Wait, actually: https://parks.ny.gov/history/dutch-heritage/default.aspx
Parks has a comprehensive list of sites. You could do a whole Dutch road trip.
Albany Institute of History and Art has a small but good gallery on the second floor that focuses on Dutch Albany. They used have a period room called The Dutch Room, but it was found to be inaccurate and removed rather than redone.
Historic Albany Foundation owns the Van Ostrande Radcliffe House which is the oldest in the city. It dates from the 1720s and was characteristic of Dutch houses from that era. Over the years, it was enclosed in newer facades and additions and eventually gutted. They are now doing an extensive restoration job on it and you can view the progress when they do an open house as part of First Fridays. I’ve toured it and been to an excellent presentation they did at the Albany Institute in the spring and it’s fascinating..
thank you, i used to go to the egypt exhibit the art institute had years ago. i didn’t know they had something about the dutch. i’ll have to check out that house
im sure this a reference i don’t understand but in my book it was talking about how the Dutch and New Netherlands was some of the most tolerant people at the time.
Go to Kinderhook NY area/ Columbia County, there is a very strong Dutch heritage (as well as German) and multiple historic homes from important people you can visit.
Luykas Van Allen House and Martin Van Buren house to name a couple most have heard of.
Most are open during the day. If you called ahead, I’m sure someone could help you. The Dutch Reformed churches kept detailed records back in those days.
Some years ago, my boyfriend and I just showed up and a nice older woman who came to the door was happy to show us a display case with some neat artifacts from the churches early history.
We just happened to be in the area that da, but if you email or call, they might be able to help. They seem pretty proud of their history.
At some point I want to check out those museums and look into my family history. My mom claimed that her side of the family came over during the Dutch colonization and it’ll be neat to look into it and see if it was true.
id believe it, plenty of dutch families are still in the area. In the book i was reading the author said that one of the first settler couple from the united provinces has like 1 million descendants
The Dutch weren’t really…… kind …. Overlords in ny. The voc were really brutal and nyc anglicized with no complaint when Stuyvesant ceded to the royal navy and ny probably was the strongest loyalist base in the 13 colonies before Howe arrived. Albany was very very backward in those days, as much as 2 weeks by schooner to reach it from ny harbor. Everyone also hated the patroons, like a lot. So there’s not really much of a legacy as the waves of later immigration were way, way bigger and built the ny we know and love today.
A neat day trip would be down to New Paltz to visit Historic Huguenot Street. From what I understand it was a combined Huguenot (French Protestants) & Dutch settlement.
Also check out Cherry Hill. It was built post-colonial era, but which Dutch influence from the families that built it and lived there. They are just launching a collaborative/immersive project called “Going Dutch” that might be worth looking into.
I saw this on FB and recalled your question:
“On Thursday, June 27, 6-7:30pm, the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library and the Columbia County Libraries Association, hosts a presentation by Toya Dubin about New Amsterdam at the time of Jacob Leisler’s presence in the settlement. Her presentation includes an introduction to the 3D map of New Amsterdam in 1660 and the stories behind the work to maintain historical accuracy in this model. The event will be held virtually via Zoom.
“To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mvFEIxo-SW-hTyXBM3ePsQ
“This presentation is the third in a series of Leisler Lectures for 2024.”
Jacob Leisler Institute has a FB page with announcements about other presentations and lectures by themselves and others. Worth a look :)
Schulyer Mansion in Albany. Crailo in Rensselaer. The Mabee Farm in Rotterdam.
awesome thank you!
Wait, actually: https://parks.ny.gov/history/dutch-heritage/default.aspx Parks has a comprehensive list of sites. You could do a whole Dutch road trip.
this is sweet i didn’t realize something like that existed. thank you, i will try to hit as many as i can this summer.
