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Description: "The Bronx County Historical Society, founded in 1955, is a private, non-profit, educational and cultural institution chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. The BCHS, the historical agency for The Bronx, a county of New York State and a borough of the city of New York, is dedicated to the collection, preservation, documentation and interpretation of the history of The Bronx and lower Westchester County from its earliest historical references in the 17th century through the present."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Bronx County Historical Society
Coverage: Bronx (New York, N.Y.), Bronx County (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Mission: "to build a lasting model of community empowerment that will: preserve historical data and buildings, protect the findings, promote a speaker’s bureau and research the historical and sociological origins of the communities."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Corona-East Elmhurst Historic Preservation Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), East Elmhurst (New York, N.Y.), Corona (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Status on live web: Unavailable
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "It is the objective and purpose of the Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society, Inc. to publicize, preserve, and protect the historical significance of the towns of Douglaston and Little Neck, adjacent nature preserves, and those other sections or buildings of the two towns worthy of preservation through the collection, research, and dissemination of historical information to the public."
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Subject: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society
Coverage: Douglaston (New York, N.Y.), Little Neck (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society is a New York State-chartered educational institution. The charitable mission of the organization is to foster education and awareness about the history of migration to the "Washington Street" neighborhood of the financial district of Manhattan, also known as the "Lower West Side" or "Little Syria." The historical society maintains artifact collections; works to install plaques, memorials, and signs in the neighborhood; supports local historic preservation campaigns; and advances independent historical research.
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic buildings, Historic districts
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Washington Street Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: The Greater Astoria Historical Society, chartered in 1985, is a non-profit organization supported by the Long Island City community. We are dedicated to preserving our past and using it to promote our community's future. The Society hosts field trips, walking tours, slide presentations, and guest lectures to schools and the public."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Greater Astoria Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Bowne House has been a museum since 1947. Chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, the Bowne House Historical Society's mission includes the preservation of the house, its contents and grounds for its historical and educational interest, for its significance to the history of New York and for its importance in the establishment in this country of the fundamental principles of freedom of conscience and religious liberty."
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Subject: Historic house museums
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Bowne House Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Broad Channel Historical Society was founded in 1994. Our mission is to document and preserve the history of Broad Channel, often referred to as the 'Venice' of New York."
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Subject: Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.), Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Broad Channel Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Broad Channel (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Founded in 1863, Brooklyn Historical Society is a nationally recognized urban history center dedicated to preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn's extraordinary 400-year history. Located in Brooklyn Heights and housed in a magnificent landmark building designed by George Post and opened in 1881, today's BHS is a cultural hub for civic dialogue, thoughtful engagement and community outreach."
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Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Eastchester Historical Society is a not-for-profit group established in 1958 to further the understanding and appreciation of the history of Eastchester and the Villages of Tuckahoe and Bronxville New York."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Eastchester Historical Society (Eastchester, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Historic Richmond Town was founded as the Staten Island Historical Society in 1856. The institution still uses both names but is more popularly known as Historic Richmond Town. The museum's focus is to create opportunities for the public to explore the diversity of the American experience from the colonial period to the present."
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Subject: History--Societies, etc., Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Historic Richmond Town
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Newtown Historical Society was founded to educate the public about the history of the villages that comprised Newtown Township in Queens County, NY. Newtown Township stretched from the East River to the Flushing River. Towns covered include: Maspeth, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood, Forest Hills, Rego Park, Woodside, Jackson Heights and Corona."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Newtown Historical Society (Elmhurst, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Queens Historical Society (QHS) is the historical society for the largest borough in New York City and is dedicated to preserving the history of Queens through educational programs, exhibitions and its role as a local history research center."
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Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.) --History--Societies, etc., Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Queens Historical Society (Flushing, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Queens (New York, N.Y.), New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Richmond Hill Historical Society endeavors to preserve the past and promote the future of Richmond Hill through fostering a better appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of its historic heritage as embodied by its architectural legacy and the contributions of its past and present residents. The Richmond Hill Historical Society takes an active leadership or collaborative role in preserving and revitalizing historic Richmond Hill through education and resource exchange to the community on historic preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of its historic homes, churches and commercial buildings."
