Charles A. Ditmas collection Bulk, 1908-1945 1687 to circa 1935

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Charles A. Ditmas collection Bulk, 1908-1945 1687 to circa 1935

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The Charles A. Ditmas collection contains manuscripts, correspondence, programs, images, and ephemera pertaining to Charles A. Ditmas's work at the Kings County Historical Society as a historian and genealogist. While the collection spans from 1687-1935, the bulk of the collection is dated between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to manuscript materials, this collection also contains a souvenir album entitled , photographs, and a transcription of a 1664 deed for Barrian Island between the Native Americans and John Tilton Senil and Sammuell Spicer of Gravesend. The majority of the research, notes, images, and manuscripts in this collection pertain to historic homesteads and families in Kings County (N.Y.). Brooklyn's Garden Views of Picturesque Flatbush

0.42 Linear feet; in 1 manuscript box

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329124

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Kings County Historical Society.

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The Kings County Historical Society was founded in 1911 and incorporated in 1913. Its objectives included the dissemination of knowledge of the early history of Kings County through lectures and publications, the promotion of historic research, the collection of items of historic interest, the creation of historic place markers, and the acquisition of historic sites. Admission into the Society required applicants to detail their genealogy and personal ties to Brooklyn. O...

Story, William H., d. 1907

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William H. Story (d. 1907), a civil engineer, was the son of William W. Story (d. 1875) and Maria (Martense) Story of the town of Flatbush in Kings County. He married Myra (or Maria) Bergen in Flatbush in 1872. Sources: Ditmas, Charles Andrew. "The Martense-Story Homestead." Accessed July 15, 2011. http://www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com/Town/Homesteads/MartenseStory.html Schulze, Lorine McGinni...

Lefferts family

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Martense, Adrian V. (Adrian Vanderveer), 1852-1898.

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Adrian Vanderveer Martense (1852-1898) was an amateur photographer who was a descendent of early Dutch settlers in Brooklyn. The Martense family were longtime residents of Flatbush, one of the original six towns of Brooklyn and today a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn comprised of numerous smaller neighborhoods including Midwood, Ditmas Park, Fiske Terrace, Beverly Square (East and West), Prospect Park South, Caton Park, and Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces. In Flatbush, the Marten...

Ditmas, Charles A., 1887-1938.

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Genealogist, founder and president of the Kings County Historical Society. From the description of Papers, 1687-1935, 1883-1935 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450014 Flatbush, located in central Brooklyn, was one of the original six towns of Brooklyn. First settled by the Dutch in the 1630s, Flatbush was granted a patent of township by Director-General Peter Stuyvesant in 1652. Flatbush then came under British rule when the British invaded New Amsterda...

Ditmars family

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Voorhees family

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Roosevelt, 26th U.S. president, served 1901-1909. From the description of DS, 1904 March 1. : Washington, D.C. Homestead Certificate. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15210791 26th president of the United States, 1901-1909. From the description of Theodore Roosevelt letters, 1917, 1918. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213408920 Roosevelt was then Governor of New York. Chapman was one of the founders of the New York St...

Martense family

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Van Pelt family

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Stillwell family

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Van Nuyse family

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Van Brunt family

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Cortelyou family

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Lott family

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Vanderveer family

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