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Headquartered in the Kingsland Homestead, a historic 18th-century Long Island half-house, the Queens Historical Society presents the rich history of New York City's most extensive borough. The society mounts a regular series of exhibitions, lectures and slide presentations in its gallery space. It also gives guided house and walking tours, offers educational programs, publishes a quarterly newsletter and is a vital resource for local preservation groups and historical societies. In addition, it maintains a library and archive of primary and secondary source materials covering over 300 years of the history of the borough.

• Directions: By subway: #7 train to the last stop, Main Street, Flushing. Walk two blocks east on Roosevelt Avenue to Bowne Street. Turn left, continue walking until Margaret Carman Green Park. Walk through the park. QHS is the first house on the left hand side.
  
  
  
  By bus: Q13 or Q28 to Parsons & Northern Blvds. Q12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 44, 48, 65, 66, to Main Street, Flushing and follow the above subway directions.
  
  
  
  By car: Take the Long Island Expressway from the Queens Midtown Tunnel to the Van Wyck Expressway. Get on the Van Wyck going north. Exit the Van Wyck at the Northern Blvd. East exit. Travel along Northern Blvd. past Main Street for three traffic lights until Parsons Blvd. Turn right on Parsons Blvd. Make a right on 37th Avenue. The Kingsland Homestead is at the right at the end of the cul-de-sac.

• Disability Access: 1st floor fully accessible
• Gift Shops: Books, keychains, quill pens, bookmarks, postcards

Get involved with Queens Historical Society

• Donations through NYCharities.org
• Memberships