Bay Ridge Historical Society

Greetings from the Bay Ridge Historical Society. This month we are pleased to have Colin Fraser, life-long philatelist join us in our monthly meeting to discuss "Insights to American History Through Postal Artifacts" using the collection of the late Ryohei Ishikawa . Mr. Fraser's talk will provide historical insight into early American postal history. Mr. Fraser is a former Vice-President at Christie’s and is now an independent dealer. He is a former board member of the American Stamp Dealers Association and the Philatelic Foundation (New York). He is currently living in Woodstock, NY.

As in the past, our meetings will take place exclusively over Zoom. Below is outlined registration information. Please make every effort to attend. Attendance is free and open to the public so please feel free to invite your friends and associates but advance registration is required so please click the link below and register! If clicking does not work, please copy the link into your browser.

You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Apr 15, 2026 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Bay Ridge Historical Society April 15 2026 Meeting

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aCdMtckaQdqBtmQ3lXZ0IA
Looking forward to seeing you all on April 15. It should be a very interesting discussion and we hope you can join.

Best regards,

Tom McCarthy
President

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bay Ridge Historical Society April 15 2026 Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Greetings from the Bay Ridge Historical Society. This month we are pleased to have Colin Fraser, life long philatelist join us in our monthly meeting to discuss "Insights to American History Through Postal Artifacts" using the collection of the late Ryohei Ishikawa . Mr. Fraser's talk with provide h...

Greetings from the Bay Ridge Historical Society. As you know, we meet each month over Zoom. This month we will be presenting photos of Bay Ridge taken by Bay Ridge resident Samual Thomas Winter at the turn of the 20th Century. Each year, we try to set aside one meeting at which we show photos from this incredible collection. This year we will be showing many photos that have not been widely circulated or shown in previous years in addition to old favorites. Samuel Thomas Winter's photos capture Bay Ridge as it transitioned from a rural farming community to a suburban retreat for the elite to the suburb in the city we all grew up knowing and loving. Please make every effort to join us for this exciting experience!

We hope you can join us for what looks to be a very interesting talk. As in the past, our meetings are presented over Zoom and are free of charge and open to the public. So, please feel free to forward this invite to any of your friends and relatives who you think may find it of interest. We do as, however, that you pre-register using the link below.

You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Oct 15, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Bay Ridge Historical October 15 2025 Meeting

Register in advance for this webinar:

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Bay Ridge Historical October 15 2025 Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Greetings from the Bay Ridge Historical Society. As you know, we meet each month over Zoom. This month we willl be presenting photos of Bay Ridge taken by Bay Ridge resident Samual Thomas Winter at the turn of the 20th Century. Each year, we try to set aside one meeting at which we show photos from....

Greetings from the Bay Ridge Historical Society. This month we are pleased to have a respected and accomplished historian, and the author of several books, Associate Professor of History Ed O'Donnell of Holy Cross College, join us to discuss the incredible career of the great Theodore Roosevelt. As president. Theodore Roosevelt brought about significant changes in politics, business regulation, labor law, women’s rights, and social welfare policies. But before he was president, he was the NYC Police Commissioner and the New York State Governor.

Professor O'Donnell's talk will explore all of his many accomplishments including many of his overlooked ones in his career prior to ascenting to the presidency.

The meeting is, of course, free of charge and open to the general public so please feel free to invite your friends and family members. As in the past, the meeting will take place via Zoom and you will need to register in advance for the meeting as is outlined below.

When: Jun 18, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Bay Ridge Historical June 18 2025 Meeting

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bj1-Aj8nQRqe4xGSaBNzkA

Best regards,

Tom McCarthy
President