The Victorian Society New York has gone digital!!
Due to concerns relating to the spread of COVID-19, the Victorian Society New York will be hosting all lectures online.
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The King of Macabre: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Tuesday January 19, 2021 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST About this Event Edgar Allan Poe has a firm place in history as the father of American horror, authoring […]
Cottier & Co. on Fifth Avenue, NY: A One-Stop Shop for the House Beautiful
Daniel Cottier: Designer, Decorator, Dealer About this Event Trained as a stained glass artist, the Glasgow native Daniel Cottier (1838-1891), by age thirty-five, had created a worldwide network of […]
Mary Church Terrell’s Family History and the Making of an Activist
Monday, February 22, 2021 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST About this Event Highlighting new findings from her biography, Unceasing Militant, Alison Parker will share how Mary Church Terrell’s family […]
“Man With Glass Eye Seeks Woman With Glass Eye”: New York’s personal ads
About this Event Historian Francesca Beauman, author of Matrimony, Inc.: from personal ads to swiping right, a story of America looking for love (2020), explores the history of personal ads in New […]