History Detectives

  Join us online every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm for Little New-Yorkers @ Home. Check our calendar for Zoom registration links.  I’ve been enjoying daily walks with my four year old—while staying six feet apart from other New Yorkers! With spring here, we’ve been seeing and hearing more and more birds. Challenge your…

This post is part three of our four-part series on this year’s finalists for New-York Historical’s annual Children’s History Book Prize. Read all four interviews, then help us choose the prizewinner by voting for your favorite! Our online polls open in April, and the winning author will receive a $10,000 prize. This week, we are chatting…

Does your day need a splash of color? Whether you’re age 7 or 47, here’s an enlightening activity for you to try: Print out our free pdfs of beautiful Tiffany Lamp shades that are just begging for your creative color schemes. If you enjoy them, consider picking up the whole book—these pages are excerpts from our Tiffany Glass Coloring Book, available for purchase online at…

The richness of our imaginations can be a welcome respite and comforting space. In these times of quarantine and social distancing, we understand that many families are balancing unprecedented stressors and want to reach out with some of our favorite books to spark your little ones’ spirit of play. While we wish we could share…

This month, we‘re celebrating Women’s History Month with our Reading into History book, Almost Astronauts: 13 Women who Dared to Dream   by Tanya Lee Stone. Join us on Sunday, March 29 at 2 pm when author Tanya Lee Stone logs in remotely to discuss her book and answer your questions. To participate click this link. Detailed login instructions available here. Almost…

The New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed through the end of March to help support efforts to contain COVID-19, and all programs are canceled or postponed through the end of April. But we’re still celebrating Women’s History Month online—and helping out with reading recs during this unique time. On March 29 from 2-3 pm, we’ll…

This post is part two of our four-part series on this year’s finalists for the annual Children’s History Book Prize. Join us here on our History Detectives blog over the next few weeks as we interview the authors to learn more about their amazing books. Read all four finalists, then help us choose the prizewinner by…

This post is part one of our four-part series on this year’s finalists for the annual Children’s History Book Prize. Join us here on our History Detectives blog over the next few weeks as we interview the authors to learn more about their amazing books. Read all four finalists, then help us choose the prizewinner by…

Are you looking for a great book to share with a kid in your life? (Psst—you will love them, too!) Dig into the four finalists for this year’s New-York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize, a celebration of the best in American history literature for middle-grade readers, ages 9­–12. Throughout the next few weeks, visit us…