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The Brook­lyn his­tor­i­cal So­ci­ety, 128 Pier­re­pont Street, Brook­lyn, NY 11201, Sep­tem­ber 24, 2013 at 1:30p.m. Today, my sec­ond visit to the Brook­lyn His­tor­i­cal So­ci­ety as it cel­e­brates its 150th an­niver­sary. It “is at a mag­i­cal cross­roads, where his­tory meets the fu­ture”. The ar­chi­tec­tural de­sign of the build­ing is truly mag­nif­i­cent and re­minded me of our past his­tory and of those who have left their marks on so­ci­ety. The ex­hibits were lo­cated on the sec­ond floor. As I as­cended the stair­ways to the sec­ond floor of this old build­ing, the boarded stair­ways squeaked under our weight re­mind­ing me I am step­ping into the past and com­par­ing it to the pre­sent. The ex­hibit I found most in­ter­est­ing fea­tured an in­di­vid­ual named Gabriel Fur­man born in 1800-1854 was a lawyer, politi­cian, New York State sen­a­tor, and his­to­rian of early Brook­lyn, New York. He wrote on ge­o­graph­i­cal and his­tor­i­cal events con­cern­ing the town of Brook­lyn, on Long-Is­land in the 1824. His jour­nals were fas­ci­nat­ing and mes­mer­iz­ing. As a nurs­ing stu­dent I found the topic on the dis­ease Cholera and the use of opium and ad­dic­tion very in­ter­est­ing. It is very sad to read of a man so promi­nent and pow­er­ful is his time over­come by ad­dic­tion and lone­li­ness .Many peo­ple in our com­mu­ni­ties are suf­fer­ing from drug ad­dic­tions. I will ex­plore the Cholera dis­ease and the use of opium as it af­fects our com­mu­ni­ties today.

The Brooklyn historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, September 24, 2013 at 1:30p.m. Today, my second visit to the Brooklyn Historical Society as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. It “is at a magical crossroads, where history meets the future”. The architectural design of the building is truly magnificent and reminded me of our past history and of those who have left their marks on society. The exhibits were located on the second floor. As I ascended the stairways to the second floor of this old building, the boarded stairways squeaked under our weight reminding me I am stepping into the past and comparing it to the present. The exhibit I found most interesting featured an individual named Gabriel Furman born in 1800-1854 was a lawyer, politician, New York State senator, and historian of early Brooklyn, New York. He wrote on geographical and historical events concerning the town of Brooklyn, on Long-Island in the 1824. His journals were fascinating and mesmerizing. As a nursing student I found the topic on the disease Cholera and the use of opium and addiction very interesting. It is very sad to read of a man so prominent and powerful is his time overcome by addiction and loneliness .Many people in our communities are suffering from drug addictions. I will explore the Cholera disease and the use of opium as it affects our communities today.