Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the Jacob Leisler Institute office will continue to operate though in remote mode. We will remain accessible through email (info@jacobleislerinstitute.org) and phone (518-567-6490). As such pandemics were commonplace in the early modern era, let's remember that this one too will pass just as they did. In the meantime, remain careful and healthy, and take care of those around you. …
Spring Interns
The Jacob Leisler Institute is delighted to have two interns join the team this semester. Welcome to Columbia-Greene Community College student Vincent DeMarco and SUNY New-Paltz student Eric Knapp. …
Ruth Piwonka Honored
Municipal historian for the village and town of Kinderhook, and treasurer of the Jacob Leisler Institute, Ruth Piwonka is this year’s recipient of the Martha Washington Woman of History Award. The award, given by the Washington’s Headquarters State Historic Site, honors a woman who has made significant contributions to the history of the Hudson Valley. The award presentation will be on March 22, at the site in Newburgh. …
Opening Reception
Everyone is invited to the opening reception of 'The History of the Census in Hudson' exhibition curated by the Hudson Area Library and the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, for a shared viewing and conversation with refreshments. The History of the Census in HudsonHudson Area Library51 N 5th St., Hudson, NY.Thursday, February 6, 6-7:30pm …
2020 Lecture Series
On January 9, Dr. David W. Voorhees delivered the first lecture of the 2020 series in the Hudson Area Library's History Room. His topic, colonial census enumerations in what is now Columbia County, brought out many interested local residents. The next lecture, given by New Netherland Institute Director Stephen McErleane, will be on Thursday, April 9. …
Karlijn Waterman Visits
The Jacob Leisler Institute was delighted yesterday to host Karlijn Waterman, wife of late trustee Kees-Jan Waterman, who donated to the Institute her husband's extensive collection of materials relating to colonial European-Algonquian and Iroquoian relations in New York and New Jersey. Ms. Waterman, Coordinator of Dutch as a Foreign Language at Nederlandse Taalunie, brought with her several more of her late husband's files to be added to the Institute's collections. …