Trace the steps of two great armies as you walk along Fifth Avenue! August 19-August 27, co-sponsored with the 5th Avenue BID See the Scavenger Hunt guide and code book on our website HERE! Or get a physical copy at the Old Stone House. Look for General Howe’s Broadside, the historic notice that will […]
Beginning on August 19th, Green-Wood Cemetery will display of 85 historical Revolutionary War flags. They will be on display until Sunday, August 27th. Join historian Barnet Schecter, author of The Battle for New York, and Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman, for this annual trolley tour of Green-Wood’s Revolutionary War-related sites. On August 27, 1776, Green-Wood was […]
Discover NYC's storied past with our expert Urban Park Rangers as your guide to historical events, people, and communities that have shaped our city and Parks. Join the Urban Park Rangers on this hike as we commemorate the soldiers of the American Revolution on the anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. Learn about Brooklyn’s role […]
Join author Josh Trujillo for a book talk on his graphic novel, Washington's Gay General. Learn more about Washington’s Gay General Co-hosted by Fort Greene Chapter, NSDAR This event is a part of Battle Week.
This event has been cancelled due to rain. Archived event description: Join local historian Professor William J. Parry for a neighborhood tour to see the sites of the Battle of Brooklyn! MEET AT GRAND ARMY PLAZA, tour ends at Old Stone House Be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring your water bottle.
This event is RAIN OR SHINE. If weather makes it impossible to perform outside, join us in the Great Room of the Old Stone House. Watch a short play written by snarky British loyalists in 1776 to mock the American defeat in the first and largest battle of the War for Independence. Was […]
Did you know Gowanus was the beginning of America's Independence? Paddle with the Dredgers and ask for planners to provide a barrier free shoreline access similar to Dutch Canals! Observe how Brooklyn has evolved from its revolutionary roots while enjoying a voyage of Gowanus Bay and lower Canal. Please note, this activity is from 19th […]
Old Stone House & Washington Park in partnership with the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland, Battle of Brooklyn Chapter SAR and the Michael A. Rawley American Legion Post present: reenactor regiments from the Battle of Brooklyn, battle strategies and daily life during the Revolutionary War. 336 Third Street, bet. 4th and 5th Avenues, Brooklyn This program is […]
Join us for a lively & fun family dance, for ages two through 92. Dances will be taught, called and sung by Carl Levine & Helen White, who’ve been leading & organizing dance events for adults & children for more than three decades. We’ll groove to live music played by Sean Rosenberry (fiddler & elementary-school […]
The largest battle of the Revolutionary War was fought throughout what is now known as Brooklyn, including a significant engagement on land that is part of The Green-Wood Cemetery. What did this battle mean to the many different people in New York and Brooklyn at the time? Green-Wood shares the many perspectives of this revolutionary […]
