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Welcome
to the Queens Historical Society
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| For nearly forty years, the Queens
Historical Society has been actively preserving and celebrating
the history and heritage of Queens. The Society maintains the
only museum of Queens history housed in the historic Kingsland
Homestead and a wide-ranging library and archive comprised of
local history material for the public to enjoy. |
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Also known as the Wolcott
Family Papers (Driscoll's maiden name was Wolcott).
The collection presents an unusual opportunity to study
the lives of women in the late nineteenth and early twentieth
centuries. The bulk of the collection consists of letters
exchanged between a mother and her daughters. Careers, education
and domestic life receive in-depth discussion and reportage.
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Mitchell
Family Papers
Interconnected with the Kings and Murrays, the
Mitchell Family wrote letters throughout the 19th century,
encompassing the early Republic and the Civil War.
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Diary of William King Murray
Son of Lindley Murray and Mary Ann King, William
King Murray wrote in his diary throughout 1852, preserving
his teen years for future generations to chuckle over.
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The King Manuscript Collection presents the life of a Quaker
family in 18th and early 19th century Queens and New York
City. It is especially rich in detail of the lives of merchants
whose vocations kept them in touch with the world economy-Europe,
Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.
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Object
of the Month
The Star, 1838
Jurgen Frederick Huge
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News and Announcements:
QHS
Manuscripts Inspire
N-YHS Exhibition
Grand Tour of Riker-Lent Homestead
September 16, 2007
3:00-5:00pm, $15/advance, $20/door
Meet at the Riker Homestead at 78-03 19th Road and 78th Street
in Jackson Heights.
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This Summer in Queens History
June 3, 1913 - The official flag of Queens is adopted. Each
part of the flag were intended to symbolize moments in Queens' history.
August 27, 1776 - British troops defeat the American army under George Washington, seizing all of Long
Island and making the island an excellent base for British troops. Queens would remain under British control for
the next seven years.
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