
The Center for Brooklyn History preserves, protects and shares Brooklyn’s history with the borough’s diverse audiences—and beyond.
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03March Wednesday
Virtual Program | When History Meets Imagination: Russell Shorto and Jennifer Egan on Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Where They Cross
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10March Wednesday
Virtual Program | Framing U.S. History: The Thorny Business of Teaching the Past
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11March Thursday
Virtual Program | Jewish Brooklyn: From Gefilte Fish to Kibbeh
Announcing the Center for Brooklyn History
Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) is now the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library. By combining these institutions, the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) becomes the most expansive collection of Brooklyn history in the world.
The Center will democratize access to Brooklyn’s history and be dedicated to expanding and diversifying representation of the history of the borough by unifying resources and expertise, and broadening reach and impact throughout Brooklyn and beyond.



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