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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0226-accs
  • TitleOral history interview conducted with Rona Goldwitz on 2018 April 20.
  • Summary(0:17) The Premier House and Tiny Tim -- (0:17) Ocean Avenue Congregational Church -- (3:02) History of the church and the neighborhood -- (5:22) The history of Robert Magaw -- (6:35) Fighting in the revolutionary war around New York -- (7:58) Magaw getting the property on Ocean Avenue -- (9:55) Neighborhood changes since 1976 -- (11:27) Working at the food & drug administration -- (11:56) Relationship to Brooklyn (12:18) Advice for future generations.
  • Date2018-04-20
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (12 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on April 20, 2018, by Johan Norberg at Brooklyn College. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • CreatorGoldwitz, Rona
  • SubjectLocal history ; Tiny Tim, 1932-1996 ; Genealogy ; Congregational churches ; Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Municipal archives ; Brooklyn Public Library ; Immigrants ; Magaw, Robert, 1738-1790 ; Washington, George, 1732-1799 ; Revolutionary War, American, 1775-1783 ; Orthodox Judaism
  • PlaceMidwood (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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