The Bronx County Historical Society
The Bronx County Historical Society is a private non-profit organization that collects and disseminates historical material and information about the New York City borough of the Bronx.
The seal depicts Jonas Bronck and a Native American surveying the Bronck farm "Emmaus" in 1639. | |
Abbreviation | BCHS |
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Named after | County and borough of the Bronx |
Motto | Per Palum Ac Librum |
Established | 1955 |
Founders | Burt Gumpert, Joseph Duffy, Theodore Schliessman, Fred E.J. Kracke, John McNamara, Ronald Schliessman, Theodore Kazimiroff, and Vincent Hunt |
Legal status | private, non-profit |
Purpose | educational and cultural |
Headquarters | 3309 Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10467 |
Location | |
CEO | Gary Hermalyn |
Bronx Historian | Llyod Ultan |
Director of Museums/Curator | Kathleen A. McAuley |
Director of Programs and External Relations | Angel Hernandez |
Publication | The Bronx County Historical Society Journal |
Subsidiaries | Museum of Bronx History, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, BCHS Research Library, The Bronx County Archives |
Affiliations | Historic House Trust, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, |
Website | bronxhistoricalsociety |
The Society collects items such as books, reports, photographs, archival records, objects, and other artifacts about the Bronx. It provides information to thousands of people each year, in its research library and archives, by mail and over the phone, and via the Internet.[1] The Society also works with the Bronx Library Center and branch libraries in sharing these resources. The Bronx County Historical Society planned to start their digitization project in 2017.[2][3]
The Society honors Bronx High School valedictorians with an annual awards ceremony held at the Museum for Bronx History.[4] The Society is also the largest publisher of books and articles about the Bronx and produces the oldest continuously published historical periodical in New York City, The Bronx County Historical Society Journal.
Partnerships and special projects
The Bronx County Historical Society is a joint sponsor with Fordham University's Department of African and African American Studies of the Bronx African American History Project.[5][6] Over 230 oral histories have been done so far, four major archival collections accessioned, and many books, articles, and exhibitions have been produced.[7] The oral histories are being cataloged at the Bronx Archives Building.[8]
In 2010, the Society launched the Bronx Latino History Project, which highlights Latinos who lived or contributed to the Bronx throughout its history.[9][10] Because the Latino population is the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the borough since the mid-20th century (comprising more than half of the county's population), the Society’s education department is continuing the process of increasing its collections to reflect the Bronx's ethnic diversity.[11]
Official historians of the Bronx
- Lloyd Ultan (1996–present)
- William A. Tieck (1989–1996)[12]
- Theodore Kazimiroff [13]
- Cyrus C. Miller[14]
See also
- Gary Hermalyn – CEO of the Bronx County Historical Society.
- Mark D. Naison - The Bronx African American History Project.[15]
References
- Rosenberg, Zoe. "In Photos: Exploring the Bronx County Historical Society's Hidden Archives". Curbed New York. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- Clarke, Erin. "Bronx Historical Society to be Revamped, Jump into the Future". Time Warner Cable News. Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- Cruz, David. "BCHS Embarks on Digital Preservation of Relics" (PDF). Norwood News. Norwood News. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- "Bronx County Historical Honors Top Students". Bronx Times. June 17–23, 2010.
- Wall, Patrick (April 5, 2013). "Ten Year Project Records Story of Blacks in the Bronx". DNA Info. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- "Bronx African American History Project". Fordham University. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- Gonzalez, David (October 22, 2004). "Lost and Found: An Era in The Bronx". The New York Times. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- "Bronx Jazz Scene Back in Swing at Historical Society". Norwood News. December 14, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- Samuels, Tanyanika (October 18, 2011). "Injecting life into Bronx's Latino history". The New York Daily News. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
- "Bronx Latino Project Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month". News 12 The Bronx. September 16, 2013. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- "QuickFacts - Bronx County (Bronx Borough), New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- Thomas, Robert Mcg. Jr. (January 20, 1997). "Dr. William A. Tieck, Minister And a Bronx Historian, 89". The New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- Bell, Blake A. "Historic Pelham: Mysterious Rock Construction on Two Trees Island Off the Shores of Pelham". Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- Hellman, Geoffrey T. (March 21, 1953). "Bronx Historian". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- "The Bronx African American History Project staff". fordham.edu. Fordham University. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
External links
- The Kingsbridge Historical Society - focuses on the Kingsbridge area of the Bronx.
- East Bronx history Forum - focuses on the East Bronx.
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