All Roots Lead to Brooklyn

03/21/2025

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01/19/2025

04/30/2024

At least one resident of the Green-Wood Cemetery had his beginnings at school which was formerly Lumpkin's Jail. His name is Sidney Evans and he died on December 5, 1876 at the Brooklyn Theater.

04/24/2024

04/18/2024

The first image is Jesus, and at first glance, it reminded me of old Mesopotamian statues; the closeness of hands, the minimalistic details, and overall stance of the figure. The statue of Jesus is one of a kind and stands on a grave of family name that originates in Scotland.

12/05/2023

147 years ago, it was a Tuesday like no other, when the Brooklyn Theater Fire engulfed in a fire and took the lives of almost 300 persons, many of whom were the sole breadwinners of their families.

04/30/2022

03/03/2021

https://www.brooklynroots.org/molly-williams-the-first-female-firefighter/

Molly Williams: the first female firefighter Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized | 0 comments Recently, while watching an episode of The Alienist, I was curious if the character of Sara Howard, played by Dakota Fanning, was based on a real person. After all, the show was based on events in New York City in...

02/09/2021

Sidney Evans In the December 8, 1876 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the victim’s name appeared for the first time as “Evans, Sydney (colored), Hudson and DeKalb avenues.” The next day, the Eagle described “Scenes at the Morgue” on page 4, reporting how “Dr. Shepard and Dr. Miner were...

02/01/2021

A productive day for research

10/01/2018

Do YOU know how lucky you are? Learn about your past to find out. 🌱🌳
@ Brooklyn, New York

01/16/2018

On this day, in 1657, Jacques Cortelyou petitioned for settlement of New Utrecht. He may have had a slave as an assistant while surveying the land. After surveying, he became one of the nineteen patentees.