Charles E. West memorial speech for Elias Lewis, Jr. 1894
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Long Island Historical Society
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In 1896 several influential individuals in Brooklyn, New York, decided to collect authentic authoritative materials relating to the past and present history of Brooklyn and its inhabitants. Therefore, on June 28, 1897, The Hon. Frederick W. Wurster, mayor of the city (of Brooklyn, New York), authorized the Long Island Historical Society to compile information covering the Dutch and English records of the earliest settled towns in Brooklyn which included Midwout (later Flatbush), Brooklyn, Amersf...
West, Charles Edwin, 1809-1900
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Head of Brooklyn Heights Female Seminary (1860-1889) and a founder of the Long Island Historical Society. From the description of Eulogy, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451775 Charles E. West was a member of the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society. From 1860-1889, he directed the Brooklyn Heights Female Seminary. He also served as the principal at the Buffalo Female Academy. West was a founder of the Long Island Historical Society. From the de...
Lewis, Elias, Jr., 1820-1894
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George Bradford Brainerd (also spelled Brainard; 1845-1887) was a civil engineer, an amateur photographer, and an amateur natural historian. Brainerd was born on November 27, 1845 in Haddam Neck, CT. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. from which he graduated in 1865. As a civil engineer, Brainerd worked for the then-City of Brooklyn in the position of Deputy Water Purveyor--a position he held for 17 years (1869 to 1886). During this time, Brainerd published t...
