Landmark News- July 2020

Hello once again from the historic, Poppenhusen Institute. It has been a long and challenging 4 1/2 half months since the Institute had to temporarily close down it’s in – person programs. But we assure you that it may take time, but this 152-year-old NYC Landmark is here to stay. We still have much to […]

An “Immigration Then and Now” video, including the experiences of 19th century immigrant, Conrad Poppenhusen, and 20th century immigrants, Linda Rufo from the Phillipians and Yao chen from China. Enjoy!   Stay tuned for more immigrant expereniences .

Please Protect Our Earth! by Anthony Ng It is everyone’s responsibility to protect our planet Earth. It is important to protect the Earth because our planet is precious and is needed for the survival of all living things. The Earth provides all living things with air, food, and water which are the things that we […]

Hello once again from the historic, Poppenhusen Institute. We miss you and hope that you, your friends and family are staying safe and healthy and will remain that way until we meet again. Although our in-person programs are still on hold we are doing as much as we can either virtually or in a manner […]

The video below is a lecture by Archaeologist, Eugene Boesch about the Native Americans that once inhabited the peninsula of College Point , as well as information on an excavation he did at the Wilkens property on 14th Avenue. This presentation is funded in part with public funds from the New York City Dept. of […]

An inspirational musical performance by Mary Courtney of Morning Star. It is times such as these that we need to hear the beautiful angelic voice of Mary who will also be performing at our 9/11 Remembrance program on Sunday September 6th at 1:00 PM in the garden of the Institute. This performance is funded in […]