This exhibition, The exhibit, Miss Alice Austen and Staten Island's Gilded Age: A Biography in Pictures is presented by the Gotham Center and curated by Bonnie Yochelson. It tells the story of Alice Austen's life and photography through images, nearly all of which are from Historic Richmond Town's collection. It was created as a preview Historic Richmond Town's commissioned book, “Too Good to Get Married: The Life and Photographs of Miss. Alice Austin” authored by Yockelson, published in 2025 by Fordham University Press and available in our Village Store.

Don’t Forget to VOTE!

This online exhibition looks at moments in American voting history as experienced by Staten Islanders, ranging from elections for county officials to participation in elections of national importance. Election returns, campaign buttons and posters, ballots, and other artifacts and documents from Historic Richmond Town’s collection help us understand the history of suffrage as experienced by Staten Islanders. 

EAT, DRINK & BE MERYL

This area is an online gallery in memory of Dr. Meryl Efron (1957-2013). As a tribute to her lifetime love for cooking, antiques, and Historic Richmond Town, we will be featuring objects from Historic Richmond Town's collections that relate to the tasty topics of food and drink.