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Virtual Lecture Series – Purchase of Manhattan

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The Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute present:
“Imagination Aided by the Painter’s Brush”:
The Creation of the Purchase of Manhattan, 1844–1909
by Stephen McErleane.
Thursday, October 22, 6-7:30pm.

Though it is now known as a fundamental piece of the early history of the city, it was not until 217 years after the event that New Yorkers first learned of the now infamous 1626 purchase of the island of Manhattan by the Dutch from the Indians for twenty-four dollars.

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History Room on Zoom – Census

Virtual Talks

In this episode of the Hudson Area Library’s History Room on Zoom, Gary interviews David Voorhees of the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History and Tina Lesem, who works at the Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute, on the history of the US Census and the importance of completing the 2020 Census.

Fall Intern

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The Jacob Leisler Institute welcomes Fall intern Aiven Palafox to our team. Mr. Palafox is a student in the History Department at SUNY New-Paltz. He will be our first virtual intern.

New Trustee – Noah Gelfand

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The Board of Trustees of the Jacob Leisler Institute unanimously elected Dr. Noah L. Gelfand as a Trustee at its annual meeting on August 29, 2020. Dr. Gelfand is Doctoral Lecturer of History at Hunter College. During Doctoral studies in Atlantic History at New York University, he served as a student intern with the Jacob Leisler Papers Project, the forerunner of the Institute.

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History Room on Zoom

Virtual Talks

In this episode of The Hudson Area Library’s History Room on Zoom, Gary Sheffer interviews Tina Lesem and David Voorhees about the Jacob Leisler Institute.

History Room on Zoom: Tina Lesem and David Voorhees

In this episode of The History Room on Zoom, Gary interviews Tina Lesem and David Voorhees, of the Jacob Leisler Institute. The Jacob Leisler Institute studies the history of New York from 1664-1775. The three discuss this very important, but overlooked, period. For more interviews and videos, and to learn more about our community’s rich history, please visit our History Room page at http://hudsonarealibrary.org/history-room/.

Posted by Hudson Area Library on Monday, June 15, 2020