Title: Riding the Rails!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/10/31/riding-rails/

Description: The Brooklyn Collection's exhibit of transit-related photographs, "Riding the Rails."

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Subject:   Transportation,  Exhibits,  Photography

Title: So What'll It Be?

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/11/04/so-whatll-it-be/

Description: The history of women bartenders in midcentury Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Women,  Alcohol

Title: The Shriners in Brooklyn

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/11/06/shriners-brooklyn/

Description: 1928 Kismet Temple booklet.

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Subject:   Ephemera Collection

Title: The Darlington Electric Fountain, 1897-1915

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/11/19/darlington-electric/

Description: The history of the fountain on Grand Army Plaza.

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Title: Brooklyn Mohawks

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/11/24/brooklyn-mohawks/

Description: For more than three decades, starting in the 1920s, the Mohawk Indians from the Kahnawake reservation near Montreal, Canada, made the Boerum Hill section of Brooklyn their home away from home.

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Subject:   Race,  Neighborhood history,  Native history

Title: Making life easier for the Brooklyn housewife (and househusband)

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/11/24/making-life-easier/

Description: Domestic life in midcentury Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Women,  Food

Title: After Thanksgiving

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/12/02/after-thanksgiving/

Description: Thanksgiving photos from the Brooklyn Eagle.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Eagle,  Food,  Holidays

Title: Santa's Helpers

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/12/10/santas-helpers/

Description: The holiday rush at the Brooklyn post office.

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Subject:   Holidays

Title: Julius Wilcox (1837-1924), Man of Many Parts

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/12/14/julius-wilcox-1837-1924/

Description: Exploring the life of photographer Julius Wilcox.

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Subject:   Wilcox, Julius,  Photography

Title: The Season for Giving

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/12/22/season-giving/

Description: Looking at historic trade catalogs for historic gift ideas.

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Subject:   Holidays,  Industry

Title: Of Speaking Tubes and Kalsomining

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2009/12/29/speaking-tubes-and/

Description: Looking through the letterhead collection at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Industry

Title: The Nurse is Here to Help

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/03/nurse-here-help/

Description: The history of maternity care in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Women

Title: A Tweet a Day

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/08/tweet-day/

Description: Announcing the start of the Brooklyn Collection Twitter account.

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Subject:   Library history

Title: Coney Island is a Jonah

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/11/coney-island-jonah/

Description: The history of the Seaside Aquarium at Coney Island.

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Subject:   Coney Island,  Neighborhood history

Title: Distilling in Brooklyn--Whiskey Wars and Swill Milk in the 1860s

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/20/distilling-brooklyn/

Description: Distilling history and the swill milk scandal.

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Subject:   Industry,  Alcohol

Title: Historic Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge. An illustrated talk and book signing by John Manbeck

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/26/historic-photos-brooklyn/

Description: An author talk at the Brooklyn Collection by John Manbeck.

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Subject:   Events,  Bridges,  Brooklyn Bridge

Title: New Genealogy Group Starts Weds Feb 3rd 6-8

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/29/new-genealogy-group/

Description: Announcing a new genealogy group at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Genealogy,  Events

Title: The Grapes of Brooklyn

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/01/30/grapes-brooklyn/

Description: The cultivation of grape vines in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Alcohol

Title: Happy Birthday, Central Library!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/03/happy-birthday-central/

Description: The history of Brooklyn's Central Library in honor of its 69th birthday.

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Subject:   Library history

Title: Sentimental Journey

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/04/sentimental-journey/

Description: "War brides" arriving in Brooklyn after WWII.

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Subject:   Women,  War

Title: Two Dodgers Valentines

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/16/two-dodgers-valentines/

Description: Two Brooklyn Dodgers-themed "valentines."

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Subject:   Baseball

Title: Brooklyn: How Sweet It Is!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/18/brooklyn-how-sweet-it/

Description: The history of candymaking in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Food,  Industry

Title: Clara Whitehill Hunt, Superintendent of Work With Children

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/19/clara-whitehill-hunt/

Description: Clara Whitehill Hunt, pioneering BPL children's librarian.