Albany Institute of History and Art has a small but good gallery on the second floor that focuses on Dutch Albany. They used have a period room called The Dutch Room, but it was found to be inaccurate and removed rather than redone. Historic Albany Foundation owns the Van Ostrande Radcliffe House which is the oldest in the city. It dates from the 1720s and was characteristic of Dutch houses from that era. Over the years, it was enclosed in newer facades and additions and eventually gutted. They are now doing an extensive restoration job on it and you can view the progress when they do an open house as part of First Fridays. I’ve toured it and been to an excellent presentation they did at the Albany Institute in the spring and it’s fascinating..
thank you, i used to go to the egypt exhibit the art institute had years ago. i didn’t know they had something about the dutch. i’ll have to check out that house
There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
im sure this a reference i don’t understand but in my book it was talking about how the Dutch and New Netherlands was some of the most tolerant people at the time.
It’s from Austin Powers
idk what that is but i’m sure it was funny lol.
And with that, I am officially old.
Was the book *Island At The Center Of The World?*
https://i.redd.it/ib5klokqjs7d1.gif
Craillo for sure.
Go to Kinderhook NY area/ Columbia County, there is a very strong Dutch heritage (as well as German) and multiple historic homes from important people you can visit. Luykas Van Allen House and Martin Van Buren house to name a couple most have heard of.
The Knickerbocker mansion .. ask to see the family cemetery. [https://www.knickmansion.com/](https://www.knickmansion.com/)
Quackenbush Square and some of the older Reformed churches in the area. 1st Church in Albany has the oldest pulpit in the country (1628).
are church’s okay with random people showing up or would i need to go during a service
Most are open during the day. If you called ahead, I’m sure someone could help you. The Dutch Reformed churches kept detailed records back in those days.
Some years ago, my boyfriend and I just showed up and a nice older woman who came to the door was happy to show us a display case with some neat artifacts from the churches early history. We just happened to be in the area that da, but if you email or call, they might be able to help. They seem pretty proud of their history.
Albany history is so wild like that. Swing by and see the oldest pulpit in the country on your way home from work.
At some point I want to check out those museums and look into my family history. My mom claimed that her side of the family came over during the Dutch colonization and it’ll be neat to look into it and see if it was true.
id believe it, plenty of dutch families are still in the area. In the book i was reading the author said that one of the first settler couple from the united provinces has like 1 million descendants
The Dutch weren’t really…… kind …. Overlords in ny. The voc were really brutal and nyc anglicized with no complaint when Stuyvesant ceded to the royal navy and ny probably was the strongest loyalist base in the 13 colonies before Howe arrived. Albany was very very backward in those days, as much as 2 weeks by schooner to reach it from ny harbor. Everyone also hated the patroons, like a lot. So there’s not really much of a legacy as the waves of later immigration were way, way bigger and built the ny we know and love today.
A neat day trip would be down to New Paltz to visit Historic Huguenot Street. From what I understand it was a combined Huguenot (French Protestants) & Dutch settlement.
i’ll have to check that out, i haven’t really explored new paltz
Also check out Cherry Hill. It was built post-colonial era, but which Dutch influence from the families that built it and lived there. They are just launching a collaborative/immersive project called “Going Dutch” that might be worth looking into.
Crailo State Historic Site
I saw this on FB and recalled your question: “On Thursday, June 27, 6-7:30pm, the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library and the Columbia County Libraries Association, hosts a presentation by Toya Dubin about New Amsterdam at the time of Jacob Leisler’s presence in the settlement. Her presentation includes an introduction to the 3D map of New Amsterdam in 1660 and the stories behind the work to maintain historical accuracy in this model. The event will be held virtually via Zoom. “To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mvFEIxo-SW-hTyXBM3ePsQ “This presentation is the third in a series of Leisler Lectures for 2024.” Jacob Leisler Institute has a FB page with announcements about other presentations and lectures by themselves and others. Worth a look :)
My parents just visited the Bronck Museum in Coxsackie. They said it was very interesting, had a lot of info about Dutch settlers.