Daily Archives: December 11, 2013

By far the most common reaction to the low ceilings at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is the comment “Well, people were shorter back then!” That always spurs great conversations among staff and visitors as we try to explain the truth behind the myth. Imagine Northern Manhattan after the devastation of […]

Isaac Michael Dyckman and James Frederick Smith (1813-1899) It is always a bit of a confusing point in the Dyckman family history that there is one person known as both Isaac Michael Dyckman and James Frederick Smith.  The reason behind the name switch is intriguing . About 1820, a seven-year-old […]