Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
<p>The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH, formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society) is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878–1881, is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.</p>
<p>The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888)[5] as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston.[6] In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS).[7]
In 2005, the BHS was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation, which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.[8][9]
In December 2007, BHS opened the first gallery in the United States devoted to oral history.[citation needed] The first exhibition installed in the gallery was an installation of oral histories, photographs, documents, and artifacts called "In Our Own Words: Portraits of Brooklyn's Vietnam Veterans".
In 2010 while cataloging the map collection, BHS staff discovered a previously uncatalogued, and rare copy of a c. 1770 map by Bernard Ratzer that has been restored and is now accessible to the public.[10]
As part of the construction of Empire Stores at Brooklyn Bridge Park, BHS was selected to operate a 3,200-square-foot (300 m2) museum to celebrate Brooklyn's industrial history.[11][12] The BHS Dumbo exhibition space, as it was called, opened in May 2017.[13]
In 2020, the BHS made an agreement to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library.[14] As of October 2020, the organization is now part of Brooklyn Public Library and is known as the Center for Brooklyn History.[15][16]</p>
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Name Entry: Brooklyn Historical Society (1985-2020)
Name Entry: Long Island Historical Society (1863-1985)
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