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On April 25, a lecture titled "Peaches, Pears, and Purslane – Recreating Dutch Gardens in 17th Century New Amsterdam" attracted historians, plant researchers, and the public to the New York Botanical Garden’s Mertz Library.

On March 8, 1657, a Nor’easter drove Dutch ship The Prince Maurice into Fire Island. Indigenous night watchers heard the wreck and rescued the 129 aboard. This dramatic event is part of their 400-year history.

The creative team behind NAHC’s "Mapping Early New York" project, guests, and trustees joined over 400 people at the New-York Historical Society on March 20, 2024, for the "New York Before New York" exhibit opening.

This year, the Park Avenue Malls featured orange Balloon and Peony Dutch hybrid tulips to mark the 400th anniversary of Dutch settlers arriving in New Amsterdam.

Fine artist Len Tantillo, renowned for his historical paintings of New Amsterdam and New Netherland, recently unveiled a new work in Schenectady, indirectly linked to the NAHC.

An unvieling ceremony of Len Tantillo’s work on the Connecticut River an Fort Good Hope will be held at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, Connecticut on Thursday, October 12, 2023, Old Lyme Country Club. 40 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut.