Tag Archives: American History

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

Join the musicians of Silentwoods Collective on the lawn of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum for “Echoes Across the Pond”, an hour-long performance featuring lively traditional New England fiddle music and early country dances led by expert violinist and master fiddler, Jimmy Drancsak and performed on 18th century period instruments.

Thursday, June 26, 2025

5pm-6pm

FREE

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

 

Acompáñanos en el jardín del Museo Dyckman Farmhouse junto a los músicos de Silentwoods Collective para “Ecos al Otro Lado del Atlántico”, una presentación de una hora con animada música tradicional de violín de Nueva Inglaterra y antiguos bailes campestres, dirigidos por el experto violinista y maestro del fiddle, Jimmy Drancsak, interpretados en instrumentos de época del siglo XVIII.

26 de junio de 2025

5pm-6pm

Gratis

El Museo Dyckman Farmhouse

Dyckman Farmhouse: History in Focus 2025 – “Diversity and it’s Limits: Attitudes Towards Immigration in New York”

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum presents History In Focus 2025:

A Virtual Lecture Series on
Immigrant History in Upper Manhattan

“Diversity and it’s Limits: Attitudes Towards Immigration in New York” with Dr. Philip Kasinitz

June 18th, 2025
12pm on Zoom

FREE!
REGISTER HERE!

New York’s history has long been the history of migrants and newcomers. Since the days of Dutch New Amsterdam, waves of migrants—some voluntary, some not—have continually remade the city. Historically, immigrants have accounted for almost all of the City’s population growth as well as its emergence as a center of economic activity and cultural innovation.

Despite its long history of ethnic and racial conflict, New Yorkers have generally been more favorably disposed towards immigration—if not necessarily towards all groups of immigrants– than most Americans. However, last year’s influx of refugees, many of whom were bused to New York, has presented the city with new challenges. The mayor described this influx as “unprecedented” and feared that it could “destroy the city”. More recently the policies of the Trump administration have framed migration as a “crisis” and local and federal policies have increasingly come into conflict.

For the FINAL presentation of History in Focus 2025, Dr. Philip Kasinitz will explore some of the history of how New York has received immigrants and discuss what is and is not new about the present situation. Dr. Kasinitz will also present the surprising findings of a new survey on attitudes towards migrants among today’s New Yorkers.

Philip Kasinitz is Presidential Professor of Sociology and director of the Advanced Research Collaborative at the City University of New York Graduate Center, where he founded the Master’s program in International Migration Studies. His co-authored book Inheriting the City: The Children of Immigrants Come of Age received the American Sociological Association Distinguished Book Award and the Eastern Sociological Society’s Mira Komarovsky Book award. Other recent works include Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United Sates and Global Cities, Local Streets. Former President of the Eastern Sociological Society, he serves on The Russell Sage Foundation’s committee on Race, Ethnicity and Immigration and the Historical Advisory Committee of the Ellis Island Museum.

This program is supported, in part, by, the Honorable Carmen De La Rosa, New York City Council, District 10.

Morris-Jumel Virtual Parlor Chat – Connect260: A Woman’s House in a Man’s World

 

In a world where Eliza Jumel had the odds stacked against her in every respect (socially, financially, and more), she actualized the reality she wanted for herself. Eliza, like many other women of her time, was a woman who quietly rebelled against the patriarchal structure of the society she lived in. Join Mansion staff and Margaret Oppenheimer, Eliza Jumel’s biographer, to discuss what it would have been like to be Eliza Jumel and how she would have navigated the constraints of her everyday life to write her own story.

This session of Connect260 will focus on highlighted themes and stories from the exhibition “What the House Saw: 260 Years of Stories from the Morris Jumel Collection and Community’s section on the Antebellum Era.

About Margaret Oppenheimer: Margaret A. Oppenheimer is the author of The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic. A writer and editor, she holds a Ph.D. in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Besides her biography of Jumel, Oppenheimer has written numerous articles on the fine and decorative arts of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century and authored an exhibition catalogue, The French Portrait: Revolution to Restoration.

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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.

Dyckman Farmhouse: Guided Tour: New York State Path Through History Weekend

Guided Tour: Path Through History Weekend

Saturday, October 12th at 1PM
Registration Required, Free

Enjoy this unique opportunity for a free guided tour of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Attendees can learn about the history of the Dyckman farmhouse and the Inwood neighborhood. Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out DFM’s historic Hessian military hut, and a local artist exhibition.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity for a free guided tour of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Attendees will be able to learn about the history of the Dyckman home and the Inwood neighborhood. Additionally, they will have the chance to explore the DFM’s historic Hessian military shelter and two exhibitions by local artists.