History of Amersfort Place (Flatlands, Kings County, N.Y.) : typescript / by Charles Andrew Ditmas. 1963.

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...

Ditmas, Charles Andrew.

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Stryker-Rodda, Harriet

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Song slides, a popular form of entertainment in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were photographic or illustrated images on glass plates that were projected onto a screen to accompany the playing of a song, often during the intermissions of motion pictures. One of the most successful song slide production companies was established in 1904 by John D. Scott and Edward Van Altena in Brooklyn and New York City. John D. Scott (b. 1876) was born in Brooklyn. After losing a portion of his hearin...