Out from Behind this Mask

Here are some photos taken during the visit that the City Tech class made to the Brooklyn Historical Society on November 3rd.  The trip was part of a new research project in which each student in the course chose an address in which Whitman lived briefly during his time in Brooklyn.  Students will perform historical research on the address using insurance maps, land conveyances, city directories, and other resources provided by the BHS.  Many thanks to the BHS and librarian Elizabeth Call for their assistance with this project.

Here are some recaps of the trip from students in the course:

techwhit: Brooklyn Historical Museum Visit

fabfab: BHS Recap

oatakan: Old, Cold and Cool Place

jenniferying: jennifer for nov 10

I hope to see some of you at the South Street Seaport today!

The Sixth Annual “Song of Myself” Marathon will take place aboard the tall ship Peking at the South Street Seaport Museum in Lower Manhattan on Sunday, September 6 from 3:00-5:30 p.m. A reading of Whitman’s great poem, hosted by New York University Professor Karen Karbiener, in which you are heartily invited to participate! For more information or to sign up for the reading, please contact Christine Modica at cmodica@southstseaport.org or 212-748-8738. Leave your name, email, and poem sections of preference (if any). Free to SSS Museum members; $5 non-members.

Photos to follow.