Join us on Friday, January 15 at 7 PM for a virtual lecture by historian Pat Salmon. This presentation looks at an institution that was officially opened in Stapleton in 1853. Over the years it was home to thousands of women who were unable to care for themselves after the mariners who supported them retired, were lost at sea, or were permanently injured. The history of how and who built the facility, who the 'inmates" were, and why Staten Island was chosen to house these women is featured.

You lecture will premiere here on the museum’s Facebook but can also be viewed here at noblemaritime.org/now.