New-York Historical Society Teen Historians

New York City was a mess throughout the 70s, 80s, and early 90s. Across the board crime rates were high, being their highest in 1990. There were 2,600 homicides, 5,300 rapes, and 188,000 vehicle thefts. Things seemed as if they could only get worse, but something peculiar happened. Crimes rates dropped fast. Within 6 years…

Our Summer 2013 Student Historians are here!!! They have already started posting, and will continue to post, throughout their experience as high school interns at the New-York Historical Society this summer, enjoy! You will get to know all 29 of our amazing interns who represent high schools from all 5 boroughs and the surrounding metropolitan…

We visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage on our first week of the internship. We very much enjoyed getting to know the High School Apprentices on the tour of the Museum. In the beginning, there was an activity where we were given artifacts which represented the identity of all the interns. Then, in groups, we had to…

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…