• Astoria’s Chester Carlson: Founder of Xerography – Funder of Parapsychology

    Astoria’s Chester Carlson: THE FOUNDER OF XEROGRPAHY / THE FUNDER OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY Chester Carlson Most people are familiar with Chester Carlson and his invention, the xerox machine. Few people know that Carlson had an interest in paranormal phenomena and donated anonymously to these causes. This lecture will explore these connections and discuss what is parapsychology. What is the […]

  • Astoria’s Chester Carlson: Founder of Xerography – Funder of Parapsychology

    Astoria’s Chester Carlson: THE FOUNDER OF XEROGRPAHY / THE FUNDER OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY Chester Carlson Most people are familiar with Chester Carlson and his invention, the xerox machine. Few people know that Carlson had an interest in paranormal phenomena and donated anonymously to these causes. This lecture will explore these connections and discuss what is parapsychology. What is the […]

  • The History of Hell Gate Brewery

    The History of Hell Gate Brewery or WHY THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK! Drinking Ehret’s Beer George Ehret established the Hell Gate Brewery in 1866 in New York City. It became one of the nation’s largest breweries, producing 602,000 barrels in 1900. For the 25th Anniversary of the Brewery, Mr. Ehert wrote a book […]

  • The History of Hell Gate Brewery

    The History of Hell Gate Brewery or WHY THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK! Drinking Ehret’s Beer George Ehret established the Hell Gate Brewery in 1866 in New York City. It became one of the nation’s largest breweries, producing 602,000 barrels in 1900. For the 25th Anniversary of the Brewery, Mr. Ehert wrote a book […]

  • The History of Hell Gate Brewery

    The History of Hell Gate Brewery or WHY THE PILGRIMS LANDED ON PLYMOUTH ROCK! Drinking Ehret’s Beer George Ehret established the Hell Gate Brewery in 1866 in New York City. It became one of the nation’s largest breweries, producing 602,000 barrels in 1900. For the 25th Anniversary of the Brewery, Mr. Ehert wrote a book […]

  • Secrets of Central Park

    The Secrets of Central Park … A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH LEGEDNARY TOUR GUIDE KEVIN WALSH! Its over 850 acres discovered and rediscovered every time you walk around it! Central Park has had 150 years to collect a lot of attractions and features that are, more or less, Forgotten. It’s vast enough so that quite a bit […]

  • Secrets of Central Park

    The Secrets of Central Park … A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH LEGEDNARY TOUR GUIDE KEVIN WALSH! Its over 850 acres discovered and rediscovered every time you walk around it! Central Park has had 150 years to collect a lot of attractions and features that are, more or less, Forgotten. It’s vast enough so that quite a bit […]

  • Secrets of Central Park

    The Secrets of Central Park … A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH LEGEDNARY TOUR GUIDE KEVIN WALSH! Its over 850 acres discovered and rediscovered every time you walk around it! Central Park has had 150 years to collect a lot of attractions and features that are, more or less, Forgotten. It’s vast enough so that quite a bit […]

  • The Greater Astoria Historical Society Annual Holiday Party!

    The Modern Art Foundry … A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH JEFFERY SPRING! Established in 1932 as the “Artists Foundry”                          “We strive to provide sculptors access to skilled craftspersons, tools, machinery, and technology needed to cast sculpture.                  […]

  • The Greater Astoria Historical Society Annual Holiday Party!

    The Modern Art Foundry … A VIRTUAL TOUR WITH JEFFERY SPRING! Established in 1932 as the “Artists Foundry”                          “We strive to provide sculptors access to skilled craftspersons, tools, machinery, and technology needed to cast sculpture.                  […]