New-York Historical Society Teen Historians

Many of us are familiar with the Holocaust also known as Shoah. The Holocaust was the mass murder of or genocide of approximately six million Jews during World War II, as part of the Nazi’s systematic state sponsored murder, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany. Even though many Germans supported and…

Since his first appearance in 1938 in Action Comics #1, Superman has become a permanent household name across the globe and has morphed from a teenage fantasy into a symbol for the American values of justice, heroism, and tight suits. Commencing what has now been deemed the Golden Age of comics, Superman was the first of his…

            There is no doubt that Apple Inc. will be known throughout history as a standard-bearer of American business clout as well as American innovation. With the rise of Apple products, one can walk down the streets of New York and easily see hundreds of people on an iPhone. As a…

                HIV/AIDS is a topic which people discuss so that it can be prevented. We know enough about this disease due to the help of organizations that try to inform teens and the general public on how to protect themselves. However, this was not the case when the epidemic started to spread like wild fire;…

I go to school in Lower Manhattan. During the school year, I spend more time in Tribeca and Battery Park City than I do in my own neighborhood. So when I found out we would be taking a walking tour of the historical landmarks in this area that I thought I knew so well, I…

During these next couple weeks, my research will focus on a “Confederate Palmetto Flag” from the Civil War in 50 Objects exhibit:  If you recognize the design, it’s probably because it is very similar to the contemporary South Carolina state flag: These flags have two common elements: the crescent moon, and the palmetto tree. The crescent…

This photograph, and many others in the collection at the New-York Historical Society, was taken by Claire Yaffa. It is a part of the AIDS in New York: The First Five Years exhibition. Claire Yaffa is a famous photographer whose work has been featured in The New York Times and many other major publications. Yaffa…

John James Audubon was born on April 26th 1785 in Haiti. He was the son of a French captain and a Spanish creole. He was taken to Paris where he studied with the French painter Jacques-Louis David. Audubon escaped from France in 1803 to prevent being drafted into the Napoleonic wars. He settled on a…

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”                                                       -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Many Americans have heard of this quote at one point or another. Stemming from the…