Macaulay ITFs @ Brooklyn College

Historical Research Resources

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Margaret Galvan

ITF ed. note: This resource guide was originally crafted by ITF Maggie Galvan and Professor Paul Moses for use in Professor Paul Moses’s 2015 Seminar 2 course to help students with their historical research on Flatbush, Brooklyn. Read the original post here.

In addition to the databases electronically available to you through Brooklyn College, here are some further resources to help you with “The Peopling of Flatbush,” your project assessing and reporting about the people living in Flatbush across time. Remember, not every database will be relevant for every time period: Continue reading →

Social Explorer, Infoshare

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Margaret Galvan

ITF ed. note: This resource guide was originally crafted by ITF Maggie Galvan for use in Professor Jessica Siegel’s 2014 Seminar 2 course. The functionality of Social Explorer especially changes frequently, so use the below as a guide for the basic uses, but also check out Social Explorer’s own documentation to learn about new and more nuanced functions.

“Immigration is still part of the continuous cycling of population, as people who have lived in the city move on and are replaced by immigrants. This ‘demographic ballet’ is a source of strength for the city because it provides a supply of talent upon which its institutions rest.”
—Arun Peter Lobo and Joseph J. Salvo, “Portrait of New York’s Immigrant Mélange,” p. 36 Continue reading →