During the weekend of June 12-13, 2004 a committee from the Maritime Industry Museum* will run a weekend of events to celebrate the centennial of the Slocum disaster. The following events are tentatively planned and others may be added. At the present time, these include;
On Saturday the 12th, there will be an excursion boat ride tracing the ill fated voyage. There will be a continental breakfast as we travel from lower Manhattan up the East River to North Brother Island (where the General Slocum burned). The excursion will meet a flotilla of harbor craft for a wreath-laying ceremony over the site of the disaster before returning to Manhattan for a luncheon with speakers on the General Slocum Disaster.
On Sunday the 13th, a plaque will be dedicated at the Community Synagogue on East 6th Street. This was the former home of St. Marks Lutheran Church. The brief ceremony will be followed by a procession through the neighborhood to Tompkins Square Park, culminating at the monument dedicated to the children who died on the Slocum. All descendants of the victims, survivors, rescuers, etc. are invited to join the procession. Immediately following the procession will be the annual memorial service at the monument.
If you would like to be included on our mail list for these events, please forward a self addressed envelope to:

The Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler
6 Pennyfield Ave.
The Bronx, New York 10465 Att’n. General Slocum Centennial
U.S.A.

Or send an Email including your mail address to:

Subject line: General Slocum Centennial
Email: karen.lamberton@spyral.net

On Tuesday, June 15th 2004, the History Channel will air a documentary on the Slocum disaster.