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Roslyn Landmark Society
The Roslyn Landmark Society (also known as RLS) is a nonprofit historical society headquartered at 36 Main Street in Roslyn, New York. It serves as the historical and landmark society for the Greater Roslyn area. Description The Roslyn Landmark Society was founded in 1961. It was founded by Dr. Roger Gerry and his wife, Peggy when the historic downtown of Roslyn was threatened by destruction associated with urbanization. It was created to help preserve the Roslyn area's local history and to educate locals on the area's history. In the late 2010s, the funds needed were raised to restore the historic Roslyn Grist Mill, which is owned by Nassau County. The project, which the Roslyn Landmark Society is involved in, had been delayed for several decades, and as part of it, the property will be restored, and the Roslyn Landmark Society will use it as an education and research center. The project is ongoing as of 2021. During the same decade, the Roslyn Landmark Society was also inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Society
A historical society (sometimes also preservation society) is an organization dedicated to preserving, collecting, researching, and interpreting historical information or items. Originally, these societies were created as a way to help future generations understand their heritage. Historical societies vary in specialization, with focuses ranging from specific geographical areas such as countries or towns, universities, railways, ethnic and religious groups, to genealogy, pioneer history, and the preservation of antiques or historic buildings. Often, many of these organizations ensure that historic architecture is preserved/restored and period houses are maintained for tours open to the public. History It is said that historical societies originated in Western Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. These early organizations were usually formed as societies for “lovers of Antiquity.” The oldest historical society in the United States is what is now called the Massachus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George W
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. While in his twenties, Bush flew warplanes in the Texas Air National Guard. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 1975, he worked in the oil industry. In 1978, Bush unsuccessfully ran for the House of Representatives. He later co-owned the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball before he was elected governor of Texas in 1994. As governor, Bush successfully sponsored legislation for tort reform, increased education funding, set higher standards for schools, and reformed the criminal justice system. He also helped make Texas the leading producer of wind powered electricity in the nation. In the 2000 presidential election, Bush defeated Democratic incum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslyn Savings Bank Building
The Roslyn Savings Bank Building is a landmarked, historic commercial building located on Old Northern Boulevard in the Roslyn, New York, Incorporated Village of Roslyn, in the Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, Long Island, New York (state), New York, United States. Description The building was originally built for the Roslyn Savings Bank on the site of its older bank building in 1932. It was designed by architect Alfred Shaknis, Alfred C. Shaknis and replaced the previous, 1906 bank building; the previous bank building housed both the Roslyn Savings Bank and the Bank of Hempstead Harbor – the latter of which would eventually be renamed the Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company and move to Roslyn National Bank and Trust Company Building, its own standalone location down the street in 1931. Additions to the building were built in 1963 and 1980. The building's additions occupy the former site of the Roslyn Hotel. The original portion of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
