If you follow my blog, than you are no doubt a cat lover and probably also someone who is interested in New York City history (at least a tiny bit). That is why I am thrilled to let you know about my latest venture: Cats About Town historical walking tours of Brooklyn and Manhattan!
Archive for July, 2024
2024: Introducing “Cats About Town” NYC Walking Tours For Cat Lovers
Posted: 19th July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat StoriesTags: Bodega Cats, Brooklyn Heights, Cat Lovers, Cats About Town, Cats of Old New York, Walking Tours
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1869: Henry Ward Beecher of Brooklyn’s Plymouth Church Loved Cats
Posted: 12th July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Heights, Cats About Town, Cats of Old New York, Henry Ward Beecher, Plymouth Church
In my last post, I wrote about the famous pastor and orator of Plymouth Church who adopted a little boy’s cat from Indiana and named her Hoosier Cat. I also posted the words of an essay that he penned on cats in the Christian Union in 1870.
I just found another cat essay by Mr. Beecher from 1869 that I simply must share. I believe this essay is even better than the one he wrote in 1870.
1870: Hoosier Cat, the Homeless Cat Adopted by Henry Ward Beecher
Posted: 3rd July 2024 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Men, Cat StoriesTags: Brooklyn Heights History, Cats of Old New York, Henry Ward Beecher, Jacob Hicks, Middagh, Plymouth Church
Henry Ward Beecher was an American clergyman, social reformer, and speaker known for his support of the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage, and Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, to name just a few of his passionate causes. Imagine my surprise when I learned that he was also a cat man!
