The Greenpoint Monitor Museum "Road Show"

PS 110 "The Monitor School"

May 21, 2005

P.S. 110 "The Monitor School"
Greenpoint, Brooklyn


Welcome from the 5th Grade.

George and his PS 110 shirt. Do you think it will still fit him now? (85kb) The steam fire truck is ready to go. (76kb) What did a wooden US Navy ship need to sail? Wind. Could it travel in shallow water? No, because its hull is deep in the water. (84kb) This is a copy of a plaque that is on the site where the USS Monitor was built in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. (87kb)
Can you find the USS Monitor's turret? It has two guns and rotates so the USS Monitor can shoot in any direction without turning the ship. (97kb) This was once a Civil War flag pole that was cut down to become a presentation piece. It belonged to Ellsworth's Fire Zouaves. (87kb) Old Abe was a Civil War Mascot. After the war he was taken to parades with the Civil War veterans to collect money for children whose fathers were killed during the Civil War. (86kb) ps1100405h.jpg (88kb)
John with his PS 110 recruits. (65kb) ps1100405j.jpg (80kb) Civil War sailor hats. (73kb) ps1100405l.jpg (71kb)
A PS 110 recruit ready for action. (76kb) ps1100405n.jpg (84kb) Arthur playing Civil War marching tunes with his piccolo recorder (100kb) When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again - Hoorah (77kb)
ps1100405q.jpg (91kb) ps1100405r.jpg (82kb) ps1100405s.jpg (101kb) I am holding a part of American History. This was once the top of a Civil War Flag Pole. (83kb)
ps1100405u.jpg (87kb) Arthur is showing pictures of his Great Grandfather who was in the Civil War. (79kb) ps1100405w.jpg (77kb)  

The Museum is not-for-profit with 501(c)(3) status.
FUNDING FOR THE 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 "Road Shows" WAS PROVIDED BY THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Through a $50,000 Grant obtained by Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez

CONTACT US:

THE GREENPOINT MONITOR MUSEUM
P.O. Box 220378
Brooklyn, New York 11222-0378
718-383-2637

Janice Lauletta-Weinmann, President, Webmaster
George J. Weinmann, Webmaster

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