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Subject:   Library history,  Children,  Library staff

Title: This Wednesday: The Stages of Brooklyn: an Illustrated Talk by Cezar Del Valle

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/21/wednesday-stages-brooklyn/

Description: A talk with Cezar Del Valle about Brooklyn theater history.

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Subject:   Events,  Entertainment,  Theaters

Title: Obscure Quotes... compiled by Brooklynites

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/23/obscure-quotes-compiled/

Description: Quotes from the Beecher Book of Days on the Brooklyn Collection Twitter account.

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Title: Illusion and Reality at Loew's Kings

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/02/25/illusion-and-reality/

Description: The history and restoration of Loew's King's Theater in Flatbush.

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Subject:   Theaters,  Architecture

Title: Genealogy Workshop with Wilhelmena Kelly, Wednesday March 3, 6-8 p.m

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/02/genealogy-workshop/

Description: Genealogy workshop at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Genealogy,  Events

Title: Little Known Brooklyn Residents: Wilhelmina Carlstedt

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/03/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: A local resident known as "Brooklyn's Betsy Ross" designed and handcrafted a series of elaborate flags to spread her message of "Lasting World Peace."

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Subject:   People,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: A Parting Word

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/05/parting-word/

Description: The closure of the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Eagle

Title: Little Known Brooklyn Residents: Treasure Hunter, Jay Erlichman

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/06/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Nine-year old Jay Erlichman, an amateur treasure hunter.

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Subject:   People,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: Over Here! New York City During World War II Exhibit at the Central Library

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/10/over-here-new-york-city/

Description: The Central Library at Grand Army Plaza is hosting an exhibit based on the book Over Here! New York City During World War II by Lorraine B. Diehl.

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Subject:   Exhibits,  War

Title: E.E. Rutter

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/11/ee-rutter/

Description: Dispute over the name of photographer E.E. Rutter.

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Subject:   Rutter, E.E.,  Photography

Title: Loyd's Puzzles

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/13/loyds-puzzles/

Description: Sam Loyd, mathematician and puzzler.

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Subject:   People

Title: That's Using your Noodle

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/17/thats-using-your-noodle/

Description: The history of pasta manufacturing in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Food,  Industry

Title: Little Known Brooklyn Residents: Grandma Logan of Greenpoint

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/23/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: The story of Mary A. Logan, who barely left her neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn in her 101 years of life.

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Subject:   People,  Greenpoint,  Neighborhood history,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: Walter O'Malley and Robert Moses: The Loss of the Dodgers Reconsidered

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/23/walter-omalley-and-robert/

Description: An author talk with Robert Murphy, author of After Many a Summer: The Passing of the Giants and Dodgers and a Golden Age in New York Baseball.

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Subject:   Baseball,  Events,  Sports

Title: The Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/25/brooklyn-society/

Description: Excerpts from turn-of-the-century reports of The Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

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Subject:   Children,  Social Welfare

Title: Arts and Skills for Veterans

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/03/31/arts-and-skills-veterans/

Description: Brooklyn Eagle photographs and descriptions of the activities of the Red Cross's Arts and Skills Corps of Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Arts,  War,  Social Welfare

Title: Of Brooklyn Ferries

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/01/brooklyn-ferries/

Description: Reflecting on 19th century ferry travel in New York.

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Subject:   Transportation

Title: Brooklynology Featured in New York Archives Magazine

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/05/brooklynology-featured/

Description: An excerpt from a magazine article about Brooklynology.

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Title: Genealogy Workshop Tonight April 7, 6 p.m.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/07/genealogy-workshop/

Description: Announcement of a genealogy workshop at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Events,  Genealogy

Title: Mr Lonto and Jackie Robinson

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/07/mr-lonto-and-jackie/

Description: An excerpt from the diary of Arthur Lonto.

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Subject:   People,  Baseball,  Lonto, Arthur,  Sports

Title: Brooklyn's Flower

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/10/brooklyns-flower/

Description: The history of the forsythia becoming Brooklyn's official flower.

