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A historical society is a organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items. Originally, these societies were created as a way to help future generations understand their heritage.
Historical societies vary in specialization, with focuses ranging from specific geographical areas such as countries or towns, universities, railways, ethnic and religious groups, to genealogy, pioneer history, and the preservation of antiques or historic buildings.
Often, many of these organizations ensure that historic architecture is preserved/restored and period houses are maintained for tours open to the public. (See: Historic preservation)
It is said that historical societies originated in Western Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. These early organizations were usually formed as societies for “lovers of Antiquity.”
The oldest historical society in the United Sates is what we now call the Massachusetts Historical Society, which was founded in 1791 by Jeremy Belknap. He was joined by nine other Bostonians who helped him create "The Historical Society," an organization truly devoted to collecting materials for the study of American history. This like-minded group gathered family papers, books, and artifacts from their personal collections which led to the creation of the nation's first historical repository. Due to the absence of any other American historical repositories during this time, the MHS took on a national role - Something that is still evident in its collections and publications. To this day, Belknap's original vision of preserving, collecting, making resources accessible, and communicating manuscripts that promote the study of Massachusetts as well as the nation is still thriving.
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. Founded in 1804 as New York's first museum, the New-York Historical Society presents exhibitions, public programs and research that explore the rich history of New York and the nation. The New-York Historical Society Museum & Library has been at its present location since 1908. The granite building was designed by York & Sawyer in a classic Roman Eclectic style. Renovation of its landmark building was completed in November 2011 which makes the building more open to the public, provides space for an interactive children's museum, and other changes to enhance access to its collections.
Since 2004, the president of the Historical Society has been Louise Mirrer, who was previously Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the City University of New York. Beginning in 2005, the museum presented a groundbreaking two-year exhibit on Slavery in New York, its largest theme exhibition in 200 years, on a topic it had never addressed before. It included an art exhibit by artists invited to use museum collections in their works.
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
A society is a group of people involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societies are characterized by patterns of relationships (social relations) between individuals who share a distinctive culture and institutions; a given society may be described as the sum total of such relationships among its constituent members. In the social sciences, a larger society often evinces stratification or dominance patterns in subgroups.
Insofar as it is collaborative, a society can enable its members to benefit in ways that would not otherwise be possible on an individual basis; both individual and social (common) benefits can thus be distinguished, or in many cases found to overlap.
A society can also consist of like-minded people governed by their own norms and values within a dominant, larger society. This is sometimes referred to as a subculture, a term used extensively within criminology.
York (i/ˈjɔːrk/) is a historic walled city at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England, and is the traditional county town of Yorkshire to which it gives its name. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events in England throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city offers a wealth of historic attractions, of which York Minster is the most prominent, and a variety of cultural and sporting activities making it a popular tourist destination for millions.
The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. It became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, and later of the kingdoms of Northumbria and Jórvík. In the Middle Ages, York grew as a major wool trading centre and became the capital of the northern ecclesiastical province of the Church of England, a role it has retained.
In the 19th century, York became a hub of the railway network and a confectionery manufacturing centre. In recent decades, the economy of York has moved from being dominated by its confectionery and railway-related industries to one that provides services. The University of York and health services have become major employers, whilst tourism has become an important element of the local economy.
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On November 11, 2011, the New-York Historical Society "reinvented" history when it unveiled a $70 million dollar transformation complete with state-of-the-art installations to connect visitors to history in more ways than ever before imagined. The 207-year-old museum joined the renaissance of cultural institutions that have recently completed full-on renovations. Treasures of New York goes behind-the-scenes for an inside look at the days leading up to the grand reopening to reveal the dramatic renovation of its landmark building on Central Park West. Viewers are invited for a tour of the museum's latest additions including the original ceiling of Keith Haring's Pop Shop in SoHo and to watch the New-York Historical's staff collect "history in the making" ephemera from the Occupy Wall Street...
Details the history and mission of one of the nation's foremost research libraries and the transformation of New York's first museum.
Roberta Olson, Curator of Drawings at the New-York Historical Society, provides an overview of the museum's holdings in art and historical artifacts, which include all 435 of John James Audubon's extant preparatory watercolors for Birds of America. Find out more about visiting the New-York Historical Society Museum at http://www.nyhistory.org/visit The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
See award-winning documentary filmmaker Ric Burns' homage to the New-York Historical Society in celebration of its first 200 years. Video limited to 10 minutes, to view the complete video please visit www.nyhistory.org
With the opening of the New-York Historical Society's all-new exhibition Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn, we asked visitors to tell us what revolution means to them. From America to Haiti, to freedom and throwing off the status quo, here's what folks had to say! Now through April 15, 2012, visit Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn at the New-York Historical Society: http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/revolution-the-atlantic-world-reborn The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
Out of the ashes of the British occupation of New York and Evacuation Day in November 1783 at the American Revolution's end, New York emerged as the first capital of the United States. It was where George Washington was inaugurated the first president; where the Northwest Ordinance, mandating westward expansion, was debated and signed in 1787; where the essays comprising the Federalist Papers advocating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution were written (by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay); where the First Congress sat in 1789; and where the Bill of Rights was introduced. As the place where Hamilton conceived of an American financial system, New York also became the American business capital of the country. Against the philosophical and intellectual framework of the Enl...
