Curious about 19th-century culinary practices? On 4/12, VSNY will be touring the Merchant’s House Museum, focusing on culinary customs, including favorite foods, cooking methods, dining etiquette, entertaining, parties, and even grocery shopping. www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-tre...

Elaine Goodale and Ohíye S’a (or Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman) were Native American policy advocates who defied norms and were determined to marry—until the Wounded Knee Massacre changed everything. On 2/26, Julie Dobrow will lecture on her book about the couple. www.eventbrite.com/e/love-and-l...

The Bethesda Fountain, with its Angel of the Waters, is an icon of Central Park. Join us on 2/19 at MCNY to learn about the angel’s sculptor, Emma Stebbins. Heather Arnet and Karli Wurzelbacher will discuss the piece as monumental artwork and feminist intervention. www.mcny.org/event/carvin...

Join VSNY on February 9 when @geoffwisner.bsky.social will discuss George Templeton Strong’s Civil War–era diaries, which offer unique insights into the period and have become recognized as a literary masterpiece and treasure trove for historians. www.eventbrite.com/e/americas-g...

I'm excited to be in conversation with @geoffwisner.bsky.social for the @vicsocny.bsky.social about his new edited volume George Templeton Strong: Civil War Diaries. February 9 in NYC. Join us!

Join us 1/23 for a presentation by Elisabeth Paling Funk that will follow the Saint Nicholas celebration from its early European origin through arrival in New Netherland and continued observance in the US, including Washington Irving’s influence on the tradition. 🎅 hollandsociety.org/events/washi...

Explore the world of 19th-century New York with us! VSNY hosts lectures and tours on a broad array of topics related to our city’s great history. Maybe discover an underappreciated artist or roam of halls of a Gilded-Age mansion—some of our favorite things on the calendar! vicsocny.org/calendar/

VSNY promotes preservation of 19th- and early-20th-century historic districts, landmarks, and art, delivering testimony at NYC Landmarks Preservation Committee Public Hearings and other agencies. Visit the Archive of Public Testimony to learn more about this work. vicsocny.org/preservation...

Need a history fix? Check out VSNY’s archive of streamed lectures documenting architecture, decorative arts, literature, and many other aspects of Gilded-Age life in New York City. www.youtube.com/@victorianso...