Background
Hermalyn, Gary Douglas was born on July 10, 1951 in New York City. Son of Sol Montcalm and Isabelle Lee Hermalyn.
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The fourth book in the Life in The Bronx Series: The Birth of The Bronx: 1609-1900. This work begins with the first written eyewitness accounts of the area that became The Bronx. Letters, diaries, and personal reminiscences, through the centuries to the "Birth" of The Bronx, when the greater city of New York was established. This work touches on the hardship, the daring, the glory, and the day to day living of the people who helped make The Bronx what is today. It features wonderful prints, drawings, maps, and photographs.
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(Life In The Bronx Series For the past 20 years, The Bro...)
Life In The Bronx Series For the past 20 years, The Bronx County Historical Society has been at work on a history of life in the borough series. In 1979, the first book, The Beautiful Bronx: 1920-1950 was published, and this was followed in 1985 by The Bronx In The Innocent Years: 1890-1925, and then in 1992 by The Bronx It Was Only Yesterday: 1935 - 1965. In 2000, The Birth of The Bronx 1609-1900 becomes the fourth in the series. Splendid works of social history, "The Life in The Bronx" series provides an engaging portrait of the mainland section of New York City at various turning points in the development of America's growing urban society. This volume takes a close look at a period of great technological change that brought the outside world closer to The Bronx. These were the decades when entertainment shifted from enjoying movies and radio, to spending hours watching newly purchased black and white television sets; when the preferred mode of transportation changed from trolleys, buses, and subways to automobiles; when popular taste in music shifted from big bands to rock 'n' roll; when heretofore tranquil neighborhoods were disturbed by the clatter of construction of new highways and high-rise housing complexes. These absorbing narratives of the colorful activities of these times is complemented with rare photographs from the research archives of The Bronx County Historical Society. They offer a vivid glimpse into the wide range of changes that occurred in these years and of the elements of continuity that preserved The Bronx as a desirable residence for the countless numbers of people that chose to make it their home.
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Hermalyn, Gary Douglas was born on July 10, 1951 in New York City. Son of Sol Montcalm and Isabelle Lee Hermalyn.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1971. Master of Arts, Long Island University, 1982. Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1985.
Executive director Bronx County History Society, since 1973. President History of New York City Project, Inc., Bronx, since 1982. Adjunct associate professor history New York University, since 1977.
Adjunct assistant professor Teacher's College, Columbia University, 1983—1985. Elected public officials, 1998.
(Life In The Bronx Series For the past 20 years, The Bro...)
(The fourth book in the Life in The Bronx Series: The Birt...)
Fellow: Explorors Club, Royal Geography Society. Member: New York City Centennial Historian, Authors Guild, American Bamboo Association (life), American Forestry Association (life), National Arts Club, Cultural Institution Group of Bronx, Museums Council New York City.
Married Elizabeth Beirne.