A narrow staircase leads to the couple's bedroom, whose ceiling is barely six feet high. In the house the life of Edgar Allan Poe in Fordham is brought to life through a house tour that is complemented by an award winning audio-visual show. The Historical Society has much to offer groups of all ages in the way of Tours and Lectures. Guided Tours can be arranged by walking, bicycle, horse, train or boat, with topics like The Bronx Heritage Trail, Art Deco in Bedford Park, Woodlawn Cemetery, Ecological Views, Metropolitan New York Waterways, and many others. Special attention is given to local landmarks, the derivation of street and place names, and architectural and municipal features.
Lectures cover a wide variety of interesting subjects and are delivered by experts in their fields.
School Groups can participate in Theme Programs that stress hands-on activities, role playing, storytelling, mapmaking, field trips, and a variety of other activities that recreate local history. Students are encouraged to become involved in historical research to achieve a better understanding life today. They might develop their own exhibits, do genealogical research, or form a Junior Historical Society, to name a few activities. The Society offers a significant opportunity to enhance a history curriculum of elementary or high school students. Guided Tours and School Groups at other times by appointment.