Bill Text: NY K00667 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Broome County Historical Society on November 20, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-14 - adopted [K00667 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00667-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 667

BY: M. of A. Lupardo

        COMMEMORATING  the 100th Anniversary of the Broome
        County Historical Society on November 20, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the quality and character of life in the communities  across  the  great
State of New York is reflective of certain exemplary organizations whose
purpose  is  dedicated  to  serving  the  community and the needs of its
citizenry; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the  100th  Anniversary  of  the  Broome  County  Historical
Society  to  be celebrated at an event to be held on Wednesday, November
20, 2019; and

  WHEREAS, First established during the summer  of  1919,  the  Broome
County  Historical  Society  began  as a meeting of five men held in the
back room of a clothing shop in Binghamton, New York; at that  gathering
it  was  decided  membership  would  be  open  to all citizens having an
interest in historical matters pertaining to Broome County; and

  WHEREAS, In its early years, the Broome  County  Historical  Society
diligently  worked to maintain and furnish a reading room, books, papers
and magazines; provide lectures on historic subjects; study the  history
of  Broome  County;  preserve stories and legends of local interest; and
acquire and preserve landmarks of interest; and

  WHEREAS, In 1942 the Broome County Historical Society  relocated  to
the  Broome County Courthouse where it established a museum which filled
three rooms on the top floor of the building; the stated purpose of  the
society  was  refined  as follows: to promote historical research within
Broome County; to gather and hold books, manuscripts, maps, pictures and
relics, and to maintain a library and museum for their preservation; and

  WHEREAS, Following  World  War  II,  the  Broome  County  Historical
Society  experienced  significant  growth which was due primarily to the
work and intense passion for local history by two men, William E. Flook,
and Foster Disinger; as a  result,  more  space  was  needed  making  it
necessary  to  move  again  in  1953, this time to Binghamton's historic
Alonzo Roberson Mansion, where the museum occupied three rooms; and

  WHEREAS, Finally, in 2000, with construction of a new Broome  County
Public  Library,  the  Broome  County  Historical  Society  moved to its
current location on the upper floor of the building; today, the  society
has  over 500 members and its collections include over 200,000 artifacts
and reaches several thousand followers daily through  television,  radio
and  social  media;  publications  are  released  each year and lectures
continue to be held; and

  WHEREAS, Steeped in a proud and distinguished  history,  the  Broome
County  Historical Society may take just pride in its purposeful growth,
as it looks forward to continuing to serve the educational, cultural and
intellectual needs of the community; now, therefore, be it


  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the  100th  Anniversary  of  the  Broome  County  Historical
Society on November 20, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Broome County Historical Society.