BFS “head” count. Heads of school, that is…
Stuart Smith, 1968 to 1978 Since 1867, BFS has had 19 heads of school, not including interim heads. Over the years, the title of our school’s highest administrative role has […]
Tag: 1860s
100 Years of BFS – The 1967 Centennial
BFS Centennial in the New York Daily News, September 10, 1967 Click for the full PDF Celebrating our school’s 100th anniversary proved an incredible start to the 1967-1968 school year […]
1867 to 1886 and Our First Expansion – Part 2 of Our Buildings, Our History
Look at the right of this ca. 1893 photo of the Germania Club to see the Brooklyn Meeting House at the far right. Look closely to see the snow on what seems to be the rooftop of […]
William Bunker Tubby – the first architect of BFS
Many know that Brooklyn Friends School began in the “social room” of Brooklyn Monthly Meeting at 110 Schermerhorn Street in 1867. Lesser known is the fact that our school […]