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Family
Programs
January 2013
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AT THE KIDS' TABLE
How the Kitchen Has Changed
Saturday, Jan 12, 2 pm
CELEBRATE HISTORY
Happy 307th Birthday, Benjamin Franklin
Sunday, Jan 13, 1-4 pm
SPANISH LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Hablemos de la Historia y del Arte
Saturday, Jan 19, 2 pm
CELEBRATE HISTORY
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 21
FAMILY BENEFIT PARTY
Passport Through American History
Saturday, Jan 26, 11 am - 2 pm
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Go on a family scavenger hunt to uncover the kitchens of the past. Then join Sarah Lohman to cook cinnamon toast from SCRATCH — everything from grinding the sugar to making butter by hand! You'll find out how much the kitchen has changed from 1813...to 1913...to 2013! RSVP required at familyprograms@nyhistory.org; $10 materials fee. Ages 8 and up.
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Celebrate Ben's 307th birthday with the Benjamin Franklin House and learn more about this amazing inventor, Founding Father, and all around cool guy. Hear sounds of a glass armonica, enter a boat buoyancy challenge, listen to a reading of Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta, decorate your own Ben Franklin proverb plate to take home, and eat cake! Ages 4 and up.
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Go on a museum-wide scavenger hunt and learn about the abolitionist James McCune Smith, who spoke out against injustice in America and was the first African-American university-trained physician practicing in 19th century New York City. Ages 6 and up.
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Our first ever family benefit party! Kids will be inspired by activity booths with themes ranging from early New Amsterdam history to the World War II era. Children of all ages will collect passport stamps as they travel through history, tasting turn-of-the-century ice cream flavors, discovering what a Civil War soldier would do, or decorating a New Amsterdam Delft tile.
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Read Picture the Dead and then come to the Barbara K. Lipman Children's History Library for this special event. Author Adele Griffin will join us! Family participants will discuss the book, ask the author questions, and see related objects from the collection. Get ideas for discussion by visiting the History Detectives blog! Ages 9 and up.
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STORYTELLING
Macy's Sunday Story Time
Barbara K. Lipman Children's History Library
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FAMILY PROGRAMS
Ongoing programming for families to enjoy together
Barbara K. Lipman Children's History Library
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Little New-Yorkers
Every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm
New stories and fun crafts. Ages 3-5.
Cross-Stitch Circle
Every Thursday at 4:30 pm
Beginners and seasoned stitchers welcome. Ages 7 and up.
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A family membership is a great opportunity for different generations to learn, share and experience history and art together with great benefits like free admission. Perfect for grandparents!
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ADDRESS
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
at Richard Gilder Way (77th St)
New York, NY 10024
Phone (212) 873-3400
TTY (212) 873-7489
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MUSEUM / STORE HOURS
Tuesday-Thursday: 10am - 6pm
Friday: 10am - 8pm
Saturday: 10am - 6pm
Sunday: 11am - 5pm
Open on Monday, January 21, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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PARTIES
Hold your next children's event at the DiMenna Children's History Museum! Perfect for birthday parties, please call (212) 873-3466 or e-mail for more info.
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