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The Historical Society on 11th Street in the late 19th century. The Historical Society was founded on November 20, 1804, largely through the efforts of John Pintard. [12] He was for some years secretary of the American Academy of Fine Arts, as well as the founder of New York's first savings bank.
The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is a historical society devoted to Irish American history that was founded in Boston in the late 19th century. Non-partisan and non-sectarian since its inception in 1897, [1] it maintains the most complete private collection of Irish and Irish-American literature and history in the United States, [2] and it publishes a journal entitled The Recorder. [3]
Historical Society of Southern California Founded in 1883, the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC) is the oldest historical society in California. Lemon Grove Historical Society Los Angeles Conservancy , the largest membership-based historic preservation organization in the country.
New York City Fire Museum: SoHo: Manhattan: Firefighting: Historical and modern firefighting vehicles, equipment, uniforms New York City Police Museum: Financial District: Manhattan: Law enforcement: Closed in 2014, plans unclear Harbor Defense Museum: Bay Ridge: Brooklyn Military Located in Fort Hamilton, 19th-century fort with exhibits of NY ...
Executive officers of the American Historical Association at the time of the association's incorporation by the U.S. Congress photographed during their annual meeting on December 30, 1889, in Washington, D.C. Seated (left to right) are: William Poole, Justin Winsor, Charles Kendall Adams (President), George Bancroft, John Jay, and Andrew Dickson White, Standing (left to right) are: Herbert B ...
The collection contains more than 60,000 documents on deposit at the New-York Historical Society detailing the political and social history of the United States. The collection's holdings include manuscript letters, diaries, maps, photographs, printed books and pamphlets, ranging from 1493 through modern times.
New-York Historical Society: Upper West Side: Manhattan: History: American and NY history: History of New York and the United States New York City Fire Museum: SoHo: Manhattan: Firefighting: Historical and modern firefighting vehicles, equipment, uniforms New York Public Library Main Branch: Midtown Manhattan: Manhattan: Multiple: Books ...
1804 – New-York Historical Society founded. [21] 1805 – Yellow fever epidemic occurs, during which as many as 50,000 people are said to have fled the city. 1807 – College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York established. [21] 1808 – Roman Catholic Diocese of New York established (later elevated to an archdiocese) [35] 1809