Amazing Animals of Old Brooklyn
Once upon a time:
Hundreds of cats worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard…
America’s first canine police unit was established in Parkville…
The Dyker Meadow Golf Club had a feline mascot that loved to go fishing…
A turtle made an annual pilgrimage to a Bay Ridge bar…
A dog was an honored guest on the first train through the Joralemon Street Tunnel…
The last horse-driven fire engines of the FDNY ran down Court Street…
And a blind cat who wore glasses saved Brooklyn Borough Hall from burning down when he was 27 years old.
Join me and the Brooklyn Historical Society on Wednesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. (ET) as I take you back in time to explore the city’s history in depth via amazing stories about Brooklyn cats, dogs, horses, and other animals that made the newspaper headlines in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These are all some of my favorite tales from my Hatching Cat website and my book, The Cat Men of Gotham, with lots of Brooklyn historical content and great old pictures from newspapers and historical archives.
Fun for animal lovers and Brooklyn history fans alike!
Details:
Wednesday, July 1, 7-8 p.m. (ET)
Virtual Zoom presentation
Hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society
To REGISTER for True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old Brooklyn, clink on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/…/register/WN_R7wbkK2RRgWCNhm5FjxhkQ
Book Offer: During the month of June, you can get “The Cat Men of Gotham: Tales of Feline Friendships in Old New York” for 50% off using the code RUPFIFTY at the following link: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-cat-men-of-gotham/9781978800229
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