Roosevelt Island Historical Society

During the Pandemic, the President/Historian created a mechanism to keep communications open and keep the community engaged with the Society. Called "From the Archives", this publication was researched, compiled and written by the Historian from Society Archives and public sources, with occasional guest contributions. Due to its popularity, the Historian has continued to produce it about 6 times a week. usually on a single topic each day regarding Roosevelt Island, New York City and State historical topics and other related topics of general interest such as arts, industry and architecture. It is distributed by an email distribution program each morning with very positive feedback. In 2023, the Society expanded it's presence on social media. With the assistance of a resident college student, the Society establish both Instagram and Tik Tok sites.

President/Historian and Vice President research grant opportunities and prepare grant submissions and reports to the New York Community Trust which administers application and selection awardees of a Public Purpose Funding Grant for RI non-profits, and to New York City entities administering discretionary Funding from the New York City Council.

Other Program Expenses(from Schedule 0)