SIELP Trips

The Fraunces Tavern Museum: 
Museum of Colonial and Revolutionary New York

On SIELP 2006 first trip students visited The Fraunces Tavern Museum: Museum of Colonial and Revolutionary New York. On their visit they learned about The American Revolution. The Fraunces Tavern Museum was built in 1719 for Mr. Stephan Delancey and his family.  Later on in 1762, the home was purchased by Samuel Fraunces, who converted it and made it very popular and famous. In 1783, President George Washington gave his farewell to the officers of the Continental Army in this tavern. In addition, the tavern played a very important part in the pre-Revolutionary activities. While New York was still the nation’s first capital, the tavern was rented to the new government. http://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/

The Old Bethpage Village Restoration

On SIELP 2006 second trip students visited The Old Bethpage Village Restoration. The Village was created in 1963, when Nassau County acquired the Powell a 165-acre farm property in the Nassau-Suffolk border. On their visit they learned how people live in the times of The American Revolution. Students interview and ask questions to the presenters of the houses in the village. http://www.oldbethpage.org/history_general.htm.