NYLI Wishes Pheobe Hurtte a Happy Retirement!
Pheobe Hurtte, a valued NYLI employee since 1986, will begin enjoying her retirement at the end of July!
NYLI staff members, past and present, have many happy memories of working with Pheobe….
Pheobe Hurtte, a valued NYLI employee since 1986, will begin enjoying her retirement at the end of July!
NYLI staff members, past and present, have many happy memories of working with Pheobe….
Wartime aide-de-camp to George Washington? Involvement with Aaron Burr? Fatal Duel in New Jersey? No, it’s not the guy on the ten-dollar bill, founder of The NY Post, and subject of Broadway’s phenomenal hit. It’s Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823), U.S. Supreme Court Justice and participant in a 1798 duel that killed James Jones! …
This Martin Luther King Day… remember him by learning more about the Civil Rights Act (1964)…. Martin Luther King Jr’s life was dedicated to ensuring Civil Rights. For more on the passage of the 1964 Act, check out this source….. Congressional Research Service documents… available to NYLI members through PQ Congressional …. MLK’s vision was…
While Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Killers of the Flower Moon, has renewed interest once again in the history of the Osage people…. Did you know that…. You probably know that November is Native American Heritage Month…. But did you know that it was established in 1990 by P.L 101-343? and that Public Laws, Congressional Hearings…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
Hiram R. Revels, Joseph F. Rainey, Shirley Chisholm, John Conyers….. are just a few names of those who pioneered the way for African American representation in the U.S. Congress….. Hiram R. Revels was the first African American to serve in Congress (1870-1871). Revels owned a barber shop, created and taught in schools for African Americans,…
It’s March, which means it is officially Women’s History Month.… so many great women to celebrate, in so many different roles, all who helped shape the world we are living in….