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Catalyntje Trico: A Life in New Amsterdam a conversation with author, Lana Waite Holden

In Catalyntje Trico: A Life in New Amsterdam, author Lana Holden offers a vivid re-creation of life in New Amsterdam and New Netherland in the early 17th century.

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Shipwreck and Salvation: The Wreck of the Prince Maurice 1657

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A storm, a shipwreck, and rescue on an ice laden beach! Join the New Amsterdam History Center’s Mapping Early New York team as they rebuild the wreck and the rescue using 3D modelling and AI.

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Impressions of a New World

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A virtual lecture from Toya Dubin, hosted by the Jacob Leisler Institute, Hudson Area Library, and with support from the Columbia County Libraries Association. Impressions of a New World: Jacob Leisler, Nicasius de Sille, & the promised Eden of 1660s New Amsterdam.

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Tulips on Park Avenue

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Celebrating New York’s Tulips on ...

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Peaches, Pears, and Purslane – Recreating Dutch Gardens in 17th Century New Amsterdam

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Recreating Dutch Gardens in 17th Century New Amsterdam,” brought a large group of historians, plant researchers, and a generally interested public together at the New York Botanical Garden’s LuEsther T. Mertz Library for a remarkable morning presentation.

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Trash Talk: a Lively Discussion of 17th Century Refuse, Recycling, and the Reshaping of Mannahatta’s Shoreline

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What was “trash” in 17th- Century New Amsterdam? Who tossed it? Where was it tossed? Who collected or neglected it? How did trash change the shape and shoreline of Manahatta.

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Mapping Early New York & Long Island Update- December 2023

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Shipwrecks and trade, love and marriage, and clashes of culture tell a story as old and as young as New York today.

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New Netherland’s Slave Trade: Origins, Evolution, Impact, Significance

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Historians of New Netherland have recently shed new light on the colony’s enslaved people: the conditions of their enslavement, the Africans’ relationship with their enslavers, and the inner workings of the trade in slaves.

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Camerata Trajectina Concert

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This unique ensemble explores the rich music heritage of the Low Countries, dating from the Middle Ages until the early 1600’s.

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The Prize Papers Collections

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A discussion on the Dutch letters, the Prize Papers, that never reached their address were intercepted at sea during 17th and 18th centuries and stored in the British National Archives until rediscovered in the late 20th century.

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Debating the Role of Women in the Dutch Golden Age

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What pathways and options were available to women in the Dutch empire? What part did social class play in their choices and strategies?

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The Ice Age in the Dutch North Atlantic

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The Little Ice Age in the Dutch North Atlantic Read More about the ...

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The Mapping Early New York Demonstration

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Join NAHC Trustee Toya Dubin for an in-depth exploration of New Amsterdam in the 17th Century.

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Were 18 Languages Spoken in New Amsterdam?

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It is often said that eighteen languages were spoken in New Amsterdam. In researching his forthcoming linguistic history of greater New York, Ross Perlin, former Robert D.L. Gardiner fellow at CUNY’s Gotham Center, discovered there may have been many more

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Music of Many Worlds

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The New Amsterdam History Center and Congregation Sheairith Israel Present: Music of Many Worlds, 18th-century Vocal Works from Amsterdam's Sephardic Synagogue

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Before Central Park: A Talk by Sara Cedar Miller

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Visitors can hardly imagine Manhattan without Central Park, but the history of these 843 acres before it became the celebrated green space is a fascinating story told by Sara Cedar Miller in her book, ``Before Central Park,`` published by Columbia University Press

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The Black Experience in Dutch New York

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How did Blacks live in New Amsterdam? What was “slavery” in the colony? When did the first Africans arrive? The NYG&B co-hosted this program with the New Netherland Institute.

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Mapping Early New York Progress Report in Gratitude to the Society of the Daughters of Holland Dames

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Toya Dubin gave an update on the Mapping Early New York Progress Report to the Society of the Daughters of the Holland Dames.

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The Diary of Asser Levy, First Jewish Citizen of New York by New Amsterdam History Society

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A conversation with Daniela Weil, author of ``The Diary of Asser Levy: First Jewish Citizen of New York`` and Noah Gelfand, Historian

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New York Loves Vermeer

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A Virtual Conversation with Adam Eaker - Assistant Curator / Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Nigel Van Wieck - Contemporary Artist Moderated by Laura D. Corey - Project Manager and Senior Researcher / Metropolitan Museum of Art

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From Netherlandic to Dutch Colonial: The Story of an Evolving House Style in America

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A conversation with Jeroen van den Hurk, Architectural Historian, and Len Tantillo, Historical and Marine Artist and Architect

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Fighting the Flood

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A conversation with Pippa Brashear, SCAPE Landscape Architect, Daniel Vasini, Creative Director of West 8 N.Y. Architect and Urban Designer, and Edgar J. Westerhof, National Director for Flood Risk & Resiliency ARCADIS 18th panel discussion on New York City and its relationship with its surrounding water.

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New York is a Dutch City

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A conversation with author, Russell Shorto, and architectural historian, Barry Lewis who discuss the impact the Dutch had on today's New York City

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“A Dangerous Liberty”

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Shaun Sayres presents a talk on the Mohawk-Dutch Relations and the Colonial Gunpowder Trade, 1639-1665

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The Lawyer and the Fox: A Tale of Tricks & Treachery in New Amsterdam

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A Talk By Jaap Jacobs, Author and Honorary Reader in History, University of St Andrews will talk about the fierce struggle between Adriaen van der Donck, and Petrus Stuyvesant in New Netherland. But the roots of their enmity lay in the distant Netherlands.