EVENT: Upcoming Events for GVSHP
Upcoming Programs from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Please call 212-475-9585 x 34 or email [email protected] for reservations to these events.
The Dutch in New Amsterdam: a lecture by Jaap Jacobs Sunday, November 19
2:00-4:00 p.m.
St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Parish Hall131 East 10th Street at 2nd Avenue
Free and open to the public
Reservations required.
Historian Jaap Jacobs’ research is at the forefront of new scholarship about early Dutch settlement in New Amsterdam, including areas of the present-day East and West Village. Mr. Jacobs, who holds a Ph.D. from Leiden University and is currently a visiting professor at Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania, will speak about the Dutch colonial experience and offer thoughts about how the archival resources he used in the original Dutch language and viewpoint offer a new perspective on the topic.
Cosponsored by St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund and the Saint Nicholas Society of the City of New York
as part of 5 Dutch Days 5 Boroughs.
Generous support of this lecture has been provided by New York State Council for the Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For a full calendar of Five Dutch Days Five Boroughs events, please visit http://www.5dutchdaysnyc.org/calendar.html.
The Flamboyant and the Bohemian: Greenwich Village and How it Became Famous,
a walking tour with Joyce Gold
Saturday, December 21:00-3:00 p.m.
$12 GVSHP members and seniors 65+ $15 all others
Reservations required.
Hundreds of years of history have left their mark on the streets and sights of Greenwich Village, if you know where to look. Joyce Gold certainly does: she is an expert on the area and author of From Trout Stream to Bohemia: A Walking Guide to Greenwich Village History. She will introduce walkers to the defining characteristics of this neighborhood, showing how the distinct neighborhoods of the Village came to be—the trendy East Village, the exclusive Washington Square area, and the more artistic West Village—and why landmarking and preservation controversies go on to this day. Highlights include architectural styles of the 19th century, coffee houses of the Beat Generation, and stories about such luminaries as Stanford White, Margaret Sanger, and Ed Koch.
For more information about this and other Joyce Gold history tours, visit: http://www.nyctours.com/.