In preparation for its 150th anniversary, the Brooklyn Historical Society pursued a vision of bringing the interiors of its attractively preserved building on Pierrepont Street into the 21st century, ...

Brooklyn Historical Society exhibit explores the meaning of sickness and health. June 2, 2019. The Red Hook Health Center in Brooklyn in 1920. (Library of Congress) ...

The Brooklyn Historical Society was founded by Mrs. Elizabeth Wachs on Sept. 30, 1970, and the original museum opened Sept. 30, 1973. A new addition opened on Sept. 30, 1984.

Men constructing Brooklyn’s sewer system in the 19th century. Photo by Brooklyn Historical Society Ever wonder about what goes on in Brooklyn’s plumbing? As part of its How Brooklyn Works series, the ...

For one thing, author Norman Juster and illustrator Jules Feiffer lived in the same Brooklyn Heights building. Not bad.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Brooklyn Historical Society has hosted 32 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2006 Speech. The year with the most events was 2017 with five events.

The Brooklyn Public Library and the Brooklyn Historical Society have announced a new plan to combine, merging their rich archival collections into what both institutions are billing as the premier ...

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS) will honor Janet and David Offensend at BHS’s eighth annual Library Dinner. Ron Chernow, distinguished commentator on politics ...

“The Garden Tour is not only a fundraiser for the Northport Historical Society and Museum but also an invitation to step into ...

The Brooklyn Historical Society , founded in 1863, is a museum, library, and educational center preserving and encouraging the study of Brooklyn's 400-year past. The society's Romanesque Revival ...