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Final Project: Fire, Disease, Disaster

Posted on December 16, 2011 by rayan

Rayan R. Prof. Gold City Tech December/11/2011 Fire, Disease, Disaster The time that I spent at the Brooklyn Historic Society has had a great impact on the way I think of documents of Fire, Disease, and Disaster and plays an … Continue reading →

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Final BHS Visit

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Freddy H

On my final visit to the Brooklyn Historical Society my group viewed the Gabriel Furman papers. These papers were pretty interesting being it was sort of similar to our online blog post, however, during his time period he did not … Continue reading →

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Last Visit To The BHS

Posted on December 4, 2011 by darlinhd

On our last visit to the BHS, my group read a little bit of the many pieces of writing that Gabriel Furman did during his time. He wrote a lot about what he saw happening around the world at any … Continue reading →

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What does it take for a beautiful & free world?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Miguel

The other day I was on YouTube watching some of Charlie Chaplin’s hilarious videos until I came across a rather serious recording in which he performed in. The title of the video is “The Greatest Speech Ever Made.” Sorry, I … Continue reading →

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Potatoes+Research+Knowledge=BHS!!!

Posted on December 3, 2011 by ftejeda

In our final visit to The Brooklyn Historical society  , which I most say that the experience and knowledge that I acquired  during the visits to BHS are invaluable and that the research material and potential found in this institution … Continue reading →

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Cure For Cancer

Posted on December 2, 2011 by kevin25valencia

From; Notes and Memoranda, volume 6, circa 1831- 1832; Gabriel Furman papers, ARC 190, Box 2, Folder 2, Brooklyn Historical Society. Cure for cancer – Mr Thomas Tyrell, Missouri, advertises, that a cancer upon his nose, which had been treated … Continue reading →

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Dear Brooklyn…what a world…..

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Miguel

The last and final visit to the Brooklyn Historical Society for this semester was perhaps the most intriguing. It has been an honor to have been part of such a unique learning community in which my peers and I were … Continue reading →

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A look into the past: Gabriel Furman’s View of Brooklyn

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Isaias G.

Gabriel Furman was man who paid careful attention to detail. In his journals, Furman chronicled New York’s first experience with the Cholera virus in 1832. In it he goes on to detail the death toll which the city faced at … Continue reading →

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gabriel furman journals

Posted on December 1, 2011 by sirapv

These hefty books filled with regular accounts of Brooklyn life and news abroad. I was initially impressed by the lack of writing mistakes, his meticulous ink hand writing remains in good condition. His first accounts where about disease, about how … Continue reading →

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Zuccotti Park Emptied Out

Posted on November 23, 2011 by darlinhd

In this speech posted on YouTube, the mayor, Michael Bloomberg gave an explanation why the eviction of the protesters happened so early in the morning on November 15, 2011. he said that the protesters had to leave Zuccotti Park because the … Continue reading →

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