The Voelker-Orth house is a gem of a museum and bird sanctuary in Flushing Queens–they even raise bees and make their own honey. This lovely Victorian home was lived in by one family of German immigrants and is over one hundred years old.  “The Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden, through the experience of an immigrant family’s 1890s home, preserves and interprets the cultural and horticultural heritage of Flushing, Queens and adjacent communities to engage their ever-changing populations.”

The recent Maifest …

The Maifest welcomed us to Spring after a long, hard winter. The Voelker-Orth Museum is a wonderful place to enjoy good food, fun music and meet with community neighbors.

It was the perfect place to watch the sun set on windows through which a family peered, long, long ago.