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Essay 6: 2 Blog Post and Reflection Summary.

Walking Tour The walking tour of Downtown Brooklyn and Brooklyn Heights is very interesting and I learned many new things during the tour. One of the most interesting things I learned is the boot scraper. It is the first time … Continue reading

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Reflection on visit to BHS

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live in Brooklyn in the 1900’s? Well I did and I was able to find out the answer through Brooklyn Historical Society. My expierence at BHS was an interesting one. We … Continue reading

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When i walked into my speech class the first day of my college career, i didn’t know what to expect. Than Professor Davis and Professor Rosen walked in and introduced themselves. They explained how the class will work and what … Continue reading

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Essay#6 Blog post revision1

When one is on the train we can easily identify the tourist. The one holding the map. We now live in a society where we can find things very easily.Maps no longer seem to have so much importance in our … Continue reading

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Essay #6: Reflection

Working with the Brooklyn Historical Society was an excellent experience. I had never had the chance to work with a Historical Society until this year. My class and I got to see many special things. We started out our semester … Continue reading

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Essay #6-Reflecting on Maps at the Brooklyn Historical Society

Reflecting on Maps at the Brooklyn Historical Society As a class we got the opportunity to learn about Brooklyn’s history together. The day we went to the Brooklyn Historical Society was exciting and very different for me being as though … Continue reading

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My Observation of NY and its location of juxtaposition…

After brainstroming in my brain and observing from the home, school and train I found out the place in New York, it is not far from our college.   This place I’ve visited has a long story of making it happen … 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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The Heart of Brooklyn

The other day when we all went to the Brooklyn Historical Society Library, all of us had the chance to see different types of map that had been created different historical time periods.  After we had seen the maps then … Continue reading

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Reflecting on Maps at the Brooklyn Historical Society

Please reply to this post with a comment, at least 250 words, about your experience at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Additionally, I’ve put together a survey to learn about your experience. Click here to take the survey to share your … Continue reading

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