Archive for June, 2020

Join me and the Brooklyn Historical Society as we travel back in time to explore the history of Brooklyn via amazing stories about Brooklyn cats, dogs, horses, and other animals that made the newspaper headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s. July 1, 2020, 7-8 p.m. (ET). Free. Register today.

Seafaring Cats of Gotham Virtual Presentation (via Untapped New York): Travel back in time to explore amazing stories of famous and memorable ship cats and naval cats of Old New York; June 30, 2020, 12-1 p.m. (ET). Registration required.

In June 1903, a mother cat chose to give birth to kittens in a lion’s cage, which was part of Madame Adjie’s vaudevill act at the Circle Theatre at Columbus Circle.

From the New York Sun, June 9, 1907: The cats of Hell’s Kitchen are tough cats. They are tough for the same reason that the cats of Fifth Avenue are genteel. It is all a question of environment.

Join me this Wednesday, June 3, at 5 p.m., for a virtual trip back in time to explore the city’s history via amazing stories about fire cats, police cats, theatrical cats, and other fabulous felines that made the news headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s.