Brooklyn Public Library | Enshrined Memories

Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War is an exhibit exploring the role of the borough in the American Civil War as well as the ways in which the war has been memorialized. A collaboration between Brooklyn Public Library and the Green-Wood Cemetery, this exhibit runs from September 15, 2007 to January 5, 2008 in the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza. On display are nearly 200 historic objects, including statues, uniforms, letters from the battlefield, diaries, statues, and battle flags.

In addition to this exhibition, Enshrined Memories will feature several events, including: a major Civil War conference over the entire Veterans Day weekend, a Friday night Civil War film series; and a guided trolley tour of Green-Wood Cemetery.

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Civil War Weekend Conference

The Civil War Weekend Conference was held on November 10th and 11th. Thanks to all of our sponsors, panelists and attendants for making it such a successful event.

Essays in Preparation for the Enshrined Memories Conference

Brooklyn, Beecher, and the Civil War by Debby Applegate
Screening the Civil War by Robert Brent Toplin
Brooklyn's Monuments to the Civil War by Kirk Savage
Racial Animosities in New York City During the Civil War and the Draft Riots by Barnet Schecter
Civil War Photographs as History by Alan Trachtenberg
The Antiwar Metropolis by David Quigley
Memory and the Monument after 9/11 by James E. Young

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» Enshrined Memories Brochure (PDF 6MB)

Exhibition

'An Episode of War (The Cavalry Charge of Lt. Henry B.Hidden),' oil on canvas by Victor Nehlig (1830-1909).

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What We're Reading

Photo By Brady - A Picture of The Civil War

View a selection of Civil War related books for Kids, Teens, and Adults.

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Green-Wood Cemetery Tour

The Green-Wood Cemetery tour with Green-Wood Historian and Exhibition Curator Jeffrey I. Richman was held on November 12th.

Civil War Film Screenings

Playing Fridays at Central's Dweck Auditorium. Next screening:

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BPL Resources

Brooklyn in the Civil War
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments
Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War is a collaborative project of Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) and The Green-Wood Cemetery. It is supported by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities, with additional funding provided by BPL's Fund for Brooklyn History, established through the generous support of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Hearst Foundation, Inc., the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Starr Foundation, the Leon and Muriel Gilbert Charitable Trust, the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc. and a gift in memory of Samuel and Pauline Wine.

Thanks to those behind this exhibition:
The Green-Wood Cemetery:
President Richard Moylan; Historian and Curator Jeffrey I. Richman; Exhibitions Designer Art Presson; Associate Exhibitions Designer and Graphic Artist Marc Zaref; and Brian Rose, photographer.

Brooklyn Public Library: Director of Programs & Exhibitions Jay Kaplan

Thanks also to Brooklyn Museum and Weeksville Heritage Center.

Special thanks to these organizations and individuals who have loaned items to this exhibition: Russ Altman, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Public Library, Company H, 119th New York Volunteers Association, Ruth Detjen, Green-Wood Historic Fund, Huntington Historical Society, Jeffrey Kraus, Mariners' Museum, New York Historical Society, New York State Military Museum, Jeffrey I. Richman, S. Gregory Seaman, Barbara Thompson, Three Village Historical Society, Barbara Thompson, United States Army Military History Institute.