To remain lively and vital for 132 years, it helps to be a real ‘S.O.B.’
Longevity, devotion to Brooklyn history, preservation of Fort Greene’s Prison Ship Martyrs’ Monument — these are just a few of the hallmarks of the Society of Old Brooklynites, founded in 1880 and still meeting regularly.
The group’s 132nd anniversary celebration packed the Bay Ridge Manor last Sunday to hear Bud Livingston speak about historic issues covered in his book, “Mr. Lincoln’s Third Largest City: Brooklyn and the Civil War.”
Each month the Society of Old Brooklynites, joking called “the S.O.B.’s,” hear interesting and unusual talks about their beloved home borough and former city.