the upcoming Easter and Passover holidays, will not consider the Bible to be an American book. And yet, the Bible was our first American book; its earliest printings, translations, and interpretations reflected the experiences of the first Europeans to... The post The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Manuscripts American colonies American History book Exhibition immigration Installation special installation
k Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:58:28 +0000 Every year on April 22, people around the world pause to rally for the planet. Earth Day has become a global event, part demonstration, part celebration, as concerned citizens lend their support to a natural world that’s increasingly in peril. That sense of urgency was there from the very beginning: April 22, 1970, marked the... The post Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Photographs Activism American History exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River political protest
k Pete Seeger at 100: How the Folk Legend Built a Sailboat to Help Revive the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 03 May 2019 13:37:58 +0000 May 3, 2019, is an auspicious day in music history. It would’ve been the 100th birthday of Pete Seeger, the late, legendary singer-songwriter and one of the pioneers of American folk music. Seeger, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 94, had an incredible career that stretched from his early days in the 1940s... The post Pete Seeger at 100: How the Folk Legend Built a Sailboat to Help Revive the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Current Events Exhibitions General Now on View Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River music now on view
k Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
k The tentmakers of Cairo: Ṣunnāʻ al-khiyām fī al-Qāhirah / Non 'D' Script & Kim Beamish present By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 Rotch Library - NK9288.T46 2015 Full Article
k The trials of spring / Fork Films presents ; producer, Beth Levison ; director, Gini Reticker ; a co-production of ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; in association with Fork Films, Artemis Rising Foundation and Center For By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Rotch Library - JQ1850.A91 T75 2015 Full Article
k Kedi / a Termite Films production, in association with PK Film ; directed by Ceyda Torun ; produced by Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Tues, 19 Dec 2017 Rotch Library - SF450.K43 2017 Full Article
k Frame by frame / a film by Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli ; a Red Reel & Rake Films production ; in association with CoPilot Pictures, Exposure Labs & Rampante ; a Time Inc. presentation ; directed by Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli ; producer By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 Rotch Library - TR113.A3 F733 2015 Full Article
k Pulsar astrophysics: the next fifty years: proceedings of the 337th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, United Kingdom, September 4-8, 2017 / edited by Patrick Weltevrede, Benetge B.P. Perera, Lina Levin Pr By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Hayden Library - QB843.P8 I58 2018 Full Article
k Serenditipies in the Solar System and Beyond: proceedings of a symposium celebrating Prof. Wing-Huen Ip's 70th birthday, held at National Central University, Taiwan, 10-13 July 2017 / edited by Chung-Ming Ko, Po-Chieh Yu, Chan-Kao Chang By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:25:25 EST Hayden Library - QB500.5.S47 2017 Full Article
k Inside pixinsight / Warren A. Keller By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Exploring the universe: a collection of research reviews on contemporary astrophysics and space science / Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, Supdipta Sasmal, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Low frequency radio astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory: lectures from the Third LOFAR Data Processing School / George Heald, John McKean, Roberto Pizzo, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Accretion Flows in Astrophysics edited by Nikolay Shakura By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
k Measuring time: frequency measurements and related developments in physics / Masatoshi Kajita By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Space weather of the heliosphere: processes and forecasts: proceedings of the 335th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, July 17-21, 2017 / edited by Claire Foullon, Olga E. Malandraki By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 10:00:53 EST Hayden Library - QB529.I67 2018 Full Article
k Russia's posture in space: prospects for Europe / Marco Aliberti, Ksenia Lisitsyna By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:10:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Principles of gravitational lensing: light deflection as a probe of astrophysics and cosmology / Arthur B. Congdon, Charles R. Keeton By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:10:00 EST Online Resource Full Article
k International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2016: proceedings organized by IAG Commission 2 and the International Gravity Field Service, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2016 / editors, Georgios S. Vergos, Roland Pail and Riccardo B By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Early Exploration of the Moon: Ranger to Apollo, Luna to Lunniy Korabl / Tom Lund By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Online Resource Full Article
k The exoplanet handbook / Michael Perryman By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Hayden Library - QB820.P47 2018 Full Article
k One of ten billion earths: how we learn about our planet's past and future from distant exoplanets / Karel Schrijver By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Hayden Library - QB820.S287 2018 Full Article
k Extensions of f(R) gravity: curvature-matter couplings and hybrid metric-Palatini gravity / Tiberiu Harko (University College London), Francisco S.N. Lobo (Universidade de Lisboa) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Stellar Populations and the Distance Scale: a conference in honor of Jeremy Mould: proceedings of a conference held at Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University, Beijing, China, 11-15 September 2017 / edited by Joseph B. Jensen, By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Hayden Library - QB819.S74 2017 Full Article
k Five photons: Remarkable Journeys of Light Across Space and Time / James Geach By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Geodetic heights Fernando Sansò, Mirko Reguzzoni, Riccardo Barzaghi By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Hawking radiation: from astrophysical black holes to analogous systems in lab / Francesco D. Belgiorno (Politecnico di Milano, Italy), Sergio L. Cacciatori (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Italy), Daniele Faccio (Heriot-Watt University, UK) By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 13:12:16 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Black hole information and thermodynamics / Dieter Lüst, Ward Vleeshouwers By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 13:08:03 EST Online Resource Full Article
k Einstein's monsters: the life and times of black holes / Chris Impey By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:08:57 EDT Hayden Library - QB843.B55 I47 2019 Full Article
k Classifying the cosmos: how we can make sense of the celestial landscape / Steven J. Dick By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
k Critical Space Infrastructures: Risk, Resilience and Complexity / Alexandru Georgescu [and 3 others] By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
k International Symposium on Advancing Geodesy in a Changing World: Proceedings of the IAG Scientific Assembly, Kobe, Japan, July 30 -- August 4, 2017 / Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Laura Sánchez, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 07:26:57 EDT Online Resource Full Article
k Perihelia reduction and Global Kolmogorov tori in the planetary problem / Gabriella Pinzari By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 2019 07:25:40 EDT Online Resource Full Article
k Rediscovering our galaxy: proceedings of the 334th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Potsdam, Germany, July 10-14, 2017 / edited by Cristina Chiappini, Ivan Minchev and Else Starkenburg and Marica Valentini By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 5 May 2019 07:22:22 EDT Barker Library - QB856.I58 2017 Full Article
