Mar 27 2023
Be a Part of the Queens Memory Cookbook: St. Albans and Addisleigh Park
St Albans Branch Library
Photo Courtesy Ken Harris, Jamaica, NY circa 1975
The Queens Memory Project is our record of how we got here, who we are, and what we want from our future.
A History and How-To of Street Naming in Queens
In his talk "A History and How-To of Street Naming in Queens," Queens Historical Society Executive Director, Jason Antos discusses the case of Manny "The Wrong Man" Balestero and the Queens street that was named after him.
Denise Briggs Oral History
Denise Briggs, "DJ Lady Love" talks about Grandmaster Flash and her first experience playing at the club Fantasia located in Queens. She recalls this experience as an event that made her confident in her abilities as DJ.
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Apr 01 2023
Add Your Recipe to the Queens Memory Cookbook: Ridgewood
Ridgewood Branch Queens Library
Apr 04 2023
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Apr 04 2023
Who Did We Name Queens After? with Rebecca Bratspies
Queens Memory Facebook page
Apr 13 2023
Queens Memory Cookbook with Life Story Club: Ridgewood
Apr 18 2023
Queens Memory Oral History Workshop
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Listen to the Queens Memory Podcast
Season Three of the Queens Memory Podcast is coming soon! In this season, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent in Queens, New York. New episodes will air each Monday, starting April 11th 2022. Click Here to listen to the trailer for the season, and to hear to new episodes, as they are released. To hear Season One of the Queens Memory Podcast, Memories of Migration, Click Here. Season One features Queens residents who moved from all over the world over the past century to settle in the “World’s Borough”. To hear Season Two of the Queens Memory Podcast, The Borough We Became: Queens Residents on Life during COVID-19, Click Here. Season Two features interviews with Queens residents and highlighted sound and video contributions to our COVID-19 Project as the pandemic unfolded.
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