For the second session of Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s History in Focus 2025, we will be hearing from Dr. Tyler Anbinder, a Professor of History at George Washington University with a specialization in nineteenth-century America and the history of immigration and ethnicity in American life. Dr. Tyler Anbinder will discuss his new book, “Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York,” and how it upends what we thought we knew about the Famine Irish in New York and beyond. This program is supported, in part, by, the Honorable Carmen De La Rosa, New York City Council, District 10.
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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.
Dyckman Farmhouse: Get Crafty At Dyckman Farmhouse Museum!
Channel your inner artist this month with TWO Saturday drop-in workshops inspired by Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s blooming eight-bed garden!
Activity 1: Make Your Own Artist Book!
Learn different techniques for capturing flowers, fruits, and veggies on the page while creating your very own nature-themed artist book!
Activity 2: Take a Guided Stroll through Our Garden!
Hear from DFM’s educators about what’s growing in our garden! Pick up new tips and tricks to make your garden bloom this season.
Included with Museum admission.
All ages are welcome.
Dyckman Farmhouse: Earth Day Pollinator Party!
EARTH DAY: POLLINATOR PARTY!
April 22, 2025
4pm-6pm
Celebrate Earth Day by inviting pollinators to Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s garden this year!
- Make Wildflower seed bombs to plant around our Hessian Hut!
- Learn to identify birds with the Urban Park Rangers!
- Create stop motion animated birds, bees, and butterflies with NYC Parks Media Educators!
And the best part?
It’s completely FREE!
Earth Day Pollinator Party is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council and is also made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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.