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The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the ...
Its stated mission as embodied in its original constitution was “to promote and encourage original historical research; to disseminate a greater knowledge of the history of the State of New York and particularly of Schenectady County; to gather, preserve, display, and make available for study artifacts, books, manuscripts, papers, photographs and other records and materials relating to the ...
The Onondaga Historical Association's main building at 321 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY. The Onondaga Historical Association ( OHA ) is a private nonprofit entity that operates as a research center on the history of Onondaga County, with museums, educational centers, retail operations, and exhibits at multiple locations throughout Onondaga County .
Oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City, operated by the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society Voelker Orth Museum: Flushing: Queens: Historic house: Nature: German immigrant family’s 1890s home and garden, exhibits of cultural and horticultural heritage of Flushing, Queens and adjacent communities Waterfront Museum: Red Hook ...
Pages in category "Historical societies in New York (state)" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Yates County Genealogical and Historical Society focuses on the history of Yates County, New York.It operates the Yates History Center, which consists of three museums in the village of Penn Yan, New York: the 19th century period Oliver House Museum, the L. Caroline Underwood Museum with historic decorative arts items and displays of local history, and the adjacent Scherer Carriage House ...
Sep. 22—HAYDEN — The Hayden Historical Museum's hours of operation are 4 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays and 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. These hours are in effect until Memorial Day. Visits can also be ...
The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) [6] as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. [7] In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS).