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The Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909: Kathleen Eagen Johnson at the Museum of the City of New York
| Location: | New York, United States |
| Lecture Date: | 2009-08-18 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2009-07-27 |
| Announcement ID: |
169793 |
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For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York threw itself the biggest party in its history--attracting millions to a sprawling festival 150 miles long, from Manhattan up the Hudson River to Albany. Join Kathleen Eagen Johnson, author of "The Hudson-Fulton Celebration: New York’s River Festival of 1909 and the Making of a Metropolis" (Fordham University Press & Historic Hudson Valley, 2009), as she explores the celebration marking the 300th anniversary of Hudson’s voyage and the centennial of Robert Fulton’s first successful run of his steamship and what it meant to four million New Yorkers and one million out-of-town guests. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition "Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson." Reservations required. $6 Museum members; $8 seniors and students; $12 non-members.
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Public Programs Department
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 104th Street
New York, NY 10029
212.534.1672, ext. 3395
Visit the website at http://www.mcny.org/public-programs/
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