Join us this year in honoring The Bronx’s High School Valedictorians. The program begins at 1:00 PM with entertainment, refreshments, food, and tours of the Museum of Bronx History. At 2:00 PM, the awards ceremony will commence with gifts to the students and special awards to honor an educator of the year, a business person of the year and individuals who have supported the arts and humanities. The Museum of Bronx History is located at 3266 Bainbridge Avenue and East 208th Street. The program ends at 3:00 PM.
To make a donation to this wonderful event, contact The Society (718) 881-8900
1:00 pm: How Redlining Defined The Bronx and America
June 10, 2017 –
Researcher and writer Gregory Jost will discuss how explicit Jim Crow New Deal-era federal housing policies designed racism into the structures and systems of cities across the country. Instituted through a series of 239 maps and accompanying area descriptions. Redlining structuralized the connection between race, place, and value, laying the foundation for policy after policy that would preserve and expand a massive racial wealth gap and vast inequalities in housing, education, health, and policing. Through this framework, the history of our borough takes on new significance, contributing to the national conversation on race and inequality.
11:00 am: Norwood – The Northern Community, Walk Tour
June 24, 2017 –
Located in the north central section of The Bronx, Norwood holds a rich historic heritage, honored with street names and structures that hark back to earlier times. Today, the community thrives with commercial development and ethnic diversity, but many locals may not know that the neighborhood holds some of our borough’s oldest sites. Join BCHS Program Director Angel Hernandez on a historic stroll through Norwood. He will bring you to the Museum of Bronx History, the Bronx County Archives, and other neighborhood jewels. The tour will start at the Mosholu Parkway #4 train station on Jerome Avenue. Take buses Bx #1, #2, #10, #28, Manhattan Express BxM4, or Bee-Line buses #4, #20, #21.
What was once the hub of industry and trade in The Bronx, Port Morris was the brainchild of Gouverneur Morris Jr. in the 1840s. From the sleepy seaport, it rose up to be the capital of piano manufacturing in the United States. BCHS Educator Vivian Davis will be leading this dynamic tour through Port Morris, visiting the sites that made the area famous. The tour will start outside the gate of St. Ann’s Episcopal Church at 295 St. Ann’s Avenue. Take the #6 train to the Brook Avenue Station. Take buses Bx #17 or #33.
Are you a BCHS member? If so, you receive free admission to the museums & discounts on public programs. You MUST present your card in order to receive the discount.
ANNUAL EVENTS
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
Changing exhibits @ Museum of Bronx History – April & October
CULTURAL BRIDGES Black History – February
Women’s History – March
Bronx Week – May
Hispanic Heritage – October
CELEBRATE FUTURE LEADERS
BCHS Bronx High School Valedictorian Program – June
1:00 pm: BRONX HIGH SCHOOL VALEDICTORIANS AWARDS PROGRAM
1:00 pm: How Redlining Defined The Bronx and America