Category Archives: Responses

Oral Presentations

What was your experience giving your speech about your research project? How did it benefit you? How did hearing the other speeches benefit you?

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Reflecting on our work with BHS

What was your experience working with materials and staff from the Brooklyn Historical Society? What stands out to you? What will remain with you?

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That House on the Heights

We have read “A House on the Heights” by Truman Capote, and will discuss it this week. If you remember, Julie Golia, Public Historian at the Brooklyn Historical Society, showed us the house where Capote lived when he wrote the … Continue reading

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BHS

When first hearing we were going to the Brooklyn Historical Society to look at maps I was very skeptical at the whole idea that it would be even the least bit interesting; but to my surprise it was actually pretty … Continue reading

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