History

Prominent Brooklyn historian Robert Furman discusses the history of Brooklyn Heights, his specialty.

Colonel Joseph Davidson, Garrison Commander of Fort Hamilton army base, will discuss its history. Featuring a slideshow.

The history of the R train, from pipedream to bane of the neighborhood, during the week of its 100th birthday. Part of Owl's Head wine bar's "Drunk History" series.

In case you missed him at the Owl's Head or the Bookmark Shoppe, professor Paul Moses will visit the Bay Ridge Historical Society to talk about his excellent book An Unlikely Union: The Love-Hate Story of New York's Irish and Italians.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Schack was for 16 years a lawyer for the Major League Baseball Players Association. Tonight, the Bay Ridge resident lectures about the history of the Major League Baseball Reserve Clause and Free Agency.

Local historian Henry Stewart shares sordid tales of murder and violence from the neighborhood's history.

Henry Stewart repeats (by popular demand!) his lecture about old murders and attempted murders in Bay Ridge.

The Revolutionary War truly began when British troops landed in Bay Ridge and marched north. Commemorate the 240th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn with colonial reenactors near where it began—at Denyse Wharf, under the Verrazano, which is usually locked up and off-limits. Rain or shine.

The Bay Ridge Historical Society presents Jeff Richman, Green-Wood Cemetery's full-time historian, who will talk about Captain Samuel Harris Sims, who fought for the Union, died in the Battle of the Crater, and was buried in Brooklyn's biggest boneyard.