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http://www.queenshistoricalsociety.org
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Flushing, NY
New York, NY
Queens Historical Society
In an ever-changing borough that continues to undergo widespread development, the Queens Historical Society researches, records, and showcases issues that have had a profound impact on the history of Queens. As a repository of collections on the history of Queens and Long Island, the Society documents, preserves, and presents rich and diverse aspects of the history of the Borough of Queens for the education and enlightenment of its more than two million people.
The Queens Historical Society is located in the Historic Kingsland Homestead at Weeping Beech Park.
143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 939-0647 ext 17
Events
My Childhood in Bayside Walking Tour with Dr. Jack Eichenbaum 3/30/13 11AM - 1PM
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Join Queens Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum as he leads a personal tour through Bayside, where he lived from 1943-1958. While many of the...
Borough of Diversity: Greeks in Queens with Christina Rozeas 3/24/13 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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By the early 1900s, New York was becoming a melting pot for immigrants hailing from different nations. Though many settlers chose Manhattan...
Snapshots of Queens: Forest Hills with Nick Hirshon 3/10/13 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Forest Hills grew out of an experiment--the transformation of 142 undeveloped acres into America's first garden city complete with...
Genealogy Workshop with Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly 2/17/13 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Do you know how to search for your ancestors? Join Wilhelmena Rhodes Kelly of the National Society of the Daughters of the American...
New York’s Burial Ground with Dr. Martia G. Goodson 2/10/13 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Boats bringing Africans to work in the colonial settlement populated the harbor of New York. By the end of the 1700s, some 15,000 of these...
Historic Holiday House Tour 2012 12/9/12 1PM - 5PM
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Join us for the 25th Annual Historic Holiday House Tour, December 9th 2012 from 1-5 pm! Six historic sites in Flushing invite you to...
Eating our Emotions: The History of Food in Funerary Traditions 10/7/12 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Join the Queens Historical Society for a special event for the Historic House Trust Festival/Open House NY Weekend, Sunday October 7th from...
Queens Historical Society Benefit Luncheon 5/6/12 2PM - 6PM
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The Queens Historical Society and the Queens Preservation Council cordially invite you to a luncheon honoring James Driscoll, QHS Vice...
Mom's Home Cooking Lecture 3/25/12 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Join QCC Professor Megan Elias for an interesting look at the evolution of the role of women in culinary history. Over time the tasks...
People at the Fair: 1964 World's Fair Lecture 2/26/12 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Join World's Fair historian Pierre Montiel for a look a the "People at the Fair." From those working behind the scenes at the rides and...
African-American Innovators of Queens: Lewis H. Latimer 2/19/12 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Join QHS for Part II of our African-American Innovators of Queens series, highlighting the accomplishments of Lewis H. Latimer. Latimer,...
Fading Ads of New York City with Frank Jump 1/26/12 6:30PM - 8PM
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Join author and photographer Frank Jump for a look at his new book Fading Ads of New York City. For nearly 20 years, Frank Jump has been...
Queens Memory Project Lecture 1/22/12 2:30PM - 4:30PM
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Calling all Queens residents! Did you grow up in Queens? No matter where you're from, do you have some stories you would like to share...
Historic Holiday House Tour 12/11/11 1PM - 5PM
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Join us for the 24th Annual Historic Holiday House Tour, December 11th 2011 from 1-5 pm! Five historic sites in Flushing invite you to...
"Growing Up Queens" Exhibit Reception 6/9/11 6:30PM - 8:30PM
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Join QHS for our next main exhibition celebrating childhood in Queens. The exhibit will display artifacts from the QHS collection and...
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