April 4th: A Night with Kriss Roebling, the Great-Great Grandson of the builders of the Brooklyn Bridge
Hear the history and see personal treasures from the Brooklyn Bridge with a one-of-a-kind storyteller at the Montauk Club in Park Slope
Kriss Roebling has a real-life New York tale to tell. As the great great grandson of Washington and Emily Roebling, the brilliant minds behind the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, Kriss grew up with fascinating stories about the bridge told around the dinner table.
Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, April 4th at 7 pm
Montauk Club in Brooklyn
Washington Roebling was the chief engineer during the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, and his wife Emily was the chief field engineer for the last 10 years of its construction.
For years, Kriss has given private talks and tours of the Brooklyn Bridge to family and friends, and as word spread he started offering more events to the public. Now he’s teaming up with the Bowery Boys to offer an exciting “only in New York” experience — an engaging talk about the most famous bridge in the world live at the Montauk Club.
The Talk
This lecture explains how Kriss became passionate about giving talks and tours and his unique family history. As you listen to stories that you won’t hear anywhere else, he’ll show you very special artifacts from the bridge’s history. This is a deep dive into New York history, unlike any other talk out there!
Brooklyn Bridge Talk Highlights:
- Never before seen artifacts from the Roebling family archive pertaining to the Brooklyn Bridge
- Family lore passed down from generation to generation that you won’t find in any history book
- Intimate details about the nooks and crannies of this iconic structure
- Question and answer session with Kriss
Rates
$30 per person
Duration
Talk: 2 hours including a Q&A and show-and-tell session
Location
Venue: Montauk Club, 25 8th Ave, Brooklyn
Your Lecturer:
Kriss Roebling, great great grandson of Washington & Emily Roebling, is the quintessential New Yorker with experience as a musician, documentarian, and family historian.