Queens Historical Society

Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States2-10 Employees

The Queens Historical Society (QHS) is a not-for-profit organization focused on the history of Queens, located at 14335 37th Avenue in Flushing, New York 11354. It is the largest and most active historical society in Queens, with a borough-wide scope and impact. The organization maintains an archive and library of primary and secondary sources and provides research assistance to students, historians, and the public; it offers programs for audiences ranging from elementary students to senior citizens and conducts exhibitions, slide lectures, panel discussions, tours, and concerts. QHS owns and maintains Kingsland Homestead, a late 18th-century Long Island Half-House structure designated as the first New York City landmark in Queens County, located in Weeping Beech Park in Flushing; it also owns the Moore-Jackson Cemetery in Woodside and has incorporated collections from the Flushing Historical Society and related organizations. Founded in 1968 by preservationists to save the Kingsland Homestead, the organization traces its origins to the Kingsland Preservation Committee, which evolved into QHS in the 1970s. It has a small staff, with 2-10 employees, and maintains a website at https://queenshistoricalsociety.org.

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