Here and There in New Netherland Studies

New Netherland Institute’s Annual Conference

ONOCTOBER1,2022,theNewNetherland Institute in collaboration with theNew-YorkHistoricalSocietyhostedits 44th Annual Conference, “Alida Livingston’s World: Women in New Netherland and Early New York,” at the Historical Society in Manhattan. The conference, moderatedbyDr DeborahHamer,explored thelivesofwomenwhoshapedNewNetherland and colonial New York. Cynthia Kierner, professor of history at George Mason University; Nicole Maskiell, associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina; Erin Kramer, assistant professor of history at Trinity University Austin,Texas;andAndreaMosterman,professorofhistory,deliveredpresentationson European,Indigenous,andAfricanwomen inAlida’s world.

A discussion moderated by author Russell Shorto followed on the translation of Alida’s correspondence by Adrian P. G. (Jos) van der Linde and Dr Charles Gehring of the New Netherland Project. Joy Bivins, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, presented the conference’s keynote address.

At the reception following, the Clague and Carol van Slyke Article Prize was presented to Erin Kramer for her article, “‘That she shall be forever banished from the country’: Alcohol, Sovereignty, and Social Segregation in New Netherland,” published in Early American Studies. The Hendricks Award, endowed by Holland Society Trustee Dr Andrew Hendricks, was presented in absentia to Timo Wouter McGregor for his dissertation, “Properties ofEmpire:MobilityandVernacularPolitics in the DutchAtlantic World, 1648–1688.”

NewAmsterdam History Center Discussion

THE NEW AMSTERDAM History Center(NAHC)hostedonOctober11, 2022,anonlineevent,“Were18Languages Spoken in NewAmsterdam?” Ross Perlin, co-director of the nonprofit Endangered Language Alliance and linguistics teacher at Columbia University, in conversation withPeter-ChristianAigner,directorofThe GothamCenterforNewYorkCityHistory, discussed NewAmsterdam’s linguistic diversity. Perlin holds there may have been many more than the traditionally claimed eighteen languages spoken in New Amsterdam. He suggested the higher count includesformerlyoverlookedIndigenousand AsianandAfricanlanguages.Hepostulated how in NewAmsterdam NativeAmerican, African, and European influences created the template for New York City’s famed multilingualism at the very beginning of Dutch settlement.

NationaalArchief Blog Series

THE NATIONAAL ARCHIEF, or National Archives of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has created a monthly series with stories from the rich history shared by the American and the Dutch people. Authors from both countries will present various stories of their own choosing, from a wide varietyof perspectives, to provide the full spectrum of triumphs and heartbreaks, delights and disappointments thatdrawfromhundredsofyearsofshared history.

While relations between the Dutch and the people of New Netherland, English colonialAmerica, and the United States have for the most part been stable and peaceful, thesharedhistorycontainsdarkermoments as well. The emphasis of these blogs is to present a full view of Dutch-American relations over the past four hundred years. The Nationaal Archief’s series “400 Years of Dutch-American Stories” are available to view at www.nationaalarchief.nl.

Wendall Research Grant

THENEWNETHERLANDInstitute’s annualWendellResearchGranthonors thememoryofthelateDr CharlesW.Wendell,aformerHollandSocietyofNewYork trusteeandpresidentoftheNewNetherland

Institute’s Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2015. The grant covers a period of one week up to six months, part of which may be devoted to residence at the New NetherlandResearchCenter(NNRC)inAlbany, NewYork,andprovidesastipendof$1,000 to $5,000, depending on the scope of the project.Atimeframeforfulfillingthegrant requirementwillbeestablishedinconsultationwiththedirectoroftheNewNetherland ResearchCenter Moreinformationisfound on the New Netherland Institute’s website. Applications are due February 15, 2023. Forfurtherinformationpleasegoto: www newnetherlandinstitute.org

The Clague and Carol Van SlykeAward

THE NEW NETHERLAND Institute also offers an annual $1,100 prize for the best published article relating to the Dutch colonial experience in the Atlantic world, with a special sensitivity to New Netherland or its legacy A committee of scholars will consider entries in the fields ofhistory,archaeology,literature,language, geography, biography, and the arts. Entries must be based upon original research. Articles must be written in English and be published for the first time no earlier than two calendar years before the deadline, for example no earlier than 2021 for the 2023 prize. Chapters from a monograph, works offiction,andencyclopediaentrieswillnot be considered Only one submission per authorwillbeaccepted.Articlespreviously submitted for consideration may not be resubmitted.Bothacademicandindependent scholars are invited to participate.

Submissions should make an important contribution to the understanding of New Netherland and its legacy, specifically or broadlydefined,exhibitexceptionalresearch andbewellwritten.Submissionsmaycome from self-nomination, an outside nomination, committee members, or in response to invitationstosubmitarticlesfromcommittee members Articlesforconsiderationmustbe submittedbytheauthor,editor,colleague,or other interested party by April 1, 2023, to nni@newnetherlandinstitute.org.