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BronXcursions are walking tours centered on Bronx history, the borough's current and emerging cultures, and unique qualities.
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BronXcursions and its Founder
BronXcursions are walking tours centered on Bronx history, its current and emerging cultures, and are designed to educate the inquiring mind in the name of pride and preservation. Lead by licensed tour guide and Bronx history enthusiast Angel Hernandez, these walking tours are done in any given neighborhood - by foot, bus, and even the subway. In a rapidly changing metropolis such at The Bronx, local history is a fleeting concept. Hyper development and impending demographic shifts tends to threat the current fabric of The Bronx community, putting in jeopardy remnants of a rich and historic past. In keeping the momentum with such rapid change, local historians must engage and tell the story of this great All-American City. To share the story of The Bronx with others, whether it be tourists or locals, is to teach about the current fabric that withstands drastic change and adversity. Through the dissemination of local history, we demonstrate our achievements of the past, celebrate our accomplishments in the contemporary, and with the succession of ages, cement our legacies for our future Bronxites.
Yet, who is behind all this?
Angel Hernandez is a native of The Bronx, with a passion to unearth historic information on his hometown. A graduate of Lehman College with a B.A. in Sociology and M.A. in History, Angel enjoys educating people in The Bronx about its rich history and its ever-changing demographics. He works very close with educational institutions in an effort to teach local and neighborhood history to students – a subject rarely taught in the classroom.
Before creating BronXcursions, Inc, Angel served 9 years as Director of Programs and External Relations for The Bronx County Historical Society. During his tenure, Angel began The Bronx Latino History Project, raised funds for audio tours to be implemented at the Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and the Valentine-Varian House (Museum of Bronx History), and conducted numerous walking tours and lectures on Bronx history. In a prime example of innovation in the modern technological realm, in 2016 Angel helped secure nearly $200,000 in capital funding from the office of the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr, to start a digitization project. This project will be the first of its kind since The Bronx County Historical Society was founded in 1955.
