Center for Brooklyn History

Center for Brooklyn History The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) is the most expansive collection of Brooklyn history in the world.
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All reference questions should be directed to [email protected]. 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 ex

panding and diversifying representation of the history of the borough by unifying resources and expertise, and broadening reach and impact throughout Brooklyn and beyond.

The New York Woman takes up space, she will be seen. Her feather matches her bag. She has no time for you. 🪶 [The New Yo...
05/29/2026

The New York Woman takes up space, she will be seen. Her feather matches her bag. She has no time for you. 🪶
[The New York Woman magazine, March 7, 1937], The New York Woman magazine collection (1985.013), Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History

Join us for a screening of The Brave Man, as filmmaker Joseph M. McCarthy brings the largest battle of the American Revo...
05/29/2026

Join us for a screening of The Brave Man, as filmmaker Joseph M. McCarthy brings the largest battle of the American Revolution to life🇺🇸 📜

Join us post screening with McCarthy, and Historian Barnet Schecter as they are led in conversation with CBH Chief Historian Dominique Jean-Louis 👈
📆 Wednesday, June 10, 2026
🕙 6:30–8 PM
📍 Center for Brooklyn History

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🔗 https://bklynlib.org/3P4NrWF

This program is presented in conjunction with the Center for Brooklyn History’s current exhibition, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

This Chancellor’s Day, join the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) and The Green-Wood Cemetery to take a deeper dive into...
05/28/2026

This Chancellor’s Day, join the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) and The Green-Wood Cemetery to take a deeper dive into the largest battle of the American Revolution: the Battle of Brooklyn.

Our professional development for educators will begin at the Center for Brooklyn History at 128 Pierrepont Street, where participants will explore strategies for engaging with archival resources. After lunch, participants will be provided with free transportation via trolley to Green-Wood’s Green-House at 750 Fifth Avenue for the afternoon session.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Participants will receive 6 CTLE hours. Click here for the full schedule and registration: https://bklynlib.org/4nR90a9

This photograph comes from the Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection, which contains approximately 7000 items ...
05/28/2026

This photograph comes from the Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection, which contains approximately 7000 items dating from the mid 19th century to the beginning of the 21st. Click here for the full collection guide: https://bklynlib.org/4nGgo8r
[The Yankee Diner at 5117 4th Avenue], circa 1945, arc.202_box17_383; Brooklyn photograph and illustration collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History

Join us for a powerful discussion on community control and the ongoing fight against displacement in Brooklyn’s historic...
05/28/2026

Join us for a powerful discussion on community control and the ongoing fight against displacement in Brooklyn’s historic Black neighborhoods. 🪧 📘

Inspired by Abigail Savitch-Lew’s novel Livonia Chow Mein, we’re spotlighting the strength and agency of local residents who continue to shape their communities.

Don’t miss this impactful event, presented in connection with CBH’s “People Making Power: Politics in Brooklyn” 👈
📆 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕕 6:30 pm – 8 pm
📍 Center for Brooklyn History

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🔗 https://bklynlib.org/4eXbRfu

Celebrate Pride Month by exploring the inspiring story of Margaret Anderson and Jane Heap—pioneers who redefined modern ...
05/27/2026

Celebrate Pride Month by exploring the inspiring story of Margaret Anderson and Jane Heap—pioneers who redefined modern literature and championed q***r voices from the margins. Join us for a special program honoring their legacy. 🌈✍️

📆 Tuesday, June 16 2026,
🕒 6:30 pm – 8 pm
📍 Center for Brooklyn History

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🔗 https://bklynlib.org/4tGGgCf

The Brooklyn letterhead collection spans 200 years of business in Brooklyn. Several thousand different businesses, insti...
05/27/2026

The Brooklyn letterhead collection spans 200 years of business in Brooklyn. Several thousand different businesses, institutions, and organizations are represented in the collection, including carpenters, plumbers, painters, city agencies, religious institutions, and more. Click here for a full list: https://bklynlib.org/4wopNoV
[Knickerbocker Ice Company], 1868, Brooklyn letterhead collection (BCMS.0008); Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History

05/26/2026

Join us for Part Three of Confronting Climate Change 🌱 🌎 — focusing on solutions and the collective work needed to build a more sustainable future.

What tools do we already have to address the climate crisis? What innovations are emerging? And what will it take not just to imagine change, but to implement it at scale?

Join Michael Burger, Jesse M. Keenan, Nadia Seeteram and Rebecca Hersher as they tackle these questions!
📆 Monday, June 8, 2026
🕐 6:30-8 pm
📍 Center for Brooklyn History

Learn More & check out our previous panels online today!
🔗 https://bklynlib.org/3O0TTgO

This series is presented in generous support from Con Edison 🩵

⚾ In 2026, thirty percent of the Major League Baseball players are of Latino and Hispanic descent. As baseball season is...
05/26/2026

⚾ In 2026, thirty percent of the Major League Baseball players are of Latino and Hispanic descent. As baseball season is underway, we examine the legacy of Luis Olmo, the first Puerto Rican player for the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the second Puerto Rican player in the major leagues. Olmo’s career in the Dodgers, and baseball, marked a precedent for the Latino presence in the sport at a time when racial integration was almost entirely absent. Click here to read more in this month's Brooklynology blog post: https://bklynlib.org/4dzoQBG
[Down Mexico Way], 1946, DODG_0848, Brooklyn Daily Eagle Photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

The Center for Brooklyn History is closed today in observance of Memorial Day.[Gregory McNeff, 4, and Denise Murphy, 5, ...
05/25/2026

The Center for Brooklyn History is closed today in observance of Memorial Day.
[Gregory McNeff, 4, and Denise Murphy, 5, pay their respects to the Stars and Stripes as the Memorial Day procession swings along Eastern Parkway], 1952, HOLI_0405; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History

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Friday 12pm - 5pm
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Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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