New Research on Enslavement in Upper Manhattan: A DyckmanDISCOVERED Update

New Research on Enslavement in Upper Manhattan: A DyckmanDISCOVERED Update

February 5th, 2025 at 12PM

VIRTUAL VIA ZOOM

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G7Ub1dp3T0OKhBmfpWHikQ

Since 2015, the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum has emphasized the importance of telling a complete history of our site, including the farmhouse's history as a site of enslavement. In 2023, we hired a research consultant, Ramin Ganeshram, to dive deeper into this history. Ramin searched through archives to continue our research on enslavement, with a primary focus on culinary history, colonial kitchens, and Lenape influences on cooking in the 18th century. In this talk, attendees will hear about the discoveries made during this project.

In addition, attendees will hear from the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum's Executive Director, Melissa Kiewiet, about how the museum plans to use this research. Melissa will discuss the museum's reinterpretation plans, beginning with a new exhibition in our basement kitchen that uses Ramin's new research. 

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.