Created for young learners, our Colonial Life program focuses on the daily life of Bowne House and Queens residents in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Presented as an interactive journey back in time, topics include the New Netherland landscape, household work, food preparation, gardening, and farming.

In-person field trips to the Bowne House include a guided tour of the home by our team of educators. Students will have the opportunity to explore both the interior and exterior of the site, while engaging with objects, artifacts, documents, and images.

During this lesson, students will learn about John Bowne’s fight for religious tolerance in seventeenth-century New Netherland. We will follow Bowne through his arrest for holding Quaker meetings in his home, his trial before Peter Stuyvesant, and his arguments in favor of freedom of conscience. Our program ends with a reflection on the lasting impact of religious freedom in the United States.

In-person field trips to the Bowne House include a guided tour of the home by our team of educators. Students will have the opportunity to explore both the interior and exterior of the site, while engaging with objects, artifacts, documents, and images.

Discover how the descendants of John Bowne participated in abolition efforts in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics include the Bowne family’s work with the Manumission Society and the African Free School, as well as their activity in the Underground Railroad. Students will also engage with historical documents and primary sources to gain a better understanding of the anti-slavery movements of pre-Civil War New York.

In-person field trips to the Bowne House include a guided tour of the home by our team of educators. Students will have the opportunity to explore both the interior and exterior of the site, while engaging with objects, artifacts, documents, and images.

Created for young learners, this lesson focuses on the daily life of Bowne House and Queens residents in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Presented as an interactive journey back in time, topics include the New Netherland landscape, household work, food preparation, gardening, and farming.

Virtual lessons are presented live on the zoom platform by Bowne House educators in accordance with distance learning recommendations. Each program includes images to enhance the presentation. Students will be encouraged to ask and answer questions throughout each program.

During this lesson, students will learn about John Bowne’s fight for religious tolerance in seventeenth-century New Netherland. We will follow Bowne through his arrest for holding Quaker meetings in his home, his trial before Peter Stuyvesant, and his arguments in favor of freedom of conscience. Our program ends with a reflection on the lasting impact of religious freedom in the United States.

Virtual lessons are presented live on the zoom platform by Bowne House educators in accordance with distance learning recommendations. Each program includes images to enhance the presentation. Students will be encouraged to ask and answer questions throughout each program.

Discover how the descendants of John Bowne participated in abolition efforts and anti-slavery activism in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics include the Bowne family’s work with the Manumission Society and the African Free School, as well as their activity in the Underground Railroad. Flushing provided an essential escape route for many fugitive slaves, and recently uncovered evidence reveals that the house and grounds might even have served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. Students will also view historical documents and primary sources to gain a better understanding of the anti-slavery movements of pre-Civil War New York.

Virtual lessons are presented live on the zoom platform by Bowne House educators in accordance with distance learning recommendations. Each program includes images to enhance the presentation. Students will be encouraged to ask and answer questions throughout each program.