The trip to the Brooklyn Historic Society was of great interest to me as I am an avid fan of all things Brooklyn. It came as a surprise to me of its location at the corner of Clinton and Pierpont as I am down in that area quite often and had not realized that such a great resource was so close by. Upon approaching the large red brick building the architecture was overpowering. Its huge windows, red bricks and the large masonry faces near the top of the building were quite impressive. Upon entering the library, it felt as though you were entering history itself. The purpose of the visit was for us to become members and become better acquainted on how to use the resources of the library to work on our final project, Where I Found Whitman Addresses. We first were brought to insurance maps of the 1860’s. My address in particular is 71 Prince St. circa 1840. Through looking at the 1860 Paris Volume I map I found it to be a two story frame house as the maps were color coded, yellow meaning framed, red meaning brick, and other various colors for hospitals, churches, and other institutions. Then I proceeded to the 1886 map to find that the address had changed to 153 Prince Street. I was able to deduct this by comparing the two maps and counting how many lots off the corner the building was. I was also able to secure the old block and lot numbers from this map, block 138 lot 122. This map also provided the wards throughout the city, 153 Prince Street is in Ward 11. Then I proceeded to the 1929 map and found the address remained 153 Prince, and I now have a new block and lot number; block 2063 lot 6. Armed with this information, I intend to visit the tax assessors at 32 Chambers Street and look at the municipal archives. I will also go to 210 Joraleman Street and seek out the Department of Buildings to see what I can find. Elizabeth, the librarian, was very helpful in showing us how to navigate the sea of information. After looking at several of these maps she directed me to the Deed transfers of the time period. I found this part of the research very frustrating as the deed transfers related to the entire square block and the best that could be surmised was which buildings were on Prince Street. There was no indication of addresses or block and lot numbers. I did nevertheless review them and some were more interesting than others as to who owned what and sold to whom. I intend on revisiting this landmark numerous times in the near future to flesh out more information on 71 Prince Street.