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Subject:   Nature,  Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Title: You may not quite recall my name, but certainly you ought to...

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/16/you-may-not-quite-recall/

Description: A puzzle column in the Eagle and the story of Upton Sinclair's contribution to it.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Eagle,  People

Title: Found in the Morgue: Six Special Canines

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/19/found-morgue-six-special/

Description: Stories of Brooklyn dogs from the Eagle photo morgue.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Eagle,  Animals

Title: Julius Wilcox Cyanotypes: Exhibit in the Brooklyn Collection

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/19/julius-wilcox-cyanotypes/

Description: An exhibit of the work of Julius Wilcox.

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Subject:   Wilcox, Julius,  Photography,  Exhibits

Title: Little Known Brooklyn Residents: Emil Kulik

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/21/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: The story of Emil Kulik, who invented a novel diving apparatus in 1932.

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Subject:   People,  Industry,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: Brooklyn Goes to the Movies. A talk by Theater Historian Cezar Del Valle. Wednesday, April 28, 7 PM,

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/27/brooklyn-goes-movies-talk/

Description: Announcement of a lecture by theater historian Cezar Del Valle.

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Subject:   Events,  Entertainment,  Theaters

Title: May Queens and Cherry Blossoms

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/04/29/may-queens-and-cherry/

Description: Springtime celebrations at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden including May Queen festivities and the Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival.

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Subject:   Nature,  Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Title: The Diary of Arthur Lonto Pt 2

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/04/diary-arthur-lonto-pt-2/

Description: More from the diary of Arthur Lonto.

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Subject:   Lonto, Arthur,  People

Title: Genealogy Group Tonight Wed May 5, 6 p.m.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/05/genealogy-group-tonight/

Description: Announcement of a genealogy group meeting at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Events,  Genealogy

Title: Don't Know Why There's No Sun Up In The Sky

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/11/dont-know-why-theres-no/

Description: In memory of the recently deceased Brooklynite and famous performer Lena Horne.

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Subject:   Entertainment,  Black history,  Women

Title: Lost children and leeches.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/14/lost-children-and-leeches/

Description: Interesting entries and advertisements in 19th century Brooklyn directories.

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Subject:   Directories

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Elizabeth Hughes

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/18/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: The story of Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, a B.M.T. subway ticket agent who stopped a robbery at her station.

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Subject:   People,  Transportation,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: The Brooklyn ???

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/20/brooklyn/

Description: Musing on name possibilities for the soon-to-be Brooklyn basketball team, the Nets.

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Subject:   Sports

Title: Hard Times Revisited by Guest Blogger Rich Reyes-Gavilan

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/24/hard-times-revisited/

Description: An appeal for help with the library's budget struggles.

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Subject:   Library history

Title: Celebrating another year of Connections!

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/05/28/celebrating-another-year/

Description: Brooklyn Connections' annual convocation and exhibit.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections,  Exhibits,  Events

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Businesses: The Meyer Saddlery Corporation

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/02/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: A history of the Meyer Saddlery Corporation, which created saddles and other supplies for horse racing, including jockey colors.

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Subject:   Industry

Title: Reflections on Times Past: High School Yearbooks

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/04/reflections-times-past/

Description: A look at yearbooks from Manual Training High School.

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Subject:   School History

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Dr. Ida Mellen

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/08/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Dr. Ida Mellen, chief aquarist and ichthyologist at the New York Aquarium.

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Subject:   People,  Women,  Science,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents

Title: Library Layoffs May Hit Brooklynology.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/09/library-layoffs-may-hit/

Description: Brooklyn Collection staff under threat from budget cuts.

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Subject:   Library history,  Library staff

Title: Empty Shelves, Empty Reference Desks

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/11/empty-shelves-empty/

Description: A history of a past library budget crisis tied into a similar present-day crisis.

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Subject:   Library history

Title: Found in the Morgue: Five Local Snake Stories

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/14/found-morgue-five-local/

Description: Snake stories from the Brooklyn Eagle morgue.

