Towarzystwo Historyczne w Bydgoszczy (Historischer Verein zu Bromberg) w latach 1880-1888

Abstrakt

The Historical Society (Historischer Verein) was established in Bydgoszcz in 1880. Its foundation was initiated by merchant and town councilor Hermann Franke and teacher, Dr. Wilhelm Guttmann. It associated people interested in the history of Bydgoszcz and its area, who promoted its discovery and popularization. During the initial years of its activity, there had been a particular focus on archeological research and collection of objects of historic value. Their work contributed to development of an extensive collection, displayed thanks to the efforts of the Society in the rooms of the Convent of the Poor Clares in 1890 and the library. Starting from 1886, lectures and popularization activity had started to play more important role. That year marked publishing of the first edition of the Yearbooks issued by the Historical Society. The Society had its own library. In 1888, its name was changed to the Historical Society for the Noteć District in Bydgoszcz, which resulted from the intention to demonstrate the identity of the Bydgoszcz institution after establishing of the Historical Society in Poznań (Historische Gesellschaft für die Provinz Posen) in 1885.