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Sewer and population maps at the BHS

Posted on November 9, 2011 by achavez

My visit to the Brooklyn Historical Society started with a discussion about population, diseases, and living situations. At first we sat in our old seats with our group then after the brief discussion the groups begun to switch tables.  My … Continue reading →

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How the Population Shaped Brooklyn

Posted on November 8, 2011 by ronnyandread

Population density, a measurement of the amount of people living in a certain area. Population density had the biggest impact in how Brooklyn transformed. This goes for practically every city, state, and country that has ever existed actually. In my … Continue reading →

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-Maps at BHS –

Posted on November 7, 2011 by julie001

On this trip to the BHS we continued from last weeks visit. We started at the tables from the last visit and heard a brief discussion on outcast and discrimination.  We discussed neighbors and there differences. We learned how depending … Continue reading →

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Funeral notes: How much is a good funeral worth?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Isaias G.

On my third visit to the BHS, I looked at some funeral notes (Call Number ArMs 1977.049  Box 2 of 3) detailing the gruesome details of the who and how many died in the Brooklyn Theater fire. The documents even … Continue reading →

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Map stories

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Isaias G.

Can a map tell a story? Well that’s what I asked myself on my fourth visit to the BHS. Here I had the opportunity to see maps that are over 100 years old. The maps are kept in excellent condition … Continue reading →

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Maps at the Brooklyn Historical Society

Posted on October 30, 2011 by julie001

On our fourth trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society we started off with a tour of maps led by a woman named Caroline. The first map was a 2011 subway station map. After we looked at 8 other maps oldest … Continue reading →

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Fourth Visit to the BHS

Posted on October 30, 2011 by darlinhd

This visit to the BHS felt like it was shorter than any other visit because time passed by too fast. During the short time though, we got to look at an atlas that was full of maps of Brooklyn. The … Continue reading →

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Fire in Brooklyn: How Tragedy Shaed the Future

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Isaias G.

Alex C, Eliza B, Joshua M, Anthony V, Horacio, Isaías G     10/18/11   What kind of Questions did each of the three stations bring up? What kind of information did you find?   Information gathered – The Theater … Continue reading →

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They said, I say.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Freddy H

During my visit to the BHS my group got a chance to view the computer database using past perfect and we were also able to look at the geography of Brooklyn and its changes during different time periods. On the … Continue reading →

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Shocking and Forgotten?

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Sheily F.

What if the Holocaust or 911 were not recognized? These event had a hurtful impact on people’s lives and that is main reason why they are commemorate until the present. During the 1840’s there was significant immigration to the United … Continue reading →

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