Independence Day Celebration

This July 4th, you are invited to visit Historic Richmond Town virtually. A series of videos and content will be posted throughout the day, honoring the stories of Staten Islanders who lived in our buildings, and traditional activities held in previous celebrations.

Join us on Facebook and Instagram for a reading of the Declaration of Independence by Staten Island youth, a virtual pie baking demonstration and tour of the Guyon-Lake Tysen Farmhouse, and host your own pinwheel parade with a craft activity for youth and families.

Schedule of Virtual Events:

Make your own pinwheel - July 3

Get ready for your celebration on the 4th! (Activity for youth and families)

Pie Baking at Historic Richmond Town - 11:00am

Historical Interpreters tour the Guyon-Lake-Tysen house, and demonstrate pie baking, a staple of July 4th celebrations at Historic Richmond Town. Check out the video HERE.

Voices of Independence

Join us virtually for a series of video readings of American political figures and authors. 

• Voices of Independence: The Declaration of Independence read by John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School students - 12:00pm

• Voices of Independence: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? by Frederick Douglass - 12:30pm

• Voices of Independence: The Building of a Ship by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1:00pm

• Voices of Independence: The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus - 2:00pm

• Voices of Independence: Let America be America Again by Langston Hughes - 2:30pm