Exploring the Unique Neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York
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The Bommer family collection includes photographs of 80 buildings across Brooklyn. Many photographs in the album are numbered, which appear on an accompanying street map of Brooklyn. bklynlib.org/3wDnjcf 🏠
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[27-29 Union Place], circa 1940; Bommer family collection

Amazing night at Center for Brooklyn History : salon curated by Molly Crabapple🇵🇷 feat. Asad أسد 🗽🍎 , a dope salsa orchestra & so much more. I even got a personal tour w/ Dominique Jean-Louis of portraits upstairs.🙏🏼Congrats & thx 2 everyone involved who produced a stellar night. 🌹🌹🎇🤩😊

Morgenavond op npo2: de afsluitende aflevering van ‘Jan Janszoon, piraat van de wereld’. Het bizarre verhaal gaat uiteindelijk richting Brooklyn, dus daarom trok ik vanuit Brooklyn+Breukelen graag samen op met de programmamakers…

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NPO 2 Center for Brooklyn History

Today’s POTW captures a moment from the opening of the Brooklyn Historical Society's 1995 exhibition PLAY BALL!. Click here for more: bklynlib.org/3K1UJ7J ⚾
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October 1995. Brooklyn Historical Society Institutional Records. Funded by the Leon Levy Foundation

This Friday 22:19 CET, the final episode of the Jansen van Salé story. On Dutch national television NPO 2. About the early history of Brooklyn. Starring Dominic Jean-Louis, chief historian of Center for Brooklyn History.

Did you know that Mount Prospect Park used to be a reservoir? Built in 1856, it held 20 million gallons of water supplied to the western part of Brooklyn. The reservoir was replaced by Mount Prospect Park in 1939.
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circa 1875, George Bradford Brainerd photograph collection

Zoe Kazan at the discussion with Isaac Butler about his new book The Method at the Center for Brooklyn History (11.21.23).

Born into slavery, Elizabeth Gloucester rose to become the wealthiest colored woman in the US. Join us on May 22 at 6:30pm at CBH for an evening uncovering her overlooked legacy and impact on Brooklyn today. bklynlib.org/49Uy73g

Although a lot younger than the Breukelen Bridge, a lot changed at the Brooklyn Bridge over the years…

#brooklyn history #breukelenstory #breukelenbrooklyn #breukelenbridge #brooklyn bridge #brooklyn

This carved wood belonged to Brooklynite Henry Bell (1898-1981). Henry had owned this bit of wood since he was 12 years old, salvaged from the 'Washington Willow tree' that stood on the corner of Third Street and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn. bklynlib.org/3WIsPVA
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Commissioner Commissioner Manuel Castro was honored to be a part of the unveiling of an invaluable fixture of Center for Brooklyn History and education.

#Brooklyn and the rest of #NYC would not be what they are today without all the vibrant & immigrant communities that call them home. Brooklyn Public Library

Join Documented Monday, June 10 at Center for Brooklyn History for Making NYC Home: The Trials and Triumphs of Asylum Seekers and Migrants.

Featuring Mihad Abdallah, Alexa Avilés and Documented journalists Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Rommel H Ojeda and Fisayo Okare.

Details & RSVP: bklynlibrary.org/calendar/just-…

“She wrote poetry, she published, she was read, and then she died.” Former Brooklyn poet laureate D. Nurkse spoke those words as an introduction to the poet Enid Dame. Learn more here: bklynlib.org/3wBcW8P
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Dina Abdulhadi reading, April 24 2024. Photo: Kevina Tidwell

Born into slavery, Elizabeth Gloucester rose to become the wealthiest colored woman in the US. Join us on May 22 at 6:30pm at CBH for an evening uncovering her overlooked legacy and impact on Brooklyn today. bklynlib.org/49Uy73g

The Guarantee asks us to imagine an America where housing, health care, a college education, dignified work, family care, an inheritance, and an income floor are guaranteed. Discuss with Natalie Foster and Tressie McMillan Cotton on May 21 at CBH. RSVP: bklynlib.org/44c43il

Dive in to bathing suit season! These little campers are showing off a variety of trunk styles suitable for swimming, boating, fishing, and fighting whatever terrible monsters live in that deep, dark lake. Good luck, kids!
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[YMCA campers], circa 1960, V1973.5.545

Do you want to learn more about the world's most beautiful cemetery but don't know where to start? Check out our all-new Green-Wood Cemetery research guide! bklynlib.org/3Uyki58

View of @greenwoodHF, circa 1875, BRAI_0221; George Bradford Brainerd photograph collection

Calling all educators! Join us for an in-person professional development workshop at the Center for Brooklyn History. Learn more and register here: bklynlib.org/3QFgzBr