The Bowne House and Bowne House Historical Society

12/08/2025

🎄 Celebrate the Season at Bowne House! Learn more about our festive programs at www.bownehouse.org 🎄

12/08/2025

There are still tickets left for our 38th Annual Holiday House Tour on December 14th from 12pm until 4pm. The tour, hosted by the Queens Historical Society and sponsored by ConEd, will take guests via trolley to the historic houses of Flushing including (departs from) Kingsland Homestead, Voelker Orth Museum, Bowne House, Quaker Meeting House and the Lewis Latimer House

Tickets can be purchased by visiting,

https://queenshistoricalsociety.org

11/15/2025

HAPPENING TOMORROW, November 16th at 2pm: Don't miss this event at our neighbor, Kingsland Homestead (HQ of the Queens Historical Society)!

The gallery opening of "A Call to Arms! Flushing and the Civil War!" will include a brief slide show presentation on the Flushing battery, the Hamilton Rifles, and what life in Flushing was like during the days of The Great Rebellion. Also on display will be quilts made by Thadine Wormly-Herndon of Quilt-N-Queens, depicting Black history and culture in Queens and New York State.

Join the Queens Historical Society for gallery exhibition opening

11/05/2025

⭐️THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9⭐️
"Ancient Friends: John & Hannah Bowne in Their Own Words"
A TALK AND SLIDESHOW WITH HOUSE TOUR

Join us at the historic 1661 Bowne House, where archivist Charlotte Jackson will share the story of 17th-century immigrants John and Hannah Bowne through letters, diaries, and early Quaker records. Learn about their conversion to a radical new Christian sect called the Society of Friends, their remarkable marriage, and their struggle for religious liberty in the face of intolerance. The voices of these influential early Flushing settlers leap off the pages of their three-and-a-half-century old records, preserved by generations of their descendants in the family home.

⏰Date & Time: November 9th at 1:30pm

🏠Location: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354

🎟Admission: $15 per person; $12 per senior 65+; $10 per member. Tickets are purchased at the museum. No pre-registration is required.

10/17/2025

⭐️TOMORROW⭐️Saturday, October 18th from 12pm to 4pm⭐️

Bowne House Historical Society is a part of the Open House New York Weekend Lineup! This Saturday from 12pm to 4pm, visit Bowne House for FREE self-guided tours of the home and a special exhibit featuring a newly conserved 19th-century sampler.

Learn More at https://www.bownehouse.org/events/ohny2025

10/09/2025

⭐Don't Forget!⭐ This Sunday, October 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, Bowne House Historical Society will host a special event to launch a new book, "Rural County, Urban Borough: A History of Queens," written by the late Queens resident Jeffrey A. Kroessler.

Laura Heim, architect and preservationist, and Rob MacKay, author of "Historic Houses of Queens" and Director of Public Relations for the Queens Economic Development Corporation, will speak about the new book and Kroessler’s work as an urban historian, preservationist and educator.

⭐Location: Flushing Town Hall at 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354

⭐Date & Time: Sunday, October 12th, 2025 at 1:00pm

⭐This is FREE program. Pre-register via the Eventbrite listed on our website. Walk-ins are welcome.

⭐Learn more at www.bownehouse.org/events

09/24/2025

⭐️ THIS SUNDAY, JOIN US FOR A LIVE PRESENTATION ⭐️

"A TICKET TO FREEDOM: THE BOWNE HOUSE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD LETTER AT 175"

🗓 When: Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 1:00pm

🏠 Where: Bowne House Historical Society at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, New York 11354

🎟 Tickets are purchased at the door. $10 per Attendee; $5 for Members.

WHAT TO EXPECT: Join us at Bowne House this Sunday, September 28th to learn all about our “Underground Railroad letter,” which was carried here by a freedom-seeker fleeing slavery 175 years ago on this date. Bowne House archivist Charlotte Jackson’s informal talk and slideshow will offer the most in-depth look yet at the rare handwritten note that finally confirmed the long-rumored place of the house and family on the Underground Railroad.

Ms. Jackson will dig into the back story: the people, places, and historical moment connected to this precious document, written just 10 days after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Attendees will leave with a greater understanding of how Flushing and Long Island figured on the path to freedom and an appreciation for the diverse communities that historically lived here.

A question-and-answer period and discussion will follow; a tour of the 1661 historic home is included.
Image Credit: Eastman Johnson, A Ride for Liberty -The Fugitive Slaves, c. 1862. Brooklyn Museum.

09/13/2025

TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 14th at 1:00pm:

Join us at Bowne House in Flushing, Queens for a Genealogy Workshop presented by the Increase Carpenter Chapters of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Learn how to search for your American ancestors and family history during this interactive workshop. Certified genealogists from the Daughters of the American Revolution will introduce you to techniques and online research tools to start your journey into the past. This workshop is perfect for anyone curious about their roots and eager to explore their unique ancestry.

🏠Location: Bowne House at 37-01 Bowne Street, Flushing, NY 11354

⭐️Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop.
⭐️Beginners welcome!
⭐️Recommended for Ages 16+.
⭐️Tickets required for entry. $20 per person. Space is limited.

🎟PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS AT: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/genealogy-workshop-with-the-daughters-of-the-american-revolution-tickets-1623268934079?aff=oddtdtcreator

🖥For those unable to attend the workshop, there will be a free livestream via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meetings/86347708919/invitations?signature=7zzXscFn9dSrx3tIvreTIdqflqW1O7bY-uX_DnvNXRU

Taking place at the Bowne House Historical Society in Flushing, Queens.

08/26/2025

⭐️Calling all Educators!⭐️ This season, book a a field trip to the historic Bowne House in Flushing, NY!

Your students will:
⭐️Tour & explore historic rooms.
⭐️Learn about history spanning from the 17th century through to the early 20th century.
⭐️Engage with objects, artifacts, and historic documents.

Our standards-aligned history lessons are available to all grade levels and we are happy to adapt our tours to meet the particular needs of your students.

⭐️Learn more at www.bownehouse.org/school-programs⭐️

Clip Art Credit: "School Bus Side" by Pearly Arts

08/26/2025

⭐️Upcoming Workshop: Sunday, September 14th⭐️

Join us at Bowne House in Flushing, Queens for a Genealogy Workshop presented by the Increase Carpenter Chapters of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Learn how to search for your American Ancestors and family history during this interactive workshop. Certified genealogists from the Daughters of the American Revolution will introduce you to techniques and online research tools to start your journey into the past. This workshop is perfect for anyone curious about their roots and eager to explore their unique ancestry.

⭐️Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop.

⭐️Beginners welcome!

⭐️Recommended for Ages 16+.

⭐️Tickets required for entry.$20 per person. Space is limited.

Learn More at www.bownehouse.org/events/genealogyworkshop

07/23/2025

Bowne House will be CLOSED for tours until September 3rd, 2025. Pre-reserved tours and public programs will continue as scheduled.