Williamsburg  (NY)  (Images of America)
New York native and resident Victor Lederer compiled this volume with the cooperation of the Brooklyn Historical Society. Author of College Point, he has also written about New YorkÂ’s history for the Museum of the City of New York. Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society is one of the nationÂ’s oldest organizations dedicated to local history and is the repository of the worldÂ’s largest collection of materials about Brooklyn. The societyÂ’s 1881 landmark headquarters and museum is one of New YorkÂ’s architectural gems.<br /><br />New York native and resident Victor Lederer compiled this volume with the cooperation of the Brooklyn Historical Society. Author of College Point, he has also written about New YorkÂ’s history for the Museum of the City of New York. Founded in 1863, the Brooklyn Historical Society is one of the nationÂ’s oldest organizations dedicated to local history and is the repository of the worldÂ’s largest collection of materials about Brooklyn. The societyÂ’s 1881 landmark headquarters and museum is one of New YorkÂ’s architectural gems.