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THE BOSTON SOCIETY OF 

 NATURAL HISTORY 



1830-1930 



MILESTONES 



N February 9, 1930, the Boston Society of Natural History 

 passes its hundredth milestone along the road of years. 



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THE first meeting of the Society was held at the house of Dr. 

 Walter Channing on February 9, 1830, and a committee was 

 appointed. The members of the first committee are entitled to 

 honorable mention and to our gratitude. Dr. Channing was made 

 chairman and Mr. Simon E. Greene, secretary. They had for their 

 colleagues Dr. George Hayward, Dr. John Ware, Mr. Edward 

 Brooks, Dr. Amos Binney, and Mr. George B. Emerson. 



Here is the personnel of the first office-bearers of the Society : 



Thomas Nuttall, President 



George Hayward, First Vice-President 



John Ware, Second Vice-President 



Gamaliel Bradford, Corresponding Secretary 



Theophilus Parsons, Recording Secretary 



Simon E. Greene, Treasurer 



Seth Bass, Librarian 



Curators 



Francis Alger George B. Emerson 



Amos Binney, Jr. Francis C. Gray 



Edward Brooks Benjamin D. Greene 



Walter Channing Joseph W. McKean 