New York is little remembered for its role in the American Revolution, but it was an intellectual, political and physical battleground which recovered from almost complete destruction to become the nation's first political capital and later its financial, cultural, manufacturing and business center. Through original objects, art and manuscripts from the New-York Historical Society's collections, presented in multimedia format, New York Rising—the centerpiece of the Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History—focuses on New York's seminal role in the founding era of the United States. Find out more about visiting the New-York Historical Society Museum at http://www.nyhistory.org/visit The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public p...
With the opening of the New-York Historical Society's all-new exhibition Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn, we asked visitors to tell us what revolution means to them. From America to Haiti, to freedom and throwing off the status quo, here's what folks had to say! Now through April 15, 2012, visit Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn at the New-York Historical Society: http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/revolution-the-atlantic-world-reborn The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
For more than 300 years, New York has played a central role in the development of modern tattooing, from its origins in Native American body art to the introduction of the craft by sailors in colonial New York to the three-decade tattoo ban instituted in 1961 and the subsequent underground tattoo culture. This diverse history is explored in the exhibition, Tattooed New York. In this video, hear from New York tattoo artists about the legacy of tattooing in New York history, then visit the exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. Learn more at www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/tattooed-new-york
What can today's artists learn from nineteenth century landscape painting? Grand Central Academy of Art founder Jacob Collins and his students can attest "plenty" after their visit to the New-York Historical Society. With eyes, ears, and sketch pads open, students took to our Hudson River School galleries with New-York Historical Society Vice President and Senior Art Historian Linda Ferber to uncover a better understanding of the Hudson River School and the artistic processes of icons including Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand.
On November 11, 2011, the New-York Historical Society "reinvented" history when it unveiled a $70 million dollar transformation complete with state-of-the-art installations to connect visitors to history in more ways than ever before imagined. The 207-year-old museum joined the renaissance of cultural institutions that have recently completed full-on renovations. Treasures of New York goes behind-the-scenes for an inside look at the days leading up to the grand reopening to reveal the dramatic renovation of its landmark building on Central Park West. Viewers are invited for a tour of the museum's latest additions including the original ceiling of Keith Haring's Pop Shop in SoHo and to watch the New-York Historical's staff collect "history in the making" ephemera from the Occupy Wall Street...
Details the history and mission of one of the nation's foremost research libraries and the transformation of New York's first museum.
Roberta Olson, Curator of Drawings at the New-York Historical Society, provides an overview of the museum's holdings in art and historical artifacts, which include all 435 of John James Audubon's extant preparatory watercolors for Birds of America. Find out more about visiting the New-York Historical Society Museum at http://www.nyhistory.org/visit The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
See award-winning documentary filmmaker Ric Burns' homage to the New-York Historical Society in celebration of its first 200 years. Video limited to 10 minutes, to view the complete video please visit www.nyhistory.org
With the opening of the New-York Historical Society's all-new exhibition Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn, we asked visitors to tell us what revolution means to them. From America to Haiti, to freedom and throwing off the status quo, here's what folks had to say! Now through April 15, 2012, visit Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn at the New-York Historical Society: http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/revolution-the-atlantic-world-reborn The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
Out of the ashes of the British occupation of New York and Evacuation Day in November 1783 at the American Revolution's end, New York emerged as the first capital of the United States. It was where George Washington was inaugurated the first president; where the Northwest Ordinance, mandating westward expansion, was debated and signed in 1787; where the essays comprising the Federalist Papers advocating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution were written (by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay); where the First Congress sat in 1789; and where the Bill of Rights was introduced. As the place where Hamilton conceived of an American financial system, New York also became the American business capital of the country. Against the philosophical and intellectual framework of the Enl...
New York is little remembered for its role in the American Revolution, but it was an intellectual, political and physical battleground which recovered from almost complete destruction to become the nation's first political capital and later its financial, cultural, manufacturing and business center. Through original objects, art and manuscripts from the New-York Historical Society's collections, presented in multimedia format, New York Rising—the centerpiece of the Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History—focuses on New York's seminal role in the founding era of the United States. Find out more about visiting the New-York Historical Society Museum at http://www.nyhistory.org/visit The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public p...
With the opening of the New-York Historical Society's all-new exhibition Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn, we asked visitors to tell us what revolution means to them. From America to Haiti, to freedom and throwing off the status quo, here's what folks had to say! Now through April 15, 2012, visit Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn at the New-York Historical Society: http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/revolution-the-atlantic-world-reborn The New-York Historical Society is able to produce illuminating exhibitions, public programs, and make a priceless collection accessible to the public through the generosity of donations and membership. Help us make history matter by joining today. http://www.nyhistory.org/support
For more than 300 years, New York has played a central role in the development of modern tattooing, from its origins in Native American body art to the introduction of the craft by sailors in colonial New York to the three-decade tattoo ban instituted in 1961 and the subsequent underground tattoo culture. This diverse history is explored in the exhibition, Tattooed New York. In this video, hear from New York tattoo artists about the legacy of tattooing in New York history, then visit the exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. Learn more at www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/tattooed-new-york
What can today's artists learn from nineteenth century landscape painting? Grand Central Academy of Art founder Jacob Collins and his students can attest "plenty" after their visit to the New-York Historical Society. With eyes, ears, and sketch pads open, students took to our Hudson River School galleries with New-York Historical Society Vice President and Senior Art Historian Linda Ferber to uncover a better understanding of the Hudson River School and the artistic processes of icons including Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand.
