Posts by Serena Troshynski

Land of the Unknown: A History of Hart Island

 by Serena Troshynski, Librarian II, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
January 6, 2021
Hart Island has primarily been a "potter's field" where New York City's unclaimed, deceased are buried. But the sad history of the small island is only part of the story.
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Frank E. Campbell: Undertaker to the Stars

 by Serena Troshynski, Librarian II, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
September 28, 2020
Campbell’s funeral home business pioneered the over-the-top celebrity burial and his list of clients reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood stars. With a fleet of Rolls Royces and a private yacht, last rites at Campbell’s allowed one to truly “go out in style.”
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Nature Walk through History: Ten Famous Trees of NYC

 by Serena Troshynski, Librarian II, Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
May 11, 2020
Some are still standing and some live on only in memory.
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