Kings County Historical Society.
Variant namesThe Kings County Historical Society was founded in 1911 and incorporated in 1913. Its objectives included the dissemination of knowledge of the early history of Kings County through lectures and publications, the promotion of historic research, the collection of items of historic interest, the creation of historic place markers, and the acquisition of historic sites.
Admission into the Society required applicants to detail their genealogy and personal ties to Brooklyn. Officers of the Society included such prominent Brooklyn residents as Charles Ditmas, Frederick Van Wyck, George Tiffany, and John Van Siclen. Active until the late 1930s, the Society's board voted to dissolve in 1941. The Long Island Historical Society (now Brooklyn Historical Society) received the organization's records and collections in 1947.
From the guide to the Kings County Historical Society records, 1911-1947, (Brooklyn Historical Society)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | John C. Ditmas account book, 1837-1854 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Ditmas, Charles Andrew. History of Amersfort Place (Flatlands, Kings County, N.Y.) : typescript / by Charles Andrew Ditmas. | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | Charles A. Ditmas collection, Bulk, 1908-1945, 1687 to circa 1935 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | Brooklyn scrapbooks collection, circa 1840 to 1979 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| creatorOf | Kings County Historical Society records, 1911-1947 | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) | |
| referencedIn | [Collection of material relating to Flatbush.]. | New-York Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Tredwell, Daniel M. (Daniel Melancthon), 1826-1921. Flatbush : typescript / by Daniel M. Tredwell. | Center for Brooklyn History (2020-) |
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| associatedWith | Ditmas, Charles A., 1887-1938 | person |
| associatedWith | Ditmas, Charles Andrew. | person |
| associatedWith | Ditmas, John C. | person |
| associatedWith | Frost, Josephine C. | person |
| associatedWith | Havemeyer, Loomis, b. 1886 | person |
| associatedWith | Hoag, Spencer | person |
| associatedWith | Mercier, Helen Cory | person |
| associatedWith | Nickerson, Herman | person |
| associatedWith | Tredwell, Daniel M. (Daniel Melancthon), 1826-1921. | person |
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| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x History | |||
| New York (N.Y.) |x Intellectual life |y 20th century | |||
| Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |x Social life and customs |
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