The New Netherland Institute (NNI) has announced the appointment of Ms. Deborah Hamer, Ph.D., as Director of the Institute effective November 1st, 2021. [Read more…] about New Netherland Institute Announces New Director
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New Netherland Institute Annual Meeting Set for Albany
The New Netherland Institute has invited the public to their 32nd Annual Meeting on May 10th at the University Club of Albany. The meeting is free to NNI members and $10 for non-members. [Read more…] about New Netherland Institute Annual Meeting Set for Albany
Slavery and Freedom in New Netherland Talk In Kingston
The New Netherland Institute has announced the talk “To Serve in a Free Country: Slavery and Freedom in New Netherland” by Sam Huntington, educator at Crailo State Historic Site, has been set for Saturday, April 27th at the Senate House State Historic Site in Kingston. [Read more…] about Slavery and Freedom in New Netherland Talk In Kingston
New Netherland Institute Announces 2019 Lecture Series
From April to June of this year, the New Netherland Institute will present the 2019 Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck Lecture Series, which will comprise 10 lectures on various aspects of New Netherland, each at a different venue from New York City to the Capital Region.
The first in the series will be a talk by Russell Shorto at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, on April 16. [Read more…] about New Netherland Institute Announces 2019 Lecture Series
New Netherland Conference Call for Papers
The New Netherland Institute (NNI) has announced they are now accepting presentation proposals for their 42nd Annual Conference, which will be hosted by the Hudson River Valley Institute at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, on October 5, 2019.
The program committee welcomes proposals on any aspect of the seventeenth-century Dutch colony, including projects in other media such as films, online exhibits, and other digital projects. Proposals that highlight the legacy of New Netherland are also encouraged. [Read more…] about New Netherland Conference Call for Papers
New Netherland Research Grant Opportunity
The due date for applications for the New Netherland Institute’s 2019 Charles W. Wendell Research Grant is February 15.
The research project must deal with the Dutch experience in North America and the Dutch Atlantic World, and is expected to result in a
publishable article or a component of a larger work. Researchers in any discipline, including family history or biography, are encouraged to apply. There are no eligibility requirements for this grant. [Read more…] about New Netherland Research Grant Opportunity
New Netherland Praatjes Podcast: Colonial Era ‘Dutchness’
In the latest episode of the “New Netherland Praatjes” podcast, Joyce Goodfriend chats with New Netherland Institute’s Steve McErleane about Goodfriend’s career as a leading historian of New Netherland and early New York. [Read more…] about New Netherland Praatjes Podcast: Colonial Era ‘Dutchness’
Annual New Netherland Conference Set For Albany
The 41st Annual Conference of the New Netherland Institute has been set for September 22nd, 2018 at the New York State Museum in Albany.
This year’s theme/title is “Conflict and Collaboration in the New World,” and the conference will feature seven presentations by scholars of New Netherland and the Dutch Atlantic. NNI’s annual dinner will follow the event. [Read more…] about Annual New Netherland Conference Set For Albany
Grants Available For New Netherland, Atlantic World Research
The Charles W. Wendell Research Grant is available for research on topics related to the Dutch in America/Dutch Atlantic World. Requests for up to $5,000 will be considered. [Read more…] about Grants Available For New Netherland, Atlantic World Research
New Netherland Annual Conference Call for Papers
The New Netherland Institute (NNI) is now accepting presentation proposals for their 41st Annual Conference, which will convene in Albany, New York at the New York State Museum on the 22nd of September 2018.
The program committee welcomes paper proposals on any aspect of the seventeenth-century Dutch colony. Proposals that highlight the legacy of New Netherland are also encouraged. [Read more…] about New Netherland Annual Conference Call for Papers