2015
Upcoming Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries Events
(please note: Free events, no seating provided):
SAVE THE DATE(S)!
Sunday, May 3, 2 PM– Battery Park Irish Hunger Memorial
International Commemoration of the Great Irish Hunger
Saturday, May 30, 2 PM– Lake Cemetery, Forest Ave/Willowbrook Road
Annual Neighborhood Remembrance Day Celebration & 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War and 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII.
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Annual International Commemoration of the Great Irish Hunger
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Battery Park Irish Hunger Memorial
North End Ave & Vesey Street and North End Avenue
2 PM at the Irish Memorial at Battery Park for a Walk and Talk with:
Battery Park Conservancy, Horticulturist Richard Farraino, creator of the memorial Artist Brian Tolle; will discuss the memorial’s design and native plantings. Lynn Rogers, Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries, Inc. (FACSI); will discuss Irish immigration to New York City 1845-1858, the role of the Staten Island Marine Hospital & Quarantine Station and the ultimate fate of thousands of Irish immigrants.
After the event, please join Lynn Rogers and Bill Fahey for a Staten Island Ferry ride. During the crossing we will toss flowers into New York Harbor in memory of all who perished. Bring long stemmed flower.
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Saturday, May 30th 2 PM
Neighborhood Remembrance Day Celebration
Lake Cemetery, Forest Ave/Willowbrook Road
Staten Island Civil War Canon Brigade, GAR Post 525 Re-enactors, Staten Island OutLOUD, Richmond County Pipes/ Drums and Boy Scout Troop #7. This year the flag will be raised in honor of WWII Veteran William Morris Jr.
(Both events made possible in part by an Encore Grant from Staten Island Arts with public funding from the NYS Council on the Arts.)
Come celebrate the 2015 Six to Celebrate
LOCATION CHANGE –Calvary Church 61 Gramercy Park North
Due to the weather our original location for tonight’s party has lost heat. The new location is Calvary Church 61 Gramercy Park North the entrance is on 21st Street. Sorry for the inconvenience hope you can still join us.
6-8PM
$20 for 2 tickets- For Friends of HDC
$20 for 1 ticket General
Payable at the door
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February 3: Six to Celebrate 2015 Party
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2014
For full information about these tours click here
All tours are $5 for friends, students and seniors/ $10 for non-friends
Atlantic Avenue:
June 14, 2014 (Joe Svehlak)
SOLD OUT!
View Pictures of the Atlantic Avenue Tour
Forest Close/Forest Hills:
June 7,2014 (Barry Lewis)
SOLD OUT!!
View Pictures of the Forest Close Tour
Park Avenue:
September 6, 2014 (Justin Ferate)
SOLD OUT!!
View Pictures of the Park Avenue Tour
New York City Libraries
From Yiddish to Chinese and Beyond: A Walking Tour of Historic Libraries in Chinatown
July 10, 2014 (John Bacon)
SOLD OUT!
Madison Square North:
September 14,2014 (Marissa Marvelli)
SOLD OUT
Staten Island Cemeteries:
September 27,2014 (Lynn Rogers)
SOLD OUT
Park Avenue:
October 6,2014 (Justin Ferate)
SOLD OUT
New York City Libraries
Historic Libraries-A Tour of Historic Libraries in Harlem and the South Bronx
October 18,2014 (John Bacon)
SOLD OUT
