This Tuesday evening, June 6 at 6:30 (all programs begin at 6:30 PM unless otherwise noted) the Brooklyn Historical Society will present, from its “Tales from the Vault” series, “Adopting Brooklyn as a Home,” featuring accounts by Puerto Rican, West Indian, European, and African immigrants to Brooklyn. “BHS archivist Brett Dion brings Brooklyn history to […]
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By Claude Scales on June 4, 2017 6:15 pm in 11201, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn History, Demographics, History, Immigration, LGBTQ issues.
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