 The seal of The Bronx County Historical Society, which depicts Jonas Bronck and a Native American surveying the Bronck farm "Emmaus" in 1639 | |
| Abbreviation | BCHS |
|---|---|
| Named after | County and borough of the Bronx |
| Established | 1955 |
| Founders | Burt Gumpert, Elizabeth Siedenstein, Joseph Duffy, Sol Elbaum, Theodore Schliessman, Fred E.J. Kracke, John McNamara, Ronald Schliessman, Theodore Kazimiroff, Coralie Doherty, and Vincent Hunt |
| Legal status | private, non-profit |
| Purpose | educational and cultural |
| Headquarters | 3309 Bainbridge Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10467 |
| Location |
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CEO | Gary Hermalyn |
CAO | Teresa Brown |
Librarian and Archivist | Dr. Steven Payne |
Curator Emerita | Kathleen A. McCauley |
| Publication | The Bronx County Historical Society Journal |
| Subsidiaries | Museum of Bronx History, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, The Bronx County Historical Society 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 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, as well as southern Westchester County, New York.
The Society collects items such as books, reports, photographs, objects, and other artifacts about the Bronx as well as archival records documenting groups and individuals in the borough. It provides information to thousands of people each year through its Research Library and The Bronx County Archives, by mail, over the phone, and via digital communication.[1] The Society also works with the New York Public Library's Bronx Library Center and its branch libraries in sharing these resources. The Bronx County Historical Society is digitizing select portions of its collections.[2][3]
The Society honors Bronx High School valedictorians with an annual awards ceremony held at the Museum of Bronx History.[4] The Society is also the largest publisher of books and articles about the Bronx and produces The Bronx County Historical Society Journal, the oldest continuously published historical periodical in the New York metropolitan area.
- ^ Rosenberg, Zoe (April 12, 2016). "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. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ Cruz, David (September 15–28, 2016). "BCHS Embarks on Digital Preservation of Relics" (PDF). Norwood News. Vol. 29, no. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- ^ "Bronx County Historical Honors Top Students". Bronx Times. June 17–23, 2010.