On Oct. 27, we’re scaring ourselves silly with our annual extravaganza, the Hallowe’en Family Party. This year, we’re celebrating the exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere with pony rides, a pumpkin patch, a statue costume contest, and much more. (Buy your tickets today!) In honor of the spooky season, we’re bringing back a golden oldie from…

Every year, New-York Historical’s beloved statues of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass get into the Hallowe’en spirit! This year, they need costumes for our Beyond Spooky: Hallowe’en Family Party where we’ll be celebrating our exhibition Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere. So, what should they wear? Vote below and visit the Museum for our party on Sunday,…

It’s that time of year when 19th and early 20th century Americans celebrated the end of a cycle of seasons and began to look forward to the year ahead. I’m not talking about New Year’s though—I’m talking about Halloween! Halloween is always special to us here at DiMenna Children’s History Museum, especially now that we…

If you joined us at our Superheroes/Supernatural Halloween Bash or walked past the Museum over the weekend, you already know that our statues were all decked out in superhero costumes this year to celebrate our special exhibition Superheroes in Gotham. A big thank you to everyone who voted in our statue costume contest! The winning…

Last Halloween, trick-or-treaters were greeted by Frederick Douglass dressed as a stalwart sailor on 77th Street, while goblins and ghouls passing by the New-York Historical Society on Central Park West were welcomed by Abraham Lincoln in full Captain America regalia. These two historic American heroes will be getting into costume once again, as a part…

In case you missed it, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were all dressed up for Halloween last Friday – in the costumes that you voted for! The winning costumes were sailor and Captain America – check out the transformations below! Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln weren’t the only ones decked out for Halloween on our…

Last year, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln got in the spooky spirit of All Hallows’ Eve by donning costumes for the New-York Historical Society’s annual Halloween party. Douglass stood guard as a noble Jedi Knight on 77th Street and Lincoln greeted passersby as a heavyweight boxing champion on Central Park West. Dressing up was such…

The origins of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” lie shrouded in mystery. Some say that the character of the Headless Horseman was inspired by the German folktale “The Wild Huntsman.” Washington Irving may have heard this tale while traveling abroad. Others insist that the Headless Horseman was based on an actual Hessian soldier who was…

Halloween has a fascinating history, and the New-York Historical Society will explore some of it at our first Spirits of Hallowe’ens Past family party. The party will take place on Halloween from 5-7 pm and is free with Museum admission. The night’s activities are inspiring a series of Halloween History blog posts. This first post…