George B. Forrester ephemera collection 1847-1932

Tabernacle Baptist Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The Baptist faith was practiced as early as the 17th and 18th centuries in the territories and colony that are now known as New York City. However, a Baptist house of worship did not come to Brooklyn until 1823, with the founding of the First Baptist Church (later known as the Baptist Temple). In 1847, the first African-American Baptist church in Brooklyn, Concord Baptist Church of Christ, was founded. Baptists were one of the largest denominations in the City of New York during the...

Schieren, Charles A.

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Baptist Home (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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The Baptist Home of Brooklyn was founded by Alexander MacDonald (d. 1872) and Francis D. Mason (d. 1871) as "a place of refuge for those whose advancing age and meager incomes make independent living difficult." MacDonald was born in Scotland but immigrated to America as a child, and though he lived in poverty for much of his early life, he eventually settled in Brooklyn and became wealthy as an umbrella maker. Mason was born in Rhode Island and also spent his early life in poverty....

Brooklyn Baptist Social Union.

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The Brooklyn Baptist Social Union was organized in 1868 as a lay organization promoting Baptist values. In December of 1874 the Union organized a national convention of all Baptist social unions, held at at the Brooklyn Athenaeum, to promote the instruction of the laity. From the guide to the Brooklyn Baptist Social Union records, 1869-1898, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)

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The Green-Wood Cemetery, established in 1838, was designed by David Bates Douglass to be used both as a cemetery and as a public space. It served as a park to Brooklyn and Manhattan residents before Central Park and Prospect Park were constructed and was also used as an inspiration for the design of Central Park by Calvert Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. Located in what is now the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, people have visited the cemetery over the years to pay respect to...

Forrester, George B., 1836-1906

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George B. Forrester (1836-1906) was a Brooklyn businessman who was active in the Baptist community. He was Moderator of the Long Island Baptist Association, Secretary of the Baptist Home of Brooklyn, and Senior Deacon of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Forrester was also a member of the Brooklyn Freemasons' Altair Lodge No. 601, and the Grand Army of the Republic U.S. Grant Post No. 327. From the guide to the George B. Forrester ephemera collection, 1847-1932, (Brooklyn Historical Soc...

Grand Army of the Republic. U.S. Grant Post No. 327 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Woman's Baptist Missionary Society. Long Island Division.

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The widespread emergence of religious organizations devoted to philanthropy in New York City began with the revival of Protestantism in the early 19th century. The reemergence of Protestantism encouraged its followers to provide spiritual and material aid to those in need, and evangelicals responded by establishing a number of benevolent organizations, such as the American Tract Society and the American Bible Society, which were dedicated to the distribution of the scriptures, and t...

Brooklyn Sunday School Union

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The Brooklyn Sabbath School Union (later known as the Brooklyn Sunday School Union) was formed in 1830 for the purpose of providing young people with Christian religious instruction, which the Union's founders asserted was sorely lacking from public education. Churches of many Protestant denominations were represented in the Union, including Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregational, Lutheren, and Reformed churches. From the guide to the Brooklyn Sabbath School Union collection, 1855-197...

Freemasons. Altair Lodge No. 601 (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).

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Fraternal organizations have existed in New York City as early as 1730, when the first group of Freemasons organized in Manhattan. Generally, these organizations provided social opportunities for members as well as group benefits in the case of death or disability. Organizations attracted members based on religious, ethnic, and national origin. In addition to the Masons, groups such as the Order of the Eastern Star (for female members), Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (found...