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The Bay Ridge Historical Society

Events

UPCOMING EVENTS
The Bay Ridge Historical Society meets on the third Wednesdays of most months, with breaks in the summer and winter.
All events are free and open to the public.

The Historical Society continues to meet virtually via Zoom.

November 16, 2022
Bay Ridge lawyer Mike Connors discusses the Civil War generals buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.
7:30pm. Register for the Zoom here.

December 21, 2022
Stuart M. Blumin and Glenn C. Altschuler, authors of The Rise and Fall of Protestant Brooklyn, discuss how the Town of New Utrecht, which included Bay Ridge, went from a community of farms and summer homes to a part of the expanding metropolis of Greater New York.
7:30pm. Zoom link to come.
Order the book from Cornell Press. Use code 09SAVE to save 33 percent.

View past events here. (Since 2017)

About

Founded in 1976, the Bay Ridge Historical Society helps preserve the history of the Greater Bay Ridge Area, while enlightening current and past residents about its historic significance. It does so through slideshows, PowerPoint presentations, lectures, bus trips and tours. Its members have also published several books.

President: Thomas A. McCarthy
First Vice President: Henry Stewart
Second Vice President: Thomas Hilton
Secretary: TBD
Treasurer: John Cassidy

Past Presidents: Victor Carlson, Jack Gabel, Susan Pulaski, Peter Scarpa, Jack LaTorre and Andrew Gounardes