Here is a list of resources for more information
Tottenville Historical Society:
The former Village of Tottenville had no organization or place to care for its records and treasures of the past. Scattered in shoeboxes, attic trunks, scrapbooks, and dusty basement library stacks were the remote repositories that contained clues to the Village’s history.
Alice Austen House:
Located just one block east of Bay Street at 2 Hylan Boulevard is the childhood home of Alice Austen, one of America’s earliest and most accomplished female photographers. Known as Clear Comfort, Alice’s house was built in 1690 as a seaside cottage
Staten Island Historian, 460 Brielle Avenue, Staten Island, N.Y. 10314
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Conference House:
The Conference House, built in the 17th Century and located at the southernmost tip of New York State in Staten Island, is famous for the Peace Conference held there on September 11, 1776.
Staten Island Historical Society:
Historic Richmond Town is New York City’s living history village and museum complex. Visitors can explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center:
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, a distinguished Smithsonian Affiliate, is Staten Island’s premier destination for culture and entertainment.
Sea View Historical Foundation:
Affordable Supportive Senior Housing will include hotel-like services such as three daily meals, weekly laundry and linen service, activities, jitney service to the local malls, and cable TV.
Tibetan Museum:
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art celebrates its 60th anniversary of the Museum’s official opening with the installation of a new exhibition, From Staten Island to Shangri-La.
Preservation League Of Staten Island:
The Preservation League of Staten Island (PLSI) is the only borough-wide historic preservation organization in New York City. They were organized in 1977.
Staten Island History On The Web:
Libraries are the memory of humankind, irreplaceable repositories of documents of human thought and action.
Help Find Your Ancestors:
For those interested in tracing your family tree, I have listed several websites that can be helpful. I will be attaching more as times go by.
Moravian Cemetery:
American Towns offers communities a single online location for everything–and everyone — needed to navigate daily life in their town. The American Towns site is an indispensable practical tool and the most effective way to unite neighbors.
Richmond Recovery:
We are uncovering Staten Island’s past through modern metal-detecting technology.
Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries:
FACSI is a 501C3 New York State not-for-profit, charitable organization founded in 1981 whose mission is to identify, restore, protect, and beautify the abandoned, neglected, or otherwise forgotten cemeteries and those interred within. We maintain approximately 40 acres of cemetery properties and an archive of original obscure records dating back 200 years. All donations are tax-deductible.