Weeksville Heritage Center

Weeksville Heritage Center is a non-profit organization located in New York City, New York. It is a museum with 16 employees and generates over $10,000 in annual revenue. Weeksville Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn. It achieves this through a variety of programs, including history, preservation, visual and performing arts, ecology, and the built environment. The organization is the steward for three 19th-century historic houses located on historic Hunterfly Road, representing the few remaining domestic structures of Weeksville. The organization emphasizes Weeksville’s history of sanctuary, refuge, independence, self-sufficiency, self-determination, and activism and their contemporary relevance. Weeksville Heritage Center plans to expand its reach through a new 19,000 square foot Education and Cultural Arts Building, set to open in 2014. This expansion will allow for increased research, education, and programming opportunities. You can learn more about Weeksville Heritage Center and its programs by visiting their website at weeksvillesociety.org.