BRONX WEEK EVENTS

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"Special Bronx Week Tour of Historic Mott Haven"
Saturday, May 11, 2013 – 1:30 PM
Come and celebrate Bronx Week with the Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan on a walking tour through the historic South Bronx Mott Haven neighborhood.
Once part of the ancient farmlands of Jonas Bronck, the area is filled with exciting New York and American history. This tour begins at the southeast corner of East 138th Street and Third Avenue,
outside the downtown subway station entrance of the #6 train. $10 for BCHS members / $15 for non-members.

BRONX WEEK LECTURE - "YANKEE STADIUM - A TRUE BRONX GEM"
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 7:00 PM
The esteemed Yankee Stadium historian Tony Morante will give us a fascinating historic account on the most beautiful stadium in the world - Yankee Stadium.
This public lecture will be held at The Bronx Archives Building located at 3313 Bainbridge Avenue,
The Bronx, New York 10467. For directions, please call (718) 881- 8900
This event is Free to the public.

BRONX WEEK LECTURE - “HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BRONX”
Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 2:30 PM
Join the Bronx Borough Historian Lloyd Ultan as he talks about the borough’s important moments throughout its history.
This lecture will be given at the Bronx Library Center,
310 East Kingsbridge Road. Call Library for directions: (718) 579-4239
This event is Free to the public.

Angel Hernandez, Society Educator
The Bronx County Historical Society
3309 Bainbridge Avenue
The Bronx, New York 10467
(718) 881-8900 / fax (718) 881-4827
www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org

The Bronx County Historical Society, founded in 1955, is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. The Society is dedicated to the collection, preservation, documentation and interpretation of the history and heritage of The Bronx and its people from its earliest historical references in the 17th century to the present.