Join the NYG&B as we tour the impressive collections of The Bronx County Historical Society and the Bronx County Archives. We will be joined by two research librarians, Pastor Crespo, Jr. and Saher Al Khamash, who will give attendees a guided tour of the various resources available at these repositories. Examples include a high school yearbook collection, an extensive photographic collection of Bronx streets, various Bronx newspapers, and vertical files on notable Bronx personalities. The Bronx County Historical Society also has incredible finding aids on its Social Justice Collections, which include audio-visual; paper and mixed media; oral history; photograph; and newspaper collections on a number of topics, including Black history and culture, Latin and jazz music, social justice struggles, and housing.
The tour will include the Research Library, located at 3309 Bainbridge Avenue, and the Bronx County Archives at 3313 Bainbridge Avenue. Research librarians will also give a presentation on the resources, files, and other archival materials available at these repositories for genealogical research.
Due to the limited size of the research library, space on the tour is limited.
Program Support
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
