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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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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.

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