New Amsterdam History Center

10/08/2026

09/26/2026

TimeLens x NAHC Launch event on October 22nd at 11AM - Step into New Amsterdam with us! RSVP for our historic walking tour here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/walkingtour/event/timelensxnahccellphoneapplaunchevent/?blm_aid=17963

09/26/2026

TimeLens x NAHC Launch Event October 22, 11AM - Step into 1660's New Amsterdam - right where it all began! RSVP here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/walkingtour/event/timelensxnahccellphoneapplaunchevent/?blm_aid=17963

08/01/2026

The Jacob Leisler Institute is having a reception for our exhibition "From Glorious Revolution Toward Independence" at 46 Green Street from four until seven this Saturday, August 1. I hope you can make it.

07/30/2026

https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/object/dutch-gardener-being-first-part-pleasurable-country-life-describing-all-sorts-princely-and

Creating a garden layout? Consider a 17th century planner thet promotes the Pleasurable County Life!

07/30/2026

https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/spouse/sara-roelofse-kierstede-id-660028
International Friendship Day - Let's celebrate the productive friendship of Chief Oratam and Sara Kierstede. People from different countries and cultures who managed to work together peacefully for more than a decade. Learn more at the Old Masters, New Amsterdam exhibit at the New York Historical, and in our encyclopedia.

07/28/2026

Even before becoming part of the British Empire and the United States, New Amsterdam was one of the main centers of economic power in colonial America.

07/28/2026

07/27/2026

So many thanks to our Collegiate School Student Interns and board members:
Left to right: Vanessa Sellers, Peter Burns, Alexander Goldin, Michael Cavanaugh, Zach Blackston and Sandy Lazo. Together they enjoyed a tour of Old Masters, New Amsterdam at the New York Historical.

07/26/2026

https://encyclopedia.nahc-mapping.org/object/corn-maiz-indian-corn
Learn the gardening techniques used by the Native Americans to ensure a great crop each summer in our encyclopedia.