1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Coney Island History Project announces a series of themed history weekends to pique your interest and jog your memory. This
weekend's theme is Romantic Coney Island!...
Did you meet your true love in Coney Island,
go on your first date or fall in love here? Throughout the summer visitors are invited to
record their memories for our Oral History Archive. Stop
by for an interview with historian Charles Denson or History Project staff.
Visitors are also encouraged to bring photos and memorabilia we can scan for
the CIHP's online
collection documenting Coney Island's
past. Whoever brings in the best photo in each category will receive a set of
historic postcards, vintage tickets, and a signed copy of Charles Denson's Wild
Ride! A Coney Island Roller Coaster Family.
Selected interviews will be made available on our website as part of our
Coney Island Voices exhibit, a record of visitors and their stories during the
2010 season. Interviews are available at the History Project's free public
exhibition center on Surf Avenue under the Cyclone.The center is open on
Saturday and Sunday, 1- 6pm, from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, as
well as by appointment. You may schedule an interview in advance by emailing
info@coneyislandhistory.org.
