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Digitization!
Digitization work completed on the Library & Archives project Portal to the Past!
Posted on August 21, 2019
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Newly Digitized Historic Video Now Available!
We are excited to announce that Brooklyn Historical Society has arrived on the Internet Archive!
Posted on August 5, 2019
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BHS's Young Scholars Program wins 2019 AASLH Award of Excellence for Leadership in History
The AASLH Leadership In History Awards is the Nation’s Most Prestigious Competition of Achievement in State and Local History
Posted on August 1, 2019
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Conservation: BHS’s Maps Get Some TLC!
Conservation work completed on the Library & Archives project Portal to the Past!
Posted on May 10, 2019
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Emma, the Catablog
Announcing the retirement of Emma, an interactive catalog of the archives and special collections held in the Othmer Library.
Posted on May 6, 2019
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Ronald Shiffman collection is open for research!
This collection is a rich source pertaining to community planning, housing programs and policies, community development.
Posted on April 10, 2019
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Increasing Access to Vertical Files
Over the past several months, we’ve been hard at work in the Othmer Library to improve access to our vertical files.
Posted on February 6, 2019
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Brooklyn For Peace and the Defense of Civil Liberties
By Library and Archives assistant Laura Julian. The papers of Brooklyn For Peace, which date from 1983 to the present, and consist of over 25...
Posted on November 5, 2018
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BHS Map Collection Update
Brooklyn Historical Society’s Library & Archives team has an exciting project update to share! In 2017, BHS received a generous...
Posted on September 25, 2018
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Brooklyn Historical Society Statement on Muslim Ban Ruling
As an institution dedicated to the history of Brooklyn, we are proud of the rich fabric of multicultural heritage in Brooklyn
Posted on June 27, 2018
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Just When You Thought Everything was Destroyed: Street Art and Brooklyn’s Waterfront
Brooklyn’s waterfront neighborhoods have undergone many transformations throughout history. From small villages, to bustling dock-side...
Posted on June 14, 2018
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Happy Passover and Easter!
Tis the season of Easter and Passover celebrations! In recognition of both holidays we thought we’d bring you two photos this week
Posted on April 4, 2018