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Tags: Brooklyn
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Caretakers as Changemakers
This is the first in our series of blogposts that look at specific sections of the exhibition "Taking Care of Brooklyn."
Posted on March 23, 2020
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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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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
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131 Miles and Countless Stories: Finding the Lost Histories of Brooklyn’s Waterfront
My goal was simple but elusive – to figure out exactly how many miles of coastline there were in the borough of Brooklyn.
Posted on January 20, 2018
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Stories of Our Brooklyn Firefighters
Brooklyn Historical Society has partnered with over a dozen Brooklyn schools in the past decade to implement Cultural Afterschool Adventures...
Posted on August 28, 2017
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Bushwick and her Neighbors, Vol. 1-3 now online!
Brooklyn Historical Society received a generous grant from Gerry Charitable Trust in 2015 to digitize and catalog seven scrapbooks from the Eugene L
Posted on March 21, 2017
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Bushwick and Her Neighbors, Vol. 1 is now online!
Brooklyn Historical Society received a generous grant from Gerry Charitable Trust in 2015 to digitize and catalog seven scrapbooks from Eugene L
Posted on December 19, 2016
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Teen Thursdays at BLDG 92
In 2014, NYC School’s Chancellor Carmen Farina announced a new program called Teen Thursdays, which pairs cultural institutions with middle...
Posted on January 7, 2016
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21st Century Teens at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
Since 2012, Brooklyn Historical Society has partnered with the Brooklyn Navy Yard Center at BLDG 92 to lead “Teen Innovators at BLDG 92”...
Posted on January 5, 2016