Green-Wood Special Trolley Tour 04.26.09

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The Green-Wood Historic Fund

Sunday, April 26, 2009–1:00 PM
Back by popular demand, a special trolley tour.

Join Alexandra Kathryn Mosca, author of the just-published Images of America: Green-Wood Cemetery, in a trolley tour honoring Green-Wood's "Who's Who" of 19th- and early 20th-century New York. Visit the monuments and learn about the fascinating lives of Henry Chadwick ("The Father of Baseball"), DeWitt Clinton (New York governor and main proponent of construction of the Erie Canal), Charles Feltman (inventor of the hot dog), Dr. Susan McKinney Steward (first African-American female doctor in New York) and more. Ms. Mosca will be joined by Steven Estroff, Green-Wood’s manager of education and outreach. A question and answer session and author book signing follow the tour in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. Refreshments will be served.

The trolley tour is $20 / $10 for Historic Fund members. Space is limited. Please call 718.768.7300 for reservations or reserve online at http://www.greenwoodcemetery.org. Meet inside the main entrance at 25th St. at 5th Ave.

SPECIAL tour and book OFFER: Spend $30 and receive BOTH the trolley tour and a copy of Ms. Mosca’s book (a $20 value). (The offer is $20 for Historic Fund members.)

A National Historic Landmark-Est. 1838-Our main entrance is located at 500 25th Street (on 5th Avenue) in Brooklyn. Via subway, take the R to the 25th Street station. For more info, call 718.768.7300 or visit us on-line at http://www.greenwoodcemetery.org/

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Not a Historic Fund member? Your support helps us to preserve the past to serve the future. Enroll today and enjoy membership benefits and discounts on all walking/trolley tours, books and more. Enroll by calling 718.768.7300 or e-mail [email protected]