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THE BRONX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE BRONX HISTORIAN HEADQUARTERS Newsletter of The Bronx County Historical Society 3309 BAINBRIDGE AVENUE JUNE 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 3 THE BRONX, NEW YORK 10467 PHONE: (718) 881- 8900 Port Morris and Randall’s Island FAX: (718) 881- 4827 www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org Por t Morris in The Bronx and Visit us on Facebook, Youtube, and Randall’s Island in Manhattan each Twitter. occupy a land mass larger than what th The Bronx County Historical Society, they did originally. In the 20 founded in 1955, is a private, non- century, Randall’s Island was joined profit educational and cultural with its smaller southern neighbor, institution chartered by the New Ward’s Island, by the filling in of the York State Board of Regents. The narrow waterway that separated them. Society is dedicated to the collection, Port Morris was originally an island A 1778 view of Hell’s Gate from Harlem shows what are preservation, documentation as well, known in the colonial period now Randall’s and Ward’s islands. Morrisania and today’s Port Morris are seen on the left. and interpretation of the history and as Stony Island. It became part of the heritage of The Bronx and its people The Bronx County Historical Society Collections. mainland by having the narrow Burnside from its earliest historical references waterway separating them filled in in the 17th century to the present. He filled in the waterway to attach the the mid-19th century. The Society disseminates information island to the mainland, built a railroad by utilizing its collections in line to it, touted it as a deep water port, . exhibitions, historical research, renamed it Port Morris and encouraged production of publications and industrial firms to establish factories documentaries, educational and there. Scattered among the factories, a cultural programming, the operation number of dwellings arose. of our research library, The Bronx County Archives and two historic Randall’s Island, on the other hand, landmark house museums - the was acquired by New York City and c.1812 Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and became the anchor of the Triborough the c.1758 fieldstone farmhouse Valentine -Varian House/Museum of Bridge (now known as the Robert F. Bronx History. Kennedy Bridge) in the 1930s. Robert Moses developed it into a major park This newsletter is published three and recreation facility with the times a year as a service to members Considered to be the last aristocrat of what we now call walkway of the bridge providing and friends. The Bronx, Morris’ selling of his family’s estate, pedestrian access to it from The Bronx. Morrisania, helped usher in the age of industrialization The Bronx County Historical Society and urbanization in the borough. Now a pedestrian bridge connecting is partially supported through funds Image courtesy of The Walters Art Museum of Willow Avenue in Port Morris to the Baltimore, MD. northeast corner of Randall’s Island and services provided by the NYC Departments of Cultural Affairs and Through the centuries, both islands will provide a more direct access to Parks and Recreation, the Historic wereIn part of the rural landscape near this major park for mainland residents. House Trust of New York City, them. Randall’s Island was a farm The Bronx City Council Delegation, taking its name from whoever owned the Office of the President of the it at the time. Stony Island was Borough of The Bronx, the Bronx sometimes used to graze sheep, but Delegations of the NYS Assembly Gouverneur Morris, a nationally and the NYS Senate, the H.W. known statesman who owned it at the Wilson Foundation, the Astor Fund, th the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, beginning of the 19 century, liked to The New York Times Foundation, the relax there by casting his fishing rod Verizon Foundation, the New York into the East River. It was his son, State Library, the New Yankee Gouverneur Morris II (pictured Stadium Community Benefits Fund, above) who realized that gaining For many years, Port Morris has been an industrialized the Susan Tane Foundation, the New th community in the South Bronx. This 1907 photograph wealth in the 19 century no longer shows a trolley traveling to the heart of the district via East York Public Library, and The Bronx came from owning land but by 138th Street. Chamber of Commerce. encouraging industry. The Bronx County Historical Society Collections. The Bronx Historian Page 2 of 4 JUNE 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 3 PURE GOLD COLLECTIONS DONATIONS The Society’s research library, object, and archival collections are a great resource. We thank those who Schools, businesses, recently made the following donations (partial list): institutions, and associations in Aileen Ronner Brasko – Collection of family letters written in German; journal of St. John’s Evangelical The Bronx are noted. th Lutheran Church; 3 photographs (20 century). John J. Fox & Sons Daniel Wolfe – Book, Seabury Place: A Bronx Memoir, by Daniel Wolfe. Funeral Home st Dengler Family – 2 copies of The Catholic News Directory of The Bronx (1974, 1981). 