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About the Queens Historical Society
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. The Society publishes
a quarterly newsletter and offers a regular series of lectures,
programs and slide presentations on subjects relating to Queens
and its history. In addition, the Society cooperates closely with
and serves as a resource for local preservation groups and historical
societies throughout Queens and the City of New York.
Headquartered in the Kingsland Homestead, a designated historic
site, the Society maintains and explores the history of the colonial
farmhouse through exhibitions, house and walking tours, and educational
programs. Additionally, the QHS keeps up an informational and permenant
exhibit regarding the history of the Homestead and its owners.
As the only museum of Queens history in the borough, the Society
plans, researches and mounts a regular series of history-related
exhibitions and lecture series in its gallery space totaling 1,350
square feet at the Kingsland Homestead. It also conducts walking
tours to other historical sites located within the borough, including
the Flushing Cemetery.
The Society also acts as a local history research center and museum,
maintaining an excellent collection of varied objects pertaining
to the history of Queens. By appointment, researchers may peruse
the Society's valuable library of primary and secondary source materials
(including maps, atlases, manuscripts, photographs, family papers
and ephemera) covering every chapter of the over 300-year-old history
of Queens.
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