Free Event: Brooklyn College Archaeological Field School Presents Objects Discovered in Van Cortlandt Park, Friday June 24th @ 1:00 PM.
“Before the Van Cortlandts” Walking Tour
Thursday, June 9th
7:00 to 7:45 PM
Meet at the flagpole by the Van Cortlandt House Museum
Free and Open to the Public
Free and Open to the Public
Join us for a walk around the grounds of Van Cortlandt House Museum – to learn how today’s Van Cortlandt Park was home to an indigenous village, a Dutch settlement, English colonists and enslaved Africans. The 17th century brought these worlds together all in a small patch of ground close to the Van Cortlandt House, making it one of New York City’s best preserved archaeological and historic sites.
Van Cortlandt House Museum Director, Nick Dembowski, will present new research about the earliest recorded history of this area–the 1600s, when the clash of global empires upended the lives of local residents such as Adriaen van der Donck, Towachkack, Antone and others. It is a dramatic and sometimes bloody history that is still relatively unknown.
All are welcome at this free outdoor walking tour. It will take place in the area around the Van Cortlandt House Museum from 7:00 – 7:45 PM on Thursday, June 9th. Sunset is at 8:30 so it will remain light out after the event. The walk will be short in terms of distance traveled. We will meet at the flagpole between the Van Cortlandt House Museum and the athletic fields. In case of bad weather please check vchm.org for an update.
Van Cortlandt House Museum is located in Van Cortlandt Park just north of the 242nd Street #1 train station. Free parking is available at the Van Cortlandt Parking lot near the Golf House.
This event is presented in partnership with Van Cortlandt House Museum and the Kingsbridge Historical Society. Please visit vchm.org or kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org for more
Van Cortlandt House Museum Director, Nick Dembowski, will present new research about the earliest recorded history of this area–the 1600s, when the clash of global empires upended the lives of local residents such as Adriaen van der Donck, Towachkack, Antone and others. It is a dramatic and sometimes bloody history that is still relatively unknown.
All are welcome at this free outdoor walking tour. It will take place in the area around the Van Cortlandt House Museum from 7:00 – 7:45 PM on Thursday, June 9th. Sunset is at 8:30 so it will remain light out after the event. The walk will be short in terms of distance traveled. We will meet at the flagpole between the Van Cortlandt House Museum and the athletic fields. In case of bad weather please check vchm.org for an update.
Van Cortlandt House Museum is located in Van Cortlandt Park just north of the 242nd Street #1 train station. Free parking is available at the Van Cortlandt Parking lot near the Golf House.
This event is presented in partnership with Van Cortlandt House Museum and the Kingsbridge Historical Society. Please visit vchm.org or kingsbridgehistoricalsociety.org for more