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The Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History, in collaboration with the Hudson Area Library, hosts a presentation by BJ Lillis about changing land rights in the colonial Hudson Valley including Indigenous and tenant resistance to a manorial system. This talk traces Indigenous survival and resistance to colonialism on Hudson Valley manors from the early 18th century to the 1760s, when an unlikely alliance between tenant farmers and Native people organized tenant …

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Lecture: When Independence Led to Chaos:  Authority in the Early Eighteenth Century Dutch Reformed Church, by Dr. Kenneth P. ShefsiekDate/Time: Thursday, October 10th, 6PMLocation: Hudson Area Library Join us on October 10th at 6 PM at the Hudson Area Library for the next lecture in the series by Dr. Kenneth P. Shefsiek, associate professor of Early American and Public History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, tells how authority in the North American Dutch Reformed church …

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On August 17, 2024 the Jacob Leisler Institute had an opening night for its first exhibition, "Becoming a New People: New Netherland Under British Rule, 1664-1773," host by the Circle 46 Gallery located in Hudson, New York. The exhibit features a curated selection of the Jacob Leisler Institute's collection of original documents, manuscripts, transcriptions, prints, and assorted artifacts. We would like to thank everyone who came to the opening night and all of the generous support from our …

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We are pleased to announce that the Jacob Leisler Institute for the Study of Early New York History plans to hold its first Exhibition August 17-September 29, 2024, at Circle 46 Gallery in Hudson, New York. Titled Becoming a New People: New Netherland Under British Rule, 1664-1773, the exhibit will showcase the Institute’s historical manuscripts, books, maps, and illustrative materials, as well as present an overview of this important, understudied period leading up to the American …

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