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Published March 23, 2013

Anna Marie

By Robert Henry

As I get older the memories of my childhood have begun to fade. It's very unfortunate. I have... See More

Published March 23, 2013

They came because they always do. Maspeth Remembers and Dedicates Site of Tragic Fire 50 Years ago.

By Robert F. Holden

The date was October 26, 1962. The country and the world were concerned about the very real... See More

Published March 23, 2013

It Was Not a Ghost, But a Ventriloquist That Shrieked at Midnight in the Lutheran Cemetery.

By BROOKLYN EAGLE SEPTEMBER 23, 1887

Frederick Schmidt, of Middle Village is an accomplished ventriloquist. On Tuesday night about... See More

Published March 23, 2013

The Blizzard of 1888

By by DOROTHY SPEER

March 12, 2013 marked the 125th Anniversary of the Blizzard of 1888. The storm featured 80 MPH... See More

Published December 12, 2009

CITY LORE; The Trees That Don't Grow in Brooklyn

By ADAM FIFIELD Published: April 1, 2001 New York Times

SECLUDED among loam hills in central Queens, before the advent of urban zoning and brick row... See More

Published November 8, 2009

A Father’s Grief, a Father's Rage

By NEAL HIRSCHFELD Published: January 7, 2007 New York Times

Eighty years ago next month — on Feb. 13, 1927 — Joey Caruso, age 6, died in a tenement... See More

Published December 23, 2007

Old Christmases

By Arthur White, December 14, 1927, page 12

When Clement Clarke Moore composed the immortal Christmas poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" at his... See More

Published October 23, 2007

The Cemetery Belt

By Rhona Amon, Newsday

Why does Queens have so many cemeteries? Answers go back to mid-1800s... See More

Published April 6, 2007

Three popular places where Brooklyn Germans love to spend their Sundays

By Brooklyn Eagle, August 17, 1890

The peculiar attractions of Middle Village and Cypress Hills and the picturesquely rural scenes of... See More

Published March 15, 2007

Bringing Order Out of Chaos in Street Naming and House Numbering

By Charles U. Powell, Engineer in Charge, Topographical Bureau, Borough of Queens

How the Great Borough of Queens, New York City, Composed of Sixty Former Villages, Changed the... See More

Published February 17, 2007

Thaddeus Kosciuszko – A Polish Son of Liberty, Hero of the American Revolution

By Kosciuszko Foundation

Of the many distinguished military men who came from abroad to fight for the independence of the... See More

Published February 5, 2007

The Confederate Dead in Brooklyn

By John F. Walter

Alexander Hodges, was tall for a Civil War soldier, standing six feet two inches. William Tilley... See More

Published January 14, 2007

Garrit Furman

By James Driscoll, President, Queens Historical Society

Garrit Furman was probably born near an old farming village called Dry Harbor, which was a... See More

Published December 29, 2006

Caving in of a Draw-Bridge

By Brooklyn Eagle, December 5, 1860

Yesterday, the Draw-bridge over Newtown creek, connecting Greenpoint with Queens county, on the... See More

Published December 20, 2006

An Old Historic Town

By Brooklyn Times, June 2, 1889

Maspeth, situated in the western part of the town, is located on three plots of ground on the north... See More

Published December 14, 2006

Saloons By The Score

By Brooklyn Eagle, December 9, 1894

There is perhaps no section in the state of New York where less restrictions are imposed upon the... See More

Published December 13, 2006

Off the Track

By Brooklyn Eagle, August 23, 1873

An unusual occurrence for the South Side Railroad, which has latterly enjoyed an exceptional... See More

Published December 12, 2006

Residences Which Are Historical

By Brooklyn Eagle, October 22, 1899

Elmhurst is the modern climax of that historic locality formerly constituting the Town of Newtown... See More

Published December 11, 2006

Maspeth’s Ancient Name

By Brooklyn Eagle, March 19, 1889

From the patent granted by Governor Kieft to the Rev. Francis Doughty and companions, March 26,... See More

Published December 10, 2006

What We've Lost

By Christina Wilkinson

Our area is steeped in history. Maspeth was the first settlement in Queens and Middle Village was... See More

Published December 8, 2006

Body Burning

By Brooklyn Eagle, November 21, 1885

The crematory stands upon a hill two hundred yards east of the Fresh Pond station. At present it... See More

Published December 8, 2006

Island’s Oldest Village

By Brooklyn Eagle, August 11, 1900

In the struggle for establishment and existence through the first hundred years of its life the... See More

Published December 6, 2006

Middle Village of Old

By Brooklyn Eagle, January 4, 1898

Middle Village population of fifty years ago was different than that of today. Indeed, the great... See More

Published December 6, 2006

Past and Present of the Stream Called Bushwick or Newtown

By Brooklyn Eagle, April 30, 1885

There was a time, and that within the recollection of men of middle age, when this creek, the... See More

Published December 6, 2006

No Beer or Base Ball

By Brooklyn Eagle, May 8, 1893

Police Justice William T. Monteverde, who assumed the duties of his office on May 1, yesterday... See More

Published December 2, 2006

Destruction of the Alsop House

By Brooklyn Eagle, March 28, 1880

The extension of Calvary Cemetery by the addition of one hundred acres occasions the demolition of... See More

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Historians Push To Put Disassembled Queens Church Back Together

Anna Marie

They came because they always do. Maspeth Remembers and Dedicates Site of Tragic Fire 50 Years ago.

The Fight

The New York Connecting Railroad

Shocking Catastrophe ‒ Five Children Smothered to Death in Newtown

A Shocking Suicide as Unknown Woman Cuts Her Throat at Maspeth

It Was Not a Ghost, But a Ventriloquist That Shrieked at Midnight in the Lutheran Cemetery.

The Blizzard of 1888

CITY LORE; The Trees That Don't Grow in Brooklyn

A Father’s Grief, a Father's Rage

Old Christmases

The Cemetery Belt

Three popular places where Brooklyn Germans love to spend their Sundays

Bringing Order Out of Chaos in Street Naming and House Numbering

Thaddeus Kosciuszko – A Polish Son of Liberty, Hero of the American Revolution

The Confederate Dead in Brooklyn

Garrit Furman

Caving in of a Draw-Bridge

An Old Historic Town

Saloons By The Score

Off the Track

Residences Which Are Historical

Maspeth’s Ancient Name

What We've Lost

Body Burning

Island’s Oldest Village

Middle Village of Old

Past and Present of the Stream Called Bushwick or Newtown

No Beer or Base Ball

Destruction of the Alsop House

Our Next Meeting

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