Brooklyn Brainery

I keep meeting people who live in Ridgeweood (hey Ridgewood!), so I thought it'd be fun to revisit one of my favorite historic houses, which just happens to be in Ridgewood: the wonderfully named Vander Ende-Onderdonk House. 

The house is at 1820 Flushing Avenue, just over the Queens-Brooklyn border; it's an easy walk from the Jefferson L stop, but it couldn't be further away in spirit from the busy, industrial Flushing Avenue on which it...

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Brainery pal Ben Feldman is giving a talk at the Museum at Eldridge Street this Sunday, April 15 about an amazing little change purse and the history behind it. Ben's talks are always great and full of fun NYC history tidbits, so I'd definitely recommend this one. And it's free with admission to the Museum, so it won't break the bank, either. 

You can read up on the story of the change purse here, and get more details about the event...

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We have so many classes in June, it's way too many to list here.

But before you hop over to our classes page to check them all out, we have a couple special events coming up:

Down the Rabbit Hole: Exploring the Hidden History of Found Objects - We're psyched to be hosting this lecture in partnership with the Brooklyn Historical Society! (Important things: the lecture takes place at their space in Brooklyn Heights + your ticket...

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