QUEENS COUNTY MUSEUM

Giving the past a future

Last updated January 4, 2010

Built in 1980, the Queens County Museum has become a vibrant and enduring testimonial to the cultural history of Queens County
…a history intrinsically linked to the sea and forest.


Privateering for Children. Students will learn the difference between pirates and privateers through the interactive storytelling by Captain Jack Seagull of Perkins’ own fleet.  This program begins with a tour of the Perkins House and ends with a take home craft for the students.

Program length: 1 hour     Grade K-2

Story by Sharon Munroe and Artwork by Joan Bray