Category Archives: Blasts from the Past
Blast From the Past: Ten-Foot Cops
Blast From the Past: Ten-Foot Cops By Stacey Martin Have you ever seen a “ten-foot tall cop?” You have if you’ve ever seen a mounted police officer! There are plenty of them patrolling the busy streets of New York City. As of 2011, the New York City Police Department’s mounted unit has 79 police officers [...]
Blast From the Past: Quaker Parrot of Brooklyn
By Liz Stern There haven’t always been Quaker Parrots in Brooklyn but people began seeing them flying wild there beginning in the 1960s. The most accepted theory is that there were some mass escapes at JFK Airport. In South America, from where this species is originally, the Quaker Parrot became a nuisance. One of the [...]
Blast From the Past: Everyone Needs a Good Assistant
By Liz Stern John James Audubon left a legacy for all of us. He studied and painted hundreds of birds with amazing realistic detail – 435 of them are published in Birds of America (1827-1838) His paintings—and his writings about the bird species — help us understand a lot about bird behavior and their [...]
Blast From the Past: Sleight-of-Hand
By Liz Stern You may have walked by someone doing this trick on the streets of New York: he has a little table set up with three upside-down cups and he gets people to wager money on whether or not they can guess under which cup the ball was placed. Don’t fall for it! [...]
Butter was a Food Group!? How People Ate During WWII
By Rachel Waldman Here is a challenge for all of you home chefs. How many of you can recite this motto truthfully: “I worked for freedom today. I served at least one food from each of the basic seven food groups. I prepared the food I served with care. I wasted no food today.” Whoa, [...]
Blast from the Past: Letters of Appreciation
By Liz Stern I was taught very early the importance of writing a thank you letter. I must admit that in this age of instant communication I don’t always do so by mail…but I still value this art and try to adhere to it. A simple thank you letter really shows how much you value, [...]
Blast From The Past: Happy Birthday, Sir Winston Churchill
By Liz Stern The history of World War II and New York’s story during the war is felt throughout the museum right now because of our incredible exhibition, WWII & NYC. When I walk through the exhibit, I learn a lot of things about soldiers and civilians (regular people like you and me) and leaders during [...]
Blast From the Past: Cross Stitch
By Liz Stern Have you ever used a needle and thread? Do you like to sew? There was a time in American history when girls were REQUIRED to sew! Young girls took classes in school and outside of school to learn cross stitch, which is a form of embroidery that looks like tiny “X’s” and can be found [...]
Chemical Warfare and Mickey Mouse: What in Disney World do they have in common?
By Liz Stern Our new exhibition, WWII & NYC, has gotten me thinking about war and civilians — those are the people who are not on active duty with a military organization. During wars, it is the duty of brave soldiers to protect their country and the people who live in it. But there are [...]
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