Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park Memorializes Dark Revolutionary History
June 15, 2026By Jessica Easthope Would people still stop to read an email, or would children keep playing, if they knew they were sitting […]
Topic: American history
Old Stone House Preserves Revolutionary War History
June 10, 2026By Katie Vasquez The Old Stone House in Park Slope offers visitors a glimpse into Brooklyn’s colonial past and the sacrifices made […]
Brooklyn Heights Promenade Offers Historic Perspective on American Revolution
June 9, 2026By Jessica Easthope It’s a panoramic picture of Manhattan’s skyline from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. But 250 years ago this spot offered […]
Underground Railroad Passageway Discovered at New York City Museum
February 26, 2026By Katie Vasquez and Bill Miller NOHO — For nearly 100 years, two generations of the wealthy Tredwell family were oblivious to a secret inside their fashionable row home that, during the 1800s, could have put them […]
‘Unspoken Voices’ Exhibit Using Art to Humanize Those Enslaved at NYC’s Dyckman Farmhouse
March 17, 2021By Emily Drooby Six names are no longer hidden from the world. Now, they’re part of an exhibit at the Dyckman Farmhouse […]
A Stop on the Underground Railroad: Take a Look Inside Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church
February 24, 2021By Emily Drooby On a quaint Brooklyn Heights street sits Plymouth Church. Hidden among the pews, are crucial pieces of Black History. […]
Hidden History at Kalustyan’s: NYC Specialty Food Store a Site of Former Presidential Inauguration
January 20, 2021By Emily Drooby A stroll down the aisles at Kalustyan’s in Manhattan, is also a stroll through history. “It’s a great feeling […]