Join us on Thursday, March 24 at 7 PM for The Quarantine Islands, a virtual lecture by historian Patricia Salmon. Hoffman and Swinburne Islands are viewable from the shoreline of South Beach or from the east bound lane of the Verrazanno-Narrows Bridge. But their history is not commonly known. They were not always islands. In fact, they were simple sandbars during the mid-1800s. After the famous burning of the Quarantine at Tompkinsville on September 1 and 2, 1858, something had to be done to accommodate the thousands of arriving immigrants with contagious diseases. Tune in to this lecture to learn more!

This program is part of our NOW virtual lecture series. It will premiere on the museum’s Facebook or on the NOW page on the website. No registration is required, and you can view it any time after its premiere.