A Revolutionary Podcast
On each episode of Tavern Talks, hosts Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli and Allie Delyanis dig into the early Colonial Revolutionary War Era highlighting the Museum’s events and programs.
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CURATOR KYM RICE AND DIRECTOR CHRISTINE MILES, 1983. COURTESY OF AMERICANA.
Episode 107: Kym Rice
As part of Fraunces Tavern Museum’s Tavern Week celebration, Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli sits down with Kym Rice, who curated the Museum’s landmark exhibition Early American Taverns in 1982, which can still be seen in the Long Room today. Learn more.
Episode 106: George Washington Visits Fraunces Tavern Museum
This episode of Tavern Talks revisits a conversation between Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli and Dan Shippey, who plays George Washington in Fraunces Tavern Museum's first-ever film, Washington's Farewell, premiering Friday, December 4, 2020 at 6:30pm. Learn more.
Episode 105: Paranormal Investigation at Fraunces Tavern
Hosts Allie Delyanis and Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli sit down with members of the Fraunces Tavern Museum staff to discuss Fraunces Tavern's most recent paranormal investigation and detail their findings.
Episode 104: Neirs Tavern
As part of Fraunces Tavern Museum’s Tavern Week celebration, Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli and Allie Delyanis sit down with Loycent Gordon and Edward Wendell from Neirs Tavern and discuss each building’s storied history.
About Neirs Tavern
Among the oldest and most historic bars in the country, Neir’s Tavern is located in the Woodhaven area of Queens in New York City, near the Brooklyn border. Over 190 years old, it is one of the few old drinking establishments that have been in almost continuous operation (Prohibition notwithstanding) and in the same location, for its entire history. Neir’s is known as the tavern where as a child, Mae West used to dance (and possibly first performed) in the ballroom, which featured a wooden balcony with small hotel rooms around the upper walls, similar to the Wild West dancehalls of the movies and television.
Episode 103: Hamilton
Allie Delyanis & Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli use songs from the musical Hamilton to detail the events leading up to the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, as well as their connection with the historic Fraunces Tavern.
Episode 102: Lisa Goulet
In honor of Preservation Month, Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli and Collections Manager Lisa Goulet dive deep into the Museum’s collection, detail a major conservation project, and discuss the similarities and differences between preservation, conservation, and restoration, as well as Lisa’s latest project.
Episode 101: Dan Shippey
Dan Shippey is the founder of The Breed’s Hill Institute, an organization that fosters discovery of the revolutionary ideas of the American founding through entertainment, education, and community projects. The organization’s Facebook page posts daily posts on Revolutionary figures, events, and documents.
