Queens Historical Society 40.763596° N -73.82415° W

Description

QHS owns and maintains the Kingsland Homestead, a late 18th-century Long Island Half-House style structure that is honored as being the first New York City landmark in Queens County. It is located in the historic Weeping Beech Park in Flushing, Queens. In addition to changing exhibitions, a period room displays furnishings of the Victorian era. QHS also owns and maintains the landmark Moore-Jackson Cemetery in Woodside, a rare surviving Colonial-era family burial ground established circa 1733.


Bathroom Notes

Two Restrooms

Info

143-35 37th Avenue
Queens, NY 11354

+1 718-939-0647

info@queenshistoricalsociety.org

Sun
2: am - 4: am
Mon
Closed
Tues
2: am - 4: am
Wed
Closed
Thur
Closed
Fri
Closed
Sat
2: am - 4: am

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Subjects
History, Colonial Times, Slavery, 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, The Civil Rights Movement, Native Americans, Science, Art
Activities
Field Trip, School Partnership, Internship
Grades
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cost
Accommodations
Special Education Programs

Learning Experiences

Field Trip

COLONIAL KIDS: TOYS & GAMES

One of our most popular programs, this hands-on workshop focuses on everyday life in the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing speci cally on the similarities and differences of children’s lives today. Students will have an opportunity to play with historic reproduction toys such as the Buzz Saw and Thaumatrope.
Appropriate for grades K-6
Price: $100, 60 minutes

Subjects Covered

history, colonial times

Grades
k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Capacity
30 stu.
Activity

field trip

Duration
60 min.