Tag Archives: American History

MJM Virtual Parlor Chat: History of Juneteenth

Could the scandalous culmination of the bitterest rivalry of all Founding Fathers really be the reason the new democratic government of the United States survived?

Join us for this special presentation in commemoration of the 220th anniversary of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton’s duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Dr. Jason Opal (Dean and Director of the Ohio State University’s Mansfield Campus) will join Mansion staff to discuss the impact of the battle between United States Senator Burr (second husband of our own Eliza Jumel) and Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton on an emerging political system in post-Revolution America.

Free Eventbrite registration required to receive the Zoom link; $5 suggested donation.

Dyckman Farmhouse: History in Focus: When Old Uptown was Young: Irish, Jewish and Greek Immigrants in Washington Heights and Inwood

When Old Uptown was Young: Irish, Jewish and Greek Immigrants in Washington Heights and Inwood

June 12th, at 12PM

Virtual Via Zoom

Register here

Lecture by Robert W. Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian

Upper Manhattan is well known as the site of the largest Dominican community in the United States, but from the 1920s to the 1980s it was the home of large communities of Irish, Jewish and Greek immigrants and their children. Robert Snyder’s lecture will explore how they came to Upper Manhattan, how they settled in, and how they experienced the Depression, World War II, the postwar migration to the suburbs, and the years of high crime and economic turmoil that shook New York City in the late twentieth century.

Robert Snyder, Manhattan Borough Historian, is professor emeritus of American Studies and Journalism at Rutgers University. His books include Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights and the Promise of New York and All the Nations Under Heaven: Immigrants, Migrants and the Making of New York.

 

Cuando el Alto Manhattan Era Joven: Inmigrantes Irlandeses, Judíos y Griegos en Washington Heights e Inwood

12 de junio, a las 12 p.m.

Virtual por Zoom

Regístrese aquí

Conferencia a cargo de Robert W. Snyder, Historiador del Distrito de Manhattan

El Alto Manhattan es conocido como el lugar de la comunidad dominicana más grande de los Estados Unidos, pero desde la década de 1920 hasta la de 1980 fue el hogar de grandes comunidades de inmigrantes irlandeses, judíos y griegos y sus hijos. La conferencia de Robert Snyder explorará cómo llegaron al Alto Manhattan, cómo se establecieron y cómo vivieron la Depresión, la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la migración a los suburbios de la posguerra y los años de alta criminalidad y crisis económica que sacudieron la ciudad de Nueva York a fines del siglo XX.

Robert Snyder, historiador del distrito de Manhattan, es profesor emérito de Estudios Americanos y Periodismo en la Universidad de Rutgers. Sus libros incluyen “Crossing Broadway: Washington Heights y la promesa de Nueva York” y “Todas las naciones bajo el cielo: inmigrantes, migrantes y la creación de Nueva York”.

Dyckman Farm: The Pinkster Stroll Send-Off

The Pinkster Stroll Send Off
Saturday, May 25th from 10AM-11AM
FREE

The Pinkster Stroll will be a group of Black New Yorkers dressed in historically inspired garb walking from Dyckman Farmhouse to New-York Historical Society in commemoration of both enslaved and free Black people in 17th- and 18th-century Dutch New York who celebrated Pinkster, the oldest African American holiday. Join us at Dyckman Farmhouse in sending them off on their long walk, and to discover how the Christian feast of Pentecost celebrated by the Dutch, evolved into a Black American festival used by Black New Yorkers to gather with family and friends and reconnect with their African cultures. This program is a partnership between New-York Historical Society, the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, and Not Your Momma’s History.

 

Sábado, 25 de mayo de 10:00 a.m. a 11:00a.m.

GRATIS

El Paseo Pinkster será un grupo de neoyorquinos negros vestidos con ropa de inspiración histórica que caminarán desde la Granja Dyckman hasta la Sociedad Histórica de Nueva York en conmemoración de los negros esclavizados y libres en la Nueva York holandesa de los siglos XVII y XVIII que celebraron el Pinkster, la festividad afroamericana más antigua. Únase a nosotros en la Granja Dyckman para despedirlos en su larga caminata y para descubrir cómo la fiesta cristiana de Pentecostés celebrada por

los holandeses evolucionó hasta convertirse en un festival afroamericano utilizado por los neoyorquinos negros para reunirse con familiares y amigos y reconectarse con sus culturas africanas. Este programa es una colaboración entre la Sociedad Histórica de Nueva York, el Museo de la Granja Dyckman y Not Your Momma’s History.

Dyckman Farmhouse – Colonial Crossroads: A Pinkster Celebration

Join the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum and Carla & Keyes for “Colonial Crossroads,” a Pinkster celebration!

Tuesday, May 21st, 2024 at 6PM

Colonial Crossroads is a family friendly interpretation of African and European traditions and instruments that influenced each other during the Colonial period. The audience is encouraged to participate in call-and-response and body percussion techniques. Jim is a multi-instrumentalist who uses baroque guitar, mandolin, mountain dulcimer and recorders to perform European music from the Colonial Era. Carla represents the African side of Colonial America through stories and songs performed on Shekere and Djembe.

¡Únase al Museo Dyckman Farmhouse y a Carla & Keyes para “Colonial Crossroads”, una celebración de Pinkster!

El martes 21 de mayo de 2024 a las 6 p.m.

Colonial Crossroads es un evento familiar donde se interpretara tradiciones y instrumentos africanos y europeos que se influenciaron mutuamente durante el período colonial en America. Invitamos a la audiencia a participar en técnicas de llamada y respuesta y percusión corporal. Jim es un multiinstrumentista que utiliza la guitarra barroca, la mandolina, el dulcimer de montaña y las flautas dulces para interpretar música europea de la era colonial. Carla representa el lado africano de la América colonial a través de historias y canciones interpretadas con Shekere y Djembe.

Lost Inwood: Special Reserve Edition

LOST INWOOD 

-The Building of Inwood-

-TUESDAY MAY 7th, 7:30PM at THE INWOOD FARM

It’s true. Inwood is experiencing a construction boom. New highrises are going up practically everywhere you look.

This month at LOST INWOOD we’ll learn about the history of Inwood as a built urban neighborhood. When were the first apartments completed? How long did it take for Inwood’s farmland to become part of the city? And what about today, what do we know all about the new construction that’s happening? We’ll tell the story of the evolution of Inwood’s urban built environment and take a look at how all the pieces fit together.

It’s a free presentation. Reservations are recommended.

The Inwood Farm

600 W 218th St

(corner Indian Road)

tel 212-884-2111

www.theinwoodfarm.com