Description
HISTORIC RICHMOND TOWN is New York City's historic village and museum complex. Vicitors can expolore the diversity of the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The village area occupies 25 acres of a 100-acre site with about 15 restored buildings, including homes, commercial and civic buildings, as well as a museum. Visitors to Historic Richmond Town ssee historically furnished interiors and explore museum exhibits. Staff and colunteers provide guided tours and demonstrate the daily activities of early Staten Islanders on a seasonal, scheduled basis. The Staten Island Historical Society also operates Decker Farm (c. 1815)the last privately owned working farm in New York City, which has been continuously cultivated since 1810. During the month of October, the fall pumpkin picking program is offered to school children from Monday to Friday, and is open to the public on weekends.
History
The Staten Island Historical Society was originally chartered in July, 1956 to "collect and preserve whatever may relate to the history of Staten Island." The Society has been actively collecting artifacts, buildings, the library and documentary materials since 1922, when it merged with the Staten Island Antiquarian Society.
Today, the Historical Society's mission is to create opportunities for the public to explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities from the colonial period to the present.
Artifacts Collections
The collection includes more than 70,000 artifacts(craftsmen's tools, agricultural implements, household furnishing items, costumes and textiles, horse-drawn vehicles, paintings, prints, folk sculpture, industrial products and tools, and historic archaeological specimens. A highlight of our collection are the Alice Austen photographs.
Research Collections
The Staten Island Historical Society's library is the main repository for historical records on Staten Island,its collections relate to all aspects of the Island's social and cultural history from the 18th century to the present.
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