203 East 201 Street Est. 1897 Gail Fenty – Book, McNamara’s Old Bronx, by John McNamara. L & L Home Helen Dunlap – Land map of The Bronx (1912). Appliance Service Lilly Pappas – 4 Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority tokens and 1 NYC Transit Authority subway token 2951 Middletown Road (1990s); G.O. button, Herman Ridder JHS 98 (1945-1948). Est. 1955 Lloyd Ultan – 1 wine glass and 1 beer glass imprinted: “Cardinal Spellman High School Senior Prom, June 3, 1998. Rainbow Florist 2134 Westchester Avenue Robert McLauglin – Book, Freedomland, 1960-1964, by Robert McLauglin. Est. 1950 Stephen Eisenstein – 2 class photographs, Jordan L. Mott JHS 22 (1955, 1960). Tri-Boro Insulating & Roofing FINANCIAL DONATIONS 2532 Boston Road Cash donations help The Society fund programming, publications, equipment purchases, and build endowments. To double your donation, check with your employer for any available matching gift Est. 1938 programs. We are grateful for the following contributions (partial list): WELCOME NEW $10 - $99 $100 - $999 (continued) $1,000 - $4,999 (continued) MEMBERS! Amy Dreher Joseph Rachlin Langsam Property Services Evelyn Begley Archie Arpiarian Krasdale Foods, Inc. Fordham Associates Eric Bell Dara Caponigro Lottie Esteban Robert Esnard Donald J. Petersen Mary Elizabeth Wendt Frank da Cruz CPJ Quality Foods John Sauter Michael Dwyer Scott Dietsch $5,000 - and over Joel Grassi $100 - $999 $1,000 - $4,999 Historic House Trust of New York City Hudith Herbert Herbert H. Lehman College New England Interstate Water Pollution Lloyd Ultan Fahimul Islam Hutch Metro Center Control Commission Pizzagalli Foundation Adam Kanciper Antonio and Rita Pomerleau James Clayton Genesis Realty Annelen Madigan John P. Dillon James G. Houlihan Family Second, LP Foundation Edward Murphy Deborah Robinson Cheryl Steinberg SIXTY YEARS OF PROGRESS In 1955, eight people met at the dental office of Bronx Borough Historian Dr. Theodore Kazimiroff to begin The SOCIETY Bronx County Historical Society. Today, sixty years later, The Society maintains two landmark historic houses, a major research library, The Bronx County Archives, a large education program of lectures, tours and school visits, PUBLICATIONS: an extensive publications program and three Internet websites. The Society is now the most active local historical Autographed copy, add $10 society in New York State. To celebrate this wonderful anniversary, The Society will soon announce new memberships terms. ! Blacks in the Colonial Bronx: A Documentary Nancy Serra-Spencer – 4 photographsSUBMISSIONS of Edgewater Camp, FOR 1920s. THE History $18.00 BRONX COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL JOURNAL ! Since 1964, the BCHS Journal has been one of the premier history journals in the tri-state region. The Journal’s articles, written with clarity and scholarly substance, are of interest to all who enjoy accounts of people, business events, mercantile gain, defending the nation’s interest, or the love of The Bronx. As an ongoing tradition for Bronxites to share their personal experiences, The Society is accepting articles for its Journal. Do you have a Bronx The Bronx: story to share? Kindly send in your article in Microsoft Word format along with 2-4 images or illustrations at 300dpi Then & Now as email attachments to [email protected]. Make sure you include your contact information. $21.99 RAYMOND F. CRAPO IN MEMORIAM The Northern Borough: Raymond F. Crapo, who was President of The Bronx County Historical Society during one of The Society’s greatest periods of growth (1976 to 1986), passed away on April 5, 2015. He was a life-long Bronx resident who became a A History of The junior high school teacher and principal. Later, he served as Educator and Training coordinator for the New York Bronx State Court Administration. $28.00 The Society will miss Raymond for his leadership, his foresight, his drive and his will to make The Bronx County Historical Society a center of excellence. The Bronx Historian Page 3 of 4 JUNE 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 3 15th Annual Golf Outing To Support The Bronx County Historical Society Split Rock Golf Course / Pelham Bay Park Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Co-chairs: Mark Engel & Greg Gonzalez 10:00 AM Registration & Breakfast 11:00 AM Shotgun Start 4:00 PM Cocktail Reception & Awards Dinner Edgar Allan Poe $1,400 Per foursome including Golf & Dinner Cottage $375 Per Player includes Golf & Dinner Poe Park $175 Dinner Only Grand Concourse & For golf sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tournament Coordinator, Teresa Brown at East Kingsbridge [email protected]. To take an ad out in the Golf Journal, please contact Catherine Pellicano at Road [email protected]. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks, it is EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM OF BRONX HISTORY 3266 BAINBRIDGE AVENUE operated by The Bronx County Historical Society.
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