Special Events

An Evening with Ken Burns

On March 10th, we’re honored to host a special fundraising event with Academy Award-nominated producer and director Ken Burns, creator of the acclaimed documentaries “The Civil War,” “Baseball” and, most recently, “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.” In addition to other projects, Burns is currently at work on a film about the life of Brooklyn Dodger Jackie Robinson. Beer, wine and appetizers will be served. Help support BHS education programs by purchasing special $80 member tickets. General admission is $100.

For more information and to reserve your member ticket contact Daisy Lee at 347-381-3717, or dlee@brooklynhistory.org.

Reserve your seat and purchase tickets here!

Thanks to our sponsor


Photo by Cable Risdon 

Library Dinner

BHS is delighted to announce that Joanne Witty and Eugene Keilin will be honored at our annual  dinner in the Othmer Library this year. Long time Brooklyn philanthropists, Joanne is best known in Brooklyn for leading the community planning process that created the Master Plan for Brooklyn Bridge Park and for seeing it through to completion as a Director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation.  Gene, who is a Trustee of Maimonides Medical Center, was Executive Director and Chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corporation and Chairman of the Citizens Budget Commission. We are so fortunate to have the opportunity to honor these generous members of our community.
 
This year’s distinguished speaker is Linda Gordon. Linda is University Professor of Humanities and History at New York University and has published three prize-winning books in a row: The Moral Property of Women, the history of birth-control politics; Heroes of Their Own Lives, about family violence; and Pitied But Not Entitled: Single Mothers and the History of Welfare.  The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction, about a vigilante action against Mexican-Americans, won the Bancroft prize for best book in US history. Her biography of photographer Dorothea Lange also won that prize, making her one of three authors ever to win it twice. Her most recent book is the co-authored Feminism Unfinished.
 
The Library Dinner has extremely limited seating. Contributions at the Chairman’s Circle ($50,000), President’s Circle ($25,000) and Pierrepont Circle ($10,000) levels will receive special recognition. All attendees will become members of the Friends of the Library, a group dedicated to supporting the work and growth of the Brooklyn Historical Society’s Othmer Library. If you are unable to attend, we hope you will consider making a gift.

If you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Daisy Lee, Special Events Coordinator, at 718.222.4111 ext. 202 or e-mail dlee@brooklynhistory.org.

A pdf of the 2014 program is available here.

Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable Series

Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable is a quarterly luncheon series dedicated to examining, analyzing, reviewing and predicting the critical issues in Brooklyn real estate.

Networking cocktail reception in the BHS Tile Lobby begins at 12:00 p.m. The luncheon program commences at 12:45 p.m.

Purchase of a series includes admission to all four luncheons.

Past Events

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Thank you for joining us at our annual fall fundraiser to benefit Brooklyn Historical Society! At this year's Brooklyn Bounty, which was held at the stunning 26 Bridge, we tried delectable provisions from an impressive variety of Brooklyn chefs offering everything from tacos, to ice cream, to historic cocktails!

Our program also includeed the 4th Annual Brooklyn Food & Heritage Awards honoring the movers and shakers in the delicious world of Brooklyn cuisine