Tag Archives: Oral History Highlights

Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation oral history open to researchers in January, 2017!

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Brett Dion

Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) and Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) partnered on the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Oral History project in 2007-2008 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Restoration’s founding as the first community development corporation (CDC) in the United States. Fifty-six interviews were conducted … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rican Oral History Project records now open to researchers

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Brett Dion

This collection includes recordings and transcripts of oral histories narrated by those in the Puerto Rican community of Brooklyn who arrived between 1917 and 1940. The Long Island Historical Society (now Brooklyn Historical Society) initiated the Puerto Rican Oral History … Continue reading →

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Oral histories of the West Indian Carnival Documentation Project records now open to researchers!

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Brett Dion

Brooklyn Historical Society launched The West Indian Carnival Documentation Project in 1994 to supplement existing photographs and histories of the event with personal narratives and life histories of Carnival participants. In cooperation with the West Indian American Day Carnival Association … Continue reading →

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Listen to This: Crown Heights Oral History collection now open to researchers

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Brett Dion

Titled Listen to This by the donor Alexandra Kelly, this oral history collection includes interview audio and summaries created and collected within the context of a community project undertaken by project director Kelly and Paul J. Robeson High School interns … Continue reading →

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Crown Heights History Project Oral Histories now open to researchers:

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Brett Dion

Also known as “Bridging Eastern Parkway,” the Crown Heights History Project produced oral histories in audiotapes and transcripts within the context of an exhibition project undertaken in part by Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) in 1993 and 1994. Three interviewers recorded … Continue reading →

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