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Group: Historical societies
Creator: Richmond Hill Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Tottenville Historical Society, a nonprofit, membership-supported, educational institution, was chartered in 2005 by the New York State Education Department Board of Regents. The Society focuses on the geographical area that includes Great Kills, Eltingville, Annadale, Huguenot, Prince's Bay, Pleasant Plains, Rossville, Charleston, Richmond Valley, and Tottenville. It is the only historical society and repository on Staten Island dedicated to a specific regional area."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Tottenville (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Tottenville Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.), Tottenville (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "This website has just been established to declare that the existence of Yorkville once lauded as Germantown, a phenomenon on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, has not been forgotten and will not be forgotten ... My purpose, as the Yorkville Historian, in forming the Old Yorkville/Kleindeutschland Historical Society is to preserve Yorkville’s memory, with 86th Street from Lexington Avenue to First Avenue, as its center."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Yorkville/Kleinedeutschland Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Yorkville (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Society to foster public appreciation and understanding and support the preservation of Art Deco works in New York City.
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Subject: Art deco (Architecture), Historic preservation, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Art Deco Society of New York
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: Blog about "history of the Bloomingdale area on Manhattan's Upper West Side"
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Subject: Historic districts
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Bloomingdale Neighborhood History Group
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Roosevelt Island Historical Society promotes awareness of our Island's unique story and pursues preservation of its landmarks and artifacts. The purpose of the Society is to recover, maintain and disseminate the record of Roosevelt Island's heritage from Colonial times to the present."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.)
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Roosevelt Island Historical Society
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
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Subject: Free blacks--History., African Americans--History, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Sandy Ground Historical Society (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Old Stone House & Washington Park is dedicated to preserving and teaching local and national history as it has impacted our historically significant Brooklyn neighborhood. We are also the conservancy organization for JJ Byrne Playground and Washington Park – caring for our neighborhood park, playground and gardens to create a vibrant public space."
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Subject: Old Stone House (New York, N.Y.), Washington Park (New York, N.Y.), Parks
Group: Historical societies , Open and public spaces
Creator: Old Stone House & Washington Park (Conservancy)
Borough: Brooklyn
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Sandy Ground is the oldest free black settlement in the nation with the descendants of the founding settlers still living in the community, Sandy Ground served as stop on Underground Railroad. Sandy Ground is listed on the National and NY State Register of Historic Places."
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Subject: Free Black people--History, African Americans--History, Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Sandy Ground Historical Society (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Staten Island
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "Bayside Historical Society was founded in 1964 to collect, preserve, and disseminate information concerning the history of Bayside and its adjacent communities; advocate for the preservation and protection of its most historic structures and distinctive neighborhoods through the landmarking process; and strive to develop a broad constituency of like-minded preservation and educational organizations to protect the historic integrity of our communities and collections."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration, Historic preservation
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Bayside Historical Society
Coverage: Bayside (New York, N.Y.)
Borough: Queens
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Eastville Community Historical Society of Sag Harbor was founded in 1981 and chartered by New York State in 1986 to preserve the history of the working-class community of Eastville and to tell the story of St. David AME Zion Church."
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Subject: Historic districts--Conservation and restoration
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Eastville Community Historical Society (Sag Harbor, N.Y.)
Coverage: Sag Harbor (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Society's sworn duty is to collect, preserve, and make accessible to everyone artifacts, books, documents, records, photographs, and other materials pertinent to the history and development of Oyster Bay."
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Subject: Oyster Bay (N.Y.), Historic districts
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Oyster Bay Historical Society
Coverage: Oyster Bay (N.Y.)
Collector: Columbia University Libraries, Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Description: "The Washington Street Historical Society (WSHS) aims to restore to the Great American Story the forgotten history of the earliest Arabic-speaking community in the United States. Our mission is to foster education and awareness about the history of Arab migration to the lower Washington Street neighborhood of Manhattan, once known as the Syrian Quarter."
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Subject: Historic preservation, Historic buildings, Historic districts, Arab Americans
Group: Historical societies
Creator: Washington Street Historical Society (New York, N.Y.)
Coverage: New York (N.Y.)
Borough: Manhattan
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