RUFUS KING PARK EVENTS

King Manor Museum Celebrates

the release of

Images of America: Jamaica Estates

Book Signing And Discussion

DATE: March 14, 2010

TIME: 2 - 4 pm

Authors Carl Ballenas and members of the Aquinas Honors Society of the Immaculate Conception School

Call 718-206-0545 or visit www.kingmanor.org for details.

King Manor is located in King Park, on Jamaica Avenue at 153 Street

ABOUT THE BOOK: Jamaica Estates is an astounding visual journey documenting the unique history of this distinctive community from its picturesque rural beginnings to the vibrant multicultural neighborhood of today. The Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate Conception School, a group of young students under the direction of award-winning teacher, author, and local historian Carl Ballenas, has worked to capture the lost history of the community.

Places, events, and noteworthy people are brought to life once more through more than 200 vintage photographs. Ballenas is the coauthor of Richmond Hill and Maple Grove Cemetery.