GROTON — Eleanor Gavazzi can tell that Jacob ... according to Gavazzi, a historical researcher who has studied local cemeteries for 25 years. But many footstones — which are significantly ...

You can now search maps from across 450 years of New York City history thanks to the Brooklyn Public Library Center for Brooklyn History, which just launched an online portal you can easily access ...

The Brooklyn Historical Society’s collection of nearly 1,500 digitized maps dates back to the 17th century. By Sarah Bahr When Alexander Hamilton stepped foot in New York City in 1772 ...