New Netherland Institute Announces 2019 Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck Lecture Series
From April to June of this year, the New Netherland Institute will present the 2019 Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck Lecture Series, which will comprise 10 lectures on various aspects of New Netherland, each at a different venue from New York City to the Capital Region.
The first in the series will be a talk by Russell Shorto at the Brooklyn Historical Society<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/finding-new-yorks-dutch-roots-a-field-guide-led-by-russell-shorto-tickets-55800990264?aff=efbeventtix&fbclid=IwAR1iALR5nlhhFan7tJKCNdUSQJy0FLHZv1_FcsfwgKQi4nvKVJQ6sJzwlDw> on April 16th:
"In the 1600s, the Dutch colony of New Netherland ranged up and down the East Coast, and the Hudson River was its spine. The colony was the base from which the Dutch laid claim to the New World, and from which they battled with their arch-enemy, England. England won the power struggle, and New Netherland is history, but its legacy is hiding in plain sight. This talk will be a travelogue of New Netherland, from "Breuckelen" to Rensselaer. Identifying place names, old barns, bits of leftover language, street patterns, and Dutch customs. Come join Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World, as he (virtually) roams the Hudson River from New York City to Albany, bringing the Dutch period back to life."
Details on the other lectures will be released in the coming weeks.
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