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Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: Archiving Black Family Histories with Jhanique Lovejoy

Join us for a free digitizing workshop and community discussion about Black diasporic archival traditions with artist Jhanique Lovejoy!

Through a guided discussion with Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s current exhibiting artist Jhanique Lovejoy, participants will explore the role of family photographs in Caribbean and Black diasporic archival traditions, oral histories, and intergenerational preservation.

Moving from discussion to practice, participants will engage directly with archival tools and methods by digitizing personal photographs, negatives, and ephemera from their own family archives with a high-resolution scanner provided at the workshop!

Participants will also browse examples of Caribbean archival history and preservation practices, gaining foundational knowledge in archival processes, digitization, and the creation of archival ephemera.

What to bring:

  • five 4×6 or 5×7 sized photos from your family archive OR
  • one 8×10 photos and two 4×6 or 5×7 photos from your family archive.
    Optional: Instead of bringing 2-5 4×6 or 5×7 photos, participants may bring 2-5 negatives, newspaper clippings, and archival documents from their family archive instead. Each participant will receive an archival-safe polysleeve to properly store their family photos and a personal USB containing their scanned photos from the workshop.

Free – RSVP Required: Register on Eventbrite! Only 15 seats available.

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum: Back Porch History 2026 – Reclaiming Pinkster with Lavada Nahon

An hour-long lecture that dissects what Pinkster was and why celebrating it expands the humanity of the enslaved and their descendants.

Learn about the historical and cultural significance of Pinkster with Lavada Nahon, the Interpreter of African American History at NYS Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Sites!

Connected to New York’s Black history is the oldest African celebration in the nation. During Pinkster celebrations, enslaved and free Africans gathered around the colony and state to rest, renew family and friendship ties, and reconnect to a European faith that had been transformed in West Central Africa. Choices made by the Black community as they moved from property to people lessened Pinkster’s importance but did not erase its historic significance.

Registration required on Eventbrite!

Lavada Nahon is the Interpreter of African American History for the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation, Bureau of Historic Sites. A position she has held since its inception in 2019. With nearly 30 years of public history experience, she focuses on New Netherland and New York, 17th through 19th centuries, specifically, the lives and cultures of Africans and their descendants, enslaved and free. As a culinary and cultural historian, she has worked for a wide variety of historic sites and organizations around the tri-state region. Her mission is to bring history to life by giving presence to the Africans and people of African descent enslaved and free, in New Netherland and New York in whatever way possible.

Dyckman Farmhouse – Backporch: “Echoes Across the Pond” with Silentwoods Collective

Baseball is not just America’s pastime— it is a story of resilience, talent, and the fight for equality. African Americans have shaped the game of baseball since its earliest days not just by playing it, but elevating it.

Join us on Wednesday, July 30th from 6-7pm as we honor their legacy through a lecture about the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues and how they found their way to the Dyckman Oval. We will discuss the stories, the struggles, and the triumphs of Black baseball players throughout history. Afterwards, participants will enjoy a fun, trivia-style game that will test their knowledge about the history of Negro Baseball Leagues and milestones of notable Black baseball players.

Wednesday July 30th
6-7pm
FREE

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
(on the corner of 204th and Broadway)

Dyckman Farmhouse – New Research on Enslavement in Upper Manhattan: A DyckmanDISCOVERED Update

The Harlem African Burial Ground: History Beneath Our Feet
February 12th at 12PM

VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

Register here: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/the-harlem-african-burial-ground-history-beneath-our-feet/

As a cemetery for free and enslaved Africans from the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, the Harlem African Burial Ground is a sacred site of New York City’s early history, and yet for decades the site was forgotten and disrespected. Through tireless research and advocacy, community advocates brought this history to light, and now the New York City Economic Development Corporation is leading efforts to properly memorialize and honor the people buried there. Join the Harlem African Burial Ground Initiative and NYCEDC in conversation to learn about this crucial history, the role of urban planning in historic preservation, and the vision for the future memorial, cultural education center, and mixed-use project planned for the site.

Agenda:

  • Remarks from Sharon Wilkins, Manhattan Borough Historian Emerita (20 min)
  • What is the history of this site?
  • How was the site rediscovered?
  • What is the importance of memorializing this site? What does it reveal about the city’s history?
  • Presentation from EDC (20 min)
  • How did EDC’s partnership with the Initiative begin and evolve? How can advocates and government work together?
  • What is the role of urban planning in historic preservation and memorialization?
  • Moderated Q&A (20 min)

This program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through the DutchCulture USA FUTURE 400 program of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.

 

El Cementerio Africano de Harlem: Historia Bajo Nuestros Pies

12 de febrero a las 12 PM

VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

Regístrese: https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/event/the-harlem-african-burial-ground-history-beneath-our-feet/

Como cementerio para africanos libres y esclavizados desde mediados de la década de 1600 hasta mediados de la década de 1800, el Cementerio Africano de Harlem es un lugar sagrado de la historia temprana de la ciudad de Nueva York. Sin embargo, durante décadas el sitio fue olvidado y faltado al respeto. A través de una incansable investigación y defensa, los defensores de la comunidad sacaron a la luz esta historia, y ahora la Corporación de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Nueva York está liderando los esfuerzos para conmemorar y honrar adecuadamente a las personas enterradas allí. Únase a la Iniciativa del Cementerio Africano de Harlem y NYCEDC en una conversación para aprender sobre esta historia crucial, el papel de la planificación urbana en la preservación histórica y la visión del futuro monumento, centro de educación cultural y proyecto de uso mixto planificado para el sitio.

Agenda:

Saludos de Sharon Wilkins, Historiadora Emérita del Distrito de Manhattan (20 min)

¿Cuál es la historia de este sitio?

¿Cómo se redescubrió el sitio?

¿Cuál es la importancia de conmemorar este sitio? ¿Qué revela sobre la historia de la ciudad?

Presentación de EDC (20 min)

¿Cómo comenzó y evolucionó la asociación de EDC con la Iniciativa? ¿Cómo pueden trabajar juntos los activistas: y el gobierno?

¿Cuál es el papel de la planificación urbana en la preservación y conmemoración histórica?

Preguntas y respuestas moderadas (20 min)

Este programa cuenta con el apoyo del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Ciencia del Reino de los Países Bajos, a través del programa DutchCulture USA FUTURE 400 del Consulado General de los Países Bajos en Nueva York.