LOST INWOOD
-Special Reserve Edition-
-TUESDAY APRIL 2nd, 7:30PM at THE INWOOD FARM
Greetings!
Over the course of fifteen years and over 150 installments of Lost Inwood, we’ve come to expect two questions after each presentation.
1) “How do you pronounce the word Isham?” And
2) “Where do you find all these old photographs?”
This Tuesday we’ll put the Isham question to rest before exploring a vast world of local historic photos, curated largely from private sources. We’ll also hear the incredible backstories of the images, and discuss their miraculous return to the neighborhood.
Please join us Tuesday April 2nd 7:30PM at the INWOOD FARM. It’s a free presentation. Reservations are recommended.
The Inwood Farm
600 W 218th St
(corner Indian Road)
tel 212-884-2111
www.theinwoodfarm.com
November 12 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
This year marks the 247th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington, a key event during the Revolutionary War. Be transported back in time and celebrate your local history.
Come to watch a blacksmith demonstration, listen to live 18th-century music, make arts and crafts, and play games from the revolutionary period. Tour the battle scene with heroine Margaret Corbin.
Costumes encouraged! Pack a picnic lunch and join us.
—The Uptown Images of Street Photographer Percy Sperr–
-TUESDAY OCTOBER 3rd, 7:30PM at THE INWOOD FARM
Hope you all had a great summer. At LOST INWOOD this month we’ll feature a fantastic collection of uptown images taken by street photographer Percy Loomis Sperr. In his heyday of the 1920s and 1930s, Sperr’s output was so prodigious (at least 30,000 images) that he’s been called the “Official Photographer for the City of New York.”
Over the years we’ve managed to acquire a number of Sperr’s original negatives and prints, from High Bridge to Kingsbridge and beyond. On Tuesday Oct 3rd at 7:30PM at INWOOD FARM we’ll see a fantastic, high-resolution selection of Sperr’s masterful work taken around the neighborhood, just as Inwood’s urban footprint was being completed.
So please join us – Tuesday October 3rd 7:30PM at the INWOOD FARM. It’s a free presentation. Reservations are recommended.
Back Porch History: A History of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
September 21st at 6PM
Gather on the back porch at DFM as Board President and local historian, Don Rice, pulls together everything we know about this fascinating and historic structure! Attendees will hear about the unique story of the farmhouse, including the people and places that have played an important role in DFM’s history.
Historia en el Porche Trasero: Historia del Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
21 de septiembre a las 6PM
La Increíble Historia de Dyckman Farmhouse reúne todo lo que conocemos sobre esta histórica y fascinante estructura. Usando fuentes primarias como documentos, mapas e imágenes raramente vistas trazaremos la historia de la casa más antigua de Inwood e incluso trataremos de hacer algunas predicciones sobre su futuro.
