Bonn homeland and history association

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The Bonn Homeland and History Association was founded - under a different name - in Bonn in 1886 . The non-profit association is dedicated to the research and presentation of the city's history and the commitment to urban development and design, taking into account the urban and landscape structures that have evolved. Lectures, excursions and the organization of exhibitions are part of the historical educational work. The association also issues its own publications. With around 700 members (as of 2007) it is one of the largest associations in the city of Bonn.

history

Bonn citizens founded the Bonnensia association in 1886 at a meeting of the Historical Association for the Lower Rhine . Association for the Bonn Antiquities Collection with the aim of creating a collection of historical objects through acquisitions, which should lead to the establishment of a city history museum through the city of Bonn. At first, the collecting activity concentrated mainly on evidence of the electoral time in Bonn. In 1891 the association was renamed Alt-Bonn , in 1951 it was renamed the Bonner Heimat- und Geschichtsverein .

In 1936, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the foundation, it was decided to publish a club magazine, the Bonner Geschichtsblätter , which has been published to this day . In 1956/1957 the association's collection was transferred to municipal property. This transfer led to a contractual regulation of the already close cooperation between the city and the association. Since then, the office of the association has been operated by the Bonn city ​​archives , the history sheets are published jointly, and the editor is the city archivist. The city administration also received a seat on the association's board.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary, the association organized an exhibition in the Rheinisches Landesmuseum . Two magnificent volumes on the imperial era in Bonn have been published. With the opening of the Bonn City Museum in 1998, the original aim of the Bonnensia was finally achieved.

Members and Authors

The members of the association and the board included personalities such as the historian Olga Sonntag (honorary member), the local researcher Karl Gutzmer (honorary member), the architect Heinrich Roettgen , the art collector Carl Roettgen , the art historian Justus Müller Hofstede (chairman) and the painter Mathias Frickel . The authors of the club magazine include the painter Josef Niesen and the historians Helmut Vogt and Edith Ennen .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Gutzmer, Max Braubach (ed.): Chronicle of the city of Bonn. Chronik Verlag, 1988, p. 129
  2. ↑ a b History of the City Museum Bonn , website of the city of Bonn
  3. ↑ a b Bonner Heimat- und Geschichtsverein: history , website of the Bonner Heimat- und Geschichtsverein
  4. ↑ The archivist. Volume 54, Association of German Archivists, Main State Archives Düsseldorf, Schmitt, 2001, p. 175
  5. ↑ Dietrich Höroldt (Ed.): Bonn in the Imperial Era: 1871–1914, commemorative publication for the 100th anniversary of the Bonn Homeland and History Association. Bonn Homeland and History Association, 1986

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