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May 12, 2019 0

Queens Historian Jack Eichenbaum to Lead “Medieval to Modern” Tour

Jack Eichenbaum, the Queens Borough Historian and regular attender of our interfaith breakfast, will be leading a walking tour of different houses of worship in our community on Sun, May 19, 12:00 PM (starting at Flushing Meeting) as part of the 2019 Sacred Sites Open House Weekend. The tour is [...]

May 4, 2019 0

Sacred Sites Open House (May 19)

Medieval to Modern: Celebrating New York’s Religious Art and Architecture This year’s Sacred Sites Open House takes place on the weekend of May 19 with the theme, Medieval to Modern: Celebrating New York’s Religious Art and Architecture, highlighting the broad spectrum of historical periods, [...]

April 13, 2019 0

Flushing Friends Cemetery

When English Quakers arrived in New Netherland in 1657, they were unwelcome among the Dutch but found acceptance in some of the English settlements on Long Island, especially at Flushing in present-day Queens. Soon many were holding Quaker meetings in their homes, attracting the attention of Dutch [...]