Community Day at the Center for Brooklyn History

Join the Center for Brooklyn History (CBH) for all-day festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, the largest battle of the Revolutionary War. 

Highlighting CBH's exhibition The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered, this family-friendly event will offer kids’ storytime; craftmaking and hands-on activities; curator-led exhibition tours that bring the summer of 1776 alive; special access to CBH's collection of Revolutionary War-era archival material, artwork, and historic artifacts; and joyful, authentic 18^th-century-style music and dancing with Brooklyn Contra.

All are welcome, but we encourage registration in advance. We hope that you can join us for this special celebration of Brooklyn's unique role in the founding of America!

Community Day Schedule

11 am   Music by Brooklyn Contra on the patio (rain location: the Othmer Reading Room)

             Storytime presented by Brooklyn Heights Library

             Exhibition tour of Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

12:30 pm   Contra dancing Session #1 in the Great Hall

1:30 pm   Exhibition tour of Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

1 pm   Music by Brooklyn Contra on the patio (rain location: the Othmer Reading Room)

2 pm   Zine-making

3 pm   Exhibition tour of Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

4 pm   Contra dancing Session #2 in the Great Hall 

Ongoing activities:

• Revolutionary War-era archival material, artwork, and historic artifacts in the Othmer Reading Room
• Battle of Brooklyn Scavenger Hunt
• Make & take craft activities
• Touch station with objects based on historic artifacts