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The New York Hall of Fame: 400 Years of Great New Yorkers

A lecture by Peter Eisenstadt

In 1900, New York University opened the "Hall of Fame of Great Americans" (now largely forgotten) in the Bronx. It has spawned numerous imitators, probably none more renowned than the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. But there is no Hall of Fame for great New Yorkers themselves.

This lecture explores the state's 400-year history via the biographies of New Yorkers who, over the centuries, have made positive contributions to the state, the nation, and the world. These men and women come from different backgrounds, eras, races, ethnicities -- such as Sir William Johnson, Aaron Burr, Frederick Douglass, Al Smith, Robert Moses, and Eleanor Roosevelt. The great New Yorkers featured in the lecture, which typically includes five biographies. can be selected to meet the interests of a particular audience.

This lecture is available from September 1, 2008 to January 1, 2012

Can be tailored to a high school audience

Dr. Peter Eisenstadt

Independent Scholar, Historian

Peter Eisenstadt is an expert on the history of New York City and New York State, and was the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of New York State (2005) and managing editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City (1995). The author of numerous works on New York State history, he lives in Rochester, New York.

Telephone:	(585) 436-5053
Website:	greaterny.blogspot.com/
Address:	100 Genesee Park Boulevard Rochester, NY  14611 Monroe County
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Other Available Lectures by Peter Eisenstadt:

• New York State at 400: The Perils and Promise of Heterogeneity
• New York State: Four Centuries of Immigration and Migration

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