Ward visit to the New-York Historical Society tomorrow, Saturday 20 January

This message was sent to all ward members via email, 19 January 2024.

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Dear brothers and sisters,

I am looking forward to joining many of you at the New-York Historical Society tomorrow, Saturday 20 January, to view their current exhibit Acts of Faith: Religion and the American West. As many of you know, early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints played a prominent role in the westward expansion of the United States throughout the 1800s, so this exhibit features the church and aspects of its early history prominently, including artifacts from church history that are rarely seen on display in New York City.

Here are some helpful details about our visit:

Location

New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (at 77th Street)
Across the street from Central Park and the American Museum of Natural History

Date & time

Saturday 20 January 2024
Noon
We ask all members to arrive on time.

Please check in with me when you arrive. I will be in the lobby until 12.30pm or so, or you can call or text my number, which is available in the online directory on the church’s website (login required).

Admission

The ward will pay all admission fees for members who arrive on time. However, if you arrive substantially late, I may be elsewhere in the museum, and you may have to pay your own admission fee, so please make every effort to arrive on time.

Subway

C to 81st Street–Museum of Natural History

• This weekend only, uptown A and D trains will run local along Central Park West, so they are also an option. (PDF)
• To ensure you arrive on time, please check the MTA’s website in the morning to be aware of any delays or service changes.
• No service changes on the C, E, or F trains that should affect getting to the museum are planned for this weekend. However, J trains will not run to or from Jamaica.

What does the museum include?

In addition to the Acts of Faith exhibit, your admission will include all parts of the museum. Here are some other highlights you may want to explore:

• The re-creation of the Oval Office, the president’s office in the White House, on the 4th floor.
• The Gallery of Tiffany Lamps, one of the largest in the world, also on the 4th floor.
• The exhibit of vintage toys and trains dating from 1850 to 1940, on the 1st floor.
• The DiMenna Children’s History Museum, on the lower level.

We will also plan on watching the museum’s 18-minute film about the history of New York, New York Story, at 2pm:

I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to see this museum. The museum will be open until 5pm, and you are welcome to stay as long as you would like.

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Dustin Tyler Joyce
Bishop, Jamaica 1st Ward

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Image: New-York Historical Society (2019), Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0