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June 1, 2019 0

Path to History Open House (June 16)

Join the Path to History Open House event at Flushing Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends on Sunday, June 16, 12:00 to 3:00pm, for guided tours of our historic meetinghouse and cemetery. Path Through History Weekends are a showcase of New York State’s rich and fascinating history and [...]

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, [...]

October 21, 2017 0

History Revisited at Flushing Meeting

NYC Channel 5 broadcast a news report on the fantastic history of Flushing Meeting: The year is 1694, five years after the British passed the Toleration Act allowing some, but not all, religions that dissented from the Church of England to practice out in the open. That freedom was extended to [...]