Written by Tristan Genetta, Teen Leader   This summer the Teen Leaders at the New-York Historical Society were responsible for creating an activity for the pop-up exhibition, Audubon: Birdman for a Fledgling Nation, on Governors Island. This map represents one boundary of human contact with the western side of North America in the 19th century. For…

Written by Liana Chow, Teen Leader I was appalled to see two kids slumping on a bench in Paris’s Louvre Museum last month and sullenly tapping on their phones. When I returned to New York for my Teen Leader internship with the New-York Historical Society, my goal was to prevent the same thing from happening in…

Written by Rachel Kim, 12th Grade, Teen Historian Hollywood is known for immortalizing that climactic moment when a movie character suddenly drops to one knee, presents a classic diamond ring, and dramatically declares devotion to the unsuspecting lover. Granted, one automatically associates the action of proposing marriage with the male gender. This concept of men governing women…

Written  by Teen Leader Elena Butuzova Recently, I bought this papier-mâché bird from the thrift store. Why? It reminded me of John James Audubon and my time in the Teen Leader internship at the New-York Historical Society.  Throughout the summer internship, I asked myself what Audubon will mean to me once I am no longer…

Written by Kaitlyn Lucey, Teen Leader Long before people could obtain a wealth of information and knowledge in a device that fits in one’s pocket, humankind looked to other sources of entertainment and intellect. Above all, nature rose to the occasion, as it was readily available and ever present. John James Audubon, the central focus…

This blog was written by Jonathan Hazin   Anyone describing Nolan Park as shaded and tranquil would be correct, but they’d be missing something crucial. Sure, resting under a grove of trees is a great way to spend a summer afternoon—and on Governors Island, one should take any shade they can get!—but that’s only the beginning of…

Last weekend marked the start of New-York Historical Society’s third consecutive summer pop-up exhibition on Governors Island! The teen-curated exhibition, Revolution: NYC & the War for Independence, welcomed nearly 800 visitors over the weekend. People of all ages greatly enjoyed the experience! In addition to the thought-provoking content presented in the free exhibition, the success…