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Subject:   Animals,  Brooklyn Eagle

Title: Card Parties and Lunching Ladies

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/16/card-parties-and-lunching/

Description: Women's card parties and other philanthropic initiatives as documented in the Eagle photo morgue.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Eagle,  Women,  Social Welfare

Title: The Loyal Order of the Moose

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/17/loyal-order-moose/

Description: The Loyal Order of the Moose's history and charitable activities in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Social Welfare

Title: The Borough of Homes and... Oysters?

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/24/borough-homes-and-oysters/

Description: The history of the oyster business in Brooklyn

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Subject:   Food,  Industry

Title: Brewed in Brooklyn: A History of Fermenting Barley in New York's Favorite Borough

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/06/28/brewed-brooklyn-history/

Description: A talk with David Naczycz and Cindy VandenBosch of Urban Oyster taking an entertaining, in-depth look at how beer has played a pivotal role in the history of Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Events,  Alcohol

Title: And They're Off! - Part 1

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/01/and-theyre-part-1/

Description: The history of horse racing in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Sports

Title: Brooklyn Dog and Horse Parade

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/07/brooklyn-dog-and-horse/

Description: The ASPCA in Brooklyn and a 1935 dog and horse parade.

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Subject:   Animals

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Dorothy and Richard Minnich

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/12/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: A Bay Ridge couple with a pipe organ in their living room.

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Subject:   Little-Known Brooklyn Residents,  People

Title: Brooklyn and the New York City Draft Riots

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/14/brooklyn-and-new-york/

Description: The effect of the 1863 New York City Civil War draft riots on Brooklyn.

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Subject:   War,  Race

Title: Check out our 2010 Student Projects slideshow...

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/16/check-out-our-2010/

Description: Student work from the Brooklyn Connections program.

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Subject:   Brooklyn Connections

Title: What's in the Cards?

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/18/whats-cards/

Description: Examples from the library's trade card collection.

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Subject:   Industry

Title: Little Known Brooklyn Residents: eden ahbez

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/22/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Songwriter eden ahbez, who was born in Brownsville, Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Little-Known Brooklyn Residents,  People

Title: Vegetarians vs Meat Eaters

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/27/vegetarians-vs-meat/

Description: The history of vegetarianism in Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Food

Title: The National League of Women's Services, 1918

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/07/29/national-league-womens/

Description: A collection of photographs of activities of the National League of Women's Services at Fort Totten.

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Subject:   Women,  War

Title: Collage Workshop: Picturing Your Neighborhood

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/02/collage-workshop/

Description: Announcing summer collage workshops at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Events,  Arts

Title: Bundle of Fun

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/04/bundle-fun/

Description: The life and writing of Henry Reed Stiles, including a volume on the practice of "bundling," or cuddling.

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Subject:   People

Title: Peacock in Bushwick: The Pope Mansion

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/07/peacock-bushwick-pope/

Description: The Pope family and their lavish mansion in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

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Subject:   Architecture

Title: You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/12/you-must-have-been/

Description: Brooklyn's "baby parade," held in conjunction with Coney Island's Mardi Gras.

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Subject:   Children,  Coney Island

Title: Found in the Morgue: Seven Special Cats

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/17/found-morgue-seven/

Description: Vintage cat photographs from the Brooklyn Eagle morgue.

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Subject:   Animals,  Brooklyn Eagle

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Charles M. Murphy

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/20/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Famous bicyclist Charles M. Murphy.

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Subject:   People,  Little-Known Brooklyn Residents,  Sports

Title: Brooklyn, Then and Now Exhibit....curated by teen interns.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/24/brooklyn-then-and-now/

Description: An exhibition of "then and now" photograph pairings created by Brooklyn Connections summer interns.

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Subject:   Exhibits,  Brooklyn Connections,  Health

Title: Leprosy on Kingston Avenue

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/24/leprosy-kingston-avenue/

Description: Boris Schleifer's 1930s photographs of Kingston Avenue Hospital, which specialized in infectious diseases.

