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Past events:


October 3rd, 2009 - Forgotten-NY walking tour of Ridgewood

October 5th, 2009 - all day - planting historic Newtown Pippin trees throughout the area

October 26th, 2009 @ 6pm - Queensborough Bridge Centennial Lecture at the Middle Village Library

November 18, 2009 - Meeting about the preservation of the Payntar millstones on Wednesday, November 18th at the Quinn Building, located at 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor in Astoria.

December 2, 2009 - Ridgewood Reservoir lecture at the Queens County Farm Museum's annual meeting

Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:30pm - Lecture about the Newtown Pippin Project by project founder Erik Baard at First Presbyterian Church of Newtown.

March 4, 2010 - Mathews Flats lecture at Greater Ridgewood Property Owners and Residents Association (IS 93 in Ridgewood) at 7pm

April 18, 2010 at 2:00pm - Walking tour of Elmhurst led by Forgotten-NY's Kevin Walsh.

June 6, 2010: Forgotten-NY tour of Woodside, meet at mezzanine of Woodside LIRR station at 2pm.

July 25, 2010 @ 10:30am - Part 2 of our walking tour of Woodside, which will take us into Sunnyside and Astoria.  Click here for more info.

September 2010 - Photo exhibit, "Maspeth in the 1940s" at Maspeth Federal Savings

January 30, 2011 at 12 noon - short Forgotten NY tour of Corona & visit to Louis Armstrong Museum.  Cost: $15, $11 for members.  Meet at 103rd Street/Corona Plaza 7 line station.

February 23, 2011 at 7pm - Forgotten NY slideshow:  Maspeth, Yesterday & Today at Connolly's Corner

March 23, 2011 at 7pm - Forgotten NY slideshow:  Maspeth, Yesterday & Today at Connolly's Corner

April 17, 2011 - Newtown Pippin plantings

May 22, 2011 - Forgotten NY tour of Glendale. 

July 17, 2011, 1pm - Annual Membership Meeting/Ridgewood Reservoir lecture.  Ridgewood Democratic Club.

July 31, 2011, 10:30am - Forgotten NY tour of Maspeth. 

September 18th, 2011, 6:30 pm - Exploring the Flushing River with Sergey Kadinsky.

January 15, 2012 -    Forgotten-NY tour of Corona

June 24th, 2012 - Forgotten-NY tour of Astoria and the Marine Air Terminal

February 7, 2013 at 7 pm - Forgotten-NY's Kevin Walsh narrated a "then and now" slideshow about the town of Maspeth at  Queens Borough Hall

March 7, 2013 at 7pm - Sergey Kadinsky narrated a slideshow about the history of the Flushing River.  Location:  Queens Borough Hall [120-55 Queens Boulevard], Room 213

March 22, 2014 - Rally against the shopping mall at Flushing Meadows.  

January 2014 - present: LaGuardia Airport postcard exhibit 

May 13 2014 - Sergey Kadinsky's Horse brook lecture

June 14, 2014: Flag Day tour of Ridgewood.  Meet at Forest Avenue subway station at 12 noon. 

October 5th, 2014: tour of Ridgewood Reservoir

April 26th, 2015: tour of Ridgewood Reservoir

November 1st, 2015: tour of Ridgewood Reservoir.  See home page for more info.

Completed 2016: Restoration of Ridgewood Plateau arches.  65th Place at Maurice Avenue and 65th Place at Jay Avenue

​Middle Village Walking Tour

2 All Faiths Walking Tours