The FASNY Museum of Firefighting at 117 Harry Howard Avenue
The FASNY Museum of Fire Fighting is America’s interactive museum of firefighting. It is also the home of the premiere collection of American firefighting objects in the world.
When I visited the museum recently, I found that the museum is not just a treasure trove of information and artifacts but an extensive study on modern fire fighting from its creation in the time of the Romans and Greeks, the beginnings of the fire service in America lead by people like Peter Stuyvesant and Benjamin Franklin. These men brought their ideas and innovations by working alongside people doing the work and…
The main building of the Historical Society contains an exhibition on farming. It also contains the society’s library and genealogy center.
The James Vanderpoel House Museum
The afternoon I visited the society, the Vanderpoel House was the only building open, but it was interesting to visit. I saw the early American portrait’s exhibition from New York State and the Federal Style exhibit as well. What is nice about the gallery space is that they display a lot of interesting artworks in a small gallery. The exhibits are not overwhelming like in a large museum.
The two small exhibitions at the Vanderpoel House were very intriguing as well as the historic house was well maintained. The exhibits were very interesting…
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