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Subject:   Social Welfare

Title: Ephemera #1: Locks, Olives, and Hats

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/08/31/ephemera-1-locks-olives/

Description: Images of olives, locks, and hats from the Business & Industry section of the Ephemera Collection.

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Subject:   Ephemera Collection,  Industry,  Food

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Businesses. The Bilnor Corporation

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/02/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: History of the Blinor Corporation, manufacturer of swimming pools, water toys and ice skating rinks.

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Subject:   Industry

Title: Seen from Brooklyn, September 11, 2001. Photographs by Anders Goldfarb.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/10/seen-brooklyn-september/

Description: Photographs by Anders Goldfarb of the events of September 11, 2001.

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Subject:   Photography,  Goldfarb, Anders

Title: Brooklyn Weddings

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/13/brooklyn-weddings/

Description: Different sources on historic Brooklyn weddings.

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Subject:   Clothing,  Religion,  Women

Title: Ephemera #2: All hail the fastener, that master of combination and order.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/16/ephemera-2-all-hail/

Description: Fasteners and attaching machines in the catalog of the Edwin B. Stimpson company.

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Subject:   Ephemera Collection,  Industry

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Parrot Fanciers Jeremiah O'Shea and William Musella

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/20/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Two Brooklyn parrot owners and their stories.

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Subject:   Little-Known Brooklyn Residents,  Animals

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Businesses. S. Gumpert & Co.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/22/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: S. Gumpert & Co., a food manufacturer at Bush Terminal.

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Subject:   Industry,  Food

Title: Vanquish your neighbors, win prizes: The Brooklyn Trivia Challenge

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/29/vanquish-your-neighbors/

Description: A trivia event at the Brooklyn Collection.

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Subject:   Events

Title: Found in the Morgue: Efforts to Elevate the Humble Doughnut

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/09/30/found-morgue-efforts/

Description: Midcentury Brooklyn efforts to promote the consumption of donuts, as documented in the Brooklyn Eagle morgue.

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Subject:   Food

Title: Little-Known Brooklyn Residents: Birthday Dancers Joseph Notarfrancesco and Laura Louise Ottomanelli

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/04/little-known-brooklyn/

Description: Two elderly Brooklyn residents who danced on their birthdays, as covered by the Brooklyn Eagle.

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Subject:   Little-Known Brooklyn Residents,  People

Title: Move over Costco

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/08/move-over-costco/

Description: A membership grocery club in Brooklyn in the 1940s at Boris Edelman's Gertzog dairy and grocery store in Sheepshead Bay.

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Subject:   Food

Title: Project CHART - Digitizing Brooklyn History

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/20/project-chart-digitizing/

Description: Introducing Project CHART (Cultural Heritage Access Research and Technology), an IMLS-funded grant project with Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Historical Society to create a repository of digitized Brooklyn materials.

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Subject:   Photography,  Projects

Title: And They're Off! - Part 2

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/26/and-theyre-part-2/

Description: How an influx of Southern black workers to the racing industry in Brooklyn led to the creation of the First Baptist Church of Sheepshead Bay, thanks in large part to the efforts of Mother Maria J. Fisher.

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Subject:   Sports,  Race,  Sheepshead Bay,  Religion

Title: Tonight! October 27th at 6:30pm BUSHWICK FARMS: Imagined Genealogies and Conceptual History.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/27/tonight-october-27th/

Description: Tara Cuthbert and Stuart Solzberg, creators of the Bushwick Farms project, will describe their ongoing art project.

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Subject:   Bushwick,  Genealogy,  Arts,  Events

Title: So Long, Brooklyn.....Hello, Brooklyn. A Farewell post from Tara.

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/10/28/so-long-brooklynhello/

Description: A farewell post by departing Brooklyn Collection Research Assistant Tara Cuthbert.

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Subject:   Library staff

Title: Everything Bagel

URL: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2010/11/02/everything-bagel/

Description: Some history of bagel making in Brooklyn, including a bakery strike and the short film Hot Bagels starring baker Marty Rosenblatt.

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Subject:   Food,  Film