New Netherland Institute

Wishing all of you a healthy, happy, and fulfilling New Year! Image: Gerrit Grasdorp, A Cheerful Company Before an Inn, ca. 1660. From the Collection of the Rijksmuseum.

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Reminder: join us for tomorrow's (Thursday, 12/11) Live From New Amsterdam. Russell Shorto will speak to Dr. David Voorhees, the executive director of the Jacob Leisler Institute about Leisler and his 1689 rebellion. For more information, visit nyhistory.org/programs/live-…

Congratulations to Dr. Jaap Jacobs on winning this year's Van Slyke Article Prize for his article "The First Arrival of Enslaved Africans in New Amsterdam," New York History, vol. 104, no. 1, pp.96-114.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Douma (Georgetown University) on winning this year's Hendricks Book Prize from the New Netherland Institute for The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700-1827 (Cambridge University Press), 2024.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Douma (Georgetown University) on winning this year's Hendricks Book Prize from the New Netherland Institute for The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, Economic, and Demographic History, 1700-1827 (Cambridge University Press), 2024.

Join us for our next Live From New Amsterdam on Thursday, December 11 at noon. Russell Shorto will speak to Dr. David Voorhees about Jacob Leisler and his 1689 rebellion. For more information and to register, visit nyhistory.org/programs/live-….

The New Netherland Institute wishes all of our American followers a Happy Thanksgiving! Image: Wenceslaus Hollar (after Francis Barlow), Four Turkeys, ca. 1654. From the Collection of the Rijksmuseum

Many thanks to all who attended our "Tolerance and Tension: New York and Amsterdam in the 17th Century" conference at New York Historical on Saturday! It was absolutely thrilling to look out at the room and see such a large, engaged audience.

Join us for the next Live From New Amsterdam on Thursday, November 20 at noon! Deborah Hamer will talk to Melissa Kiewiet, the executive director of the Dyckman Farmhouse. To register, visit nyhistory.org/programs/manha…

For our followers in Albany looking for some holiday gifts, NNI has some books and cards (including New Netherland in a Nutshell, our latest translation volumes, and some lovely map cards) at Historic Albany's Built 2025 Market. For more information, visit historic-albany.org/built

As the end of the year approaches, we've added some new ways to support the New Netherland Institute, including with QCDs, Charitable Gift Annuities, or gifts of stock. Visit newnetherlandinstitute.org/about-nni/memb… for information about all of the different way that you can help NNI.

Tickets for our annual conference, "Tolerance and Tension: New York and Amsterdam in the 17th Century," are going fast! If you're interested in joining us on Saturday, November 15, register now: nyhistory.org/programs/new-y….

The New Netherland Institute warmly welcomes Jennifer Saunders, the new director of the New York State Museum, to Albany! Watch her introduce herself here: youtube.com/watch?v=2uV2uJ…

Reminder: Tune in for tomorrow's (10/30) Live From New Amsterdam. Russell Shorto will be speaking with Dr. Elisabeth Paling Funk about her new book "The Dutch World of Washington Irving." For more information and to register, visit nyhistory.org/programs/live-…

In this season's first episode of Live From New Amsterdam, Russell Shorto will speak with Dr. Elisabeth Paling Funk about Washington Irving. Join us on Thursday, October 30 at noon for this exciting discussion. For more information and to register, visit nyhistory.org/programs/live-…

Registration is now open for "Tolerance and Tension: New York and Amsterdam in the 17th Century," NNI's annual conference on Saturday, November 15th at the New York Historical in New York City. To view the program, visit nyhistory.org/programs/new-y…

Exciting, new Digital Source Alert! The New York Historical has digitized their Evert Wendell collection, including 5 account books (in Dutch and English) covering 1695 and 1758 and one docket book (English). You can find all 6 volumes here: #block-nyhs-content" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">digitalcollections.nyhistory.org/node/1073033#b….

Applications for NNI's Fulbright Fellowship for Dutch PhD students are open until November 1. For more information about the application procedure, visit newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/resea….

For Master's Degree students: Apply for a Prof. J.C.M. Warnsinck Fellowship to research in the (fantastic!) collections of The Netherlands Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. Applications due on December 15. For more information, visit hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/sites/default/….