"There is a dichotomy to history: a fluid destination that is forever fixed  in time."

“Our Staten Island” is the story of how two, 4th generation-born native siblings visited that history: what they’ve learned and how they learned it; making it all a wonderful journey within the journey.
    The author will explore the eight chapters of her book, paying particular attention to the first: for where “EGBC is situated”, is to have a ringside seat where the written history of Staten Island began, with the arrival of the first European settlers – Dutch settlers – and the layers of life and profound events here that followed, up to this very day!

Author PATRICIA SALMON   
"STATEN ISLAND'S BREWERY BARONS":
   Vast numbers of German immigrants arrived in America during the 1840’s. Their knowledge allowed for a major new industry to thrive. German lager beer soon became the favored beverage of many Americans. "Staten Island’s Brewery Barons" features the major Staten Island brewers who perfected their brews at Stapleton, Clifton, and Manor Heights.
   Patricia M. Salmon is a Curator of History retired from the Staten Island Museum. A Staten Island resident for fifty years, Ms. Salmon has authored five books about the island. She is on the Board of Directors of the Tottenville Historical Society and the Friends of the Olmsted-Beil House. Ms. Salmon is an Adjunct Professor at the College of Staten Island and at Wagner College.