The Ship of Tolerance presents; A Concert for New York New York Historical Society September 27th, 2013 Joseph Morag, Violin Sophia Sun, Viola Ethan Brown, Cello Sam Zagnit, Bass Riko Higuma, Piano
A conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg '54, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Gretchen Ritter '83, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Recorded September 18, 2014 at the New-York Historical Society.
Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg spoke about science and history, drawing from his book “To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science.” Professor Weinberg painted a new and compelling picture of the development of scientific thought and exploration in a conversation moderated by Peabody Award-winning journalist John Hockenberry. Original Program date: May 31st 2015 This program was presented in collaboration with the New-York Historical Society. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for all the latest from WSF. Visit our Website: http://www.worldsciencefestival.com/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldsciencefestival Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/WorldSciFest
Two leading authorities on the history of New York City: New York Times urban affairs correspondent Sam Roberts and Civil War scholar Harold Holzer, who is also the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Vice President for Public Affairs, discuss Roberts' latest book, A History of New York in 101 Objects (Simon & Schuster, 2014). at the Museum of the City of New York on November 3 2014. The book chronicles the city’s 400-years-plus evolution via a carefully-selected collection of quintessentially New York artifacts, from an oyster and a bagel, to an elevator brake and a Checker taxicab. The objects Roberts selected are also currently the subject of an exhibition at the New-York Historical Society. Co-sponsored by the Museum of the City of New York, New-York Historical Society, and the Offices of ...
On Thursday, January 26, 2017, the New York Historical Society hosts an exclusive conversation between American Artist and Zuckerman Institute's first artist-in-residence, Jeff Koons and Ann Temkin, The Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis Chief Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the MoMA as they discuss Jeff Koons' creative process in art and interest in neuroscience. This conversation will be moderated by Nobel Laureate, Eric Kandel. By Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute
April 18, 2012 - Jonathan Sarna recounts General Ulysses S. Grant’s order to expel the Jewish population in his commanding territory on December 17, 1862. The order, quickly revoked by President Abraham Lincoln, would trouble Grant in the years following the Civil War and into his 1869 presidential campaign. Mr. Sarna recalls the initial reaction of the approximately 150,000 Jews who then lived in the United States and Grant’s later apology and appointment of several Jews to positions in his administration. Professor Sarna responded to questions from members of the audience at the New-York Historical Society in New York City.
Moderated by David Leopold, author of The Hirschfeld Century (Knopf, 2015) and curator of the companion exhibition at the New-York Historical Society, Bill Jacklin, Stephen Kroninger, Ken Fallin, and Drew Friedman discuss what they see in Hirschfeld’s art, its history, and why it is still enchanting audiences. These artists —some who knew Hirschfeld and others that were influenced by him—gather to talk about his unique style of drawing.
On April 11, IBM hosted the first stop of the 2016 outthink tour at New York's Historical Society. In the marketing track, industry leaders led a breakout session focusing on applying analytics and cognitive systems to improve marketing strategy. Interested in learning more about cognitive systems? www.ibm.com/outthink
On April 11, IBM hosted the first stop of the 2016 outthink tour at New York's Historical Society. In the finance track, industry leaders led a breakout session focusing on applying analytics and cognitive systems to finance roles. Interested in learning more about cognitive systems? www.ibm.com/outthink
On April 11, IBM hosted the first stop of the 2016 outthink tour at New York's Historical Society. In the HR track, industry leaders led a breakout session focusing on applying analytics and cognitive systems to improve employee management and performance. Interested in learning more about cognitive systems? www.ibm.com/outthink
I hear the train all night
Sound of its wind blowing through our subtle lives
And I have a job to do walking these cars
Walking all asleep to get to you
But I don't feel your stir beside me
And your not in my morning hour
Some ties are made to break
Some stalks grow high and green to run away
And feel the wake
And these lines tell the truth
These city veins answer all you do
So could you keep me in the pulses
Could you keep me in the sound
I got wise and I got old
Not once, not once did I fall
So don't you know
Maybe you bet on me
While we were still young enough to know
Or to believe
For every year you took
For every soft breathe or loving look
Believe me
And don't keep me like you have me
And don't kiss me like you don't
I got wise and I got old
Not once, not once did I fall
So don't you now
Some land holds a home
Some of my years only hold me to Rome
But I tell myself its true
You see a home you see a man
You see it too
And I say don't you know you have her
Go on kiss her now you boy
I got wise and I got old
Not once, not once did I fall
So don't you now
I got wise and I got old
Not once, not once did I fall