OKRA Dance Company highlights the revived legacy of Pinkster (celebrated by freed and enslaved Africans), which flourished for over 200 years during the height of colonial America, most notably in Albany and New York City. Learn more about this unique facet of the city’s past through this family-friendly, interactive performance of song, dance, and storytelling. […]
For the NYS Path Through History Day: Immigrant History Festival Saturday, June 17th, 10AM-4PM Celebrate the history and present day culture of Upper Manhattan at DFM's Path Through History Weekend Festival! 10AM-4PM: Enjoy free museum admission and mini tours of DFM's Hessian Military Hut 10AM-4PM: Arts and crafts with the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum 10AM-4PM: Participate […]
June Workshop: 6/15 at 5PM, 6/15 at 6PM, 6/17 at 4PM, and 6/17 at 5PM Learn how compost can feed your veggies and herbs! In our third workshop of the Growing Uptown program, you will learn how to use your food scraps to make compost. Participants will be sent home with a bag of compost […]
Get ready to read! Join us for a fun hour of stories. We will have music and a craft the whole family will enjoy! This program is designed for children ages 5 and younger, but all are welcome. For more information, contact Rocio Apolonio at rapolonio@lincnyc.org ¡Prepárate para leer! Únase a nosotros para una hora […]
Back Porch History: The American Revolution in Inwood. Part 1:1776 June 22nd at 6PM We’ll turn our clocks back to 1776 and hear all about uptown Manhattan’s Revolutionary War story. The sabotaged cannons, the secret submarines, & King George’s "head" on a spike at 181st Street. The bone-jarring battle of Fort Washington, fought with all […]
Join Drew Shuptar Rayvis at the Dyckman Farmhouse museum on June 24th for "Scouts and Soldiers: Native Americans in the Colonial Militias and Wars (1750-1780s)" Discover the extent of Native American involvement in the military and militia during the colonial wars of the 18th century. Handle crucial woodland and combat tools of the period such […]
New York Adventure Club Tour and Reception July 8th at 4:30PM If you were to take a time machine back to 18th-century Manhattan, you would come across lush forests, rolling hills, an abundance of wildlife, and small Dutch family farms scattered throughout the countryside. While most of that rural beauty has vanished thanks to 300 […]
Gather at the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum to network with Northern Slavery Collective (NorSC) members! Make connections, discuss interpretive challenges, and check out the Dyckman Farmhouse over light refreshments. All proceeds from this event will benefit future NorSC programs and events. NorSC is a group of museums and historic sites rethinking their current narratives to highlight […]
Get ready to read! Join us for a fun hour of stories. We will have music and a craft the whole family will enjoy! This program is designed for children ages 5 and younger, but all are welcome. For more information, contact Rocio Apolonio at rapolonio@lincnyc.org ¡Prepárate para leer! Únase a nosotros para una hora […]
Delftware Tile Craft Workshop Saturday, July 15th at 1PM REGISTER HERE Have you ever noticed the blue and white tiles on the parlor fireplace at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum? Come learn about the history of delftware tiles and join us for a fun and free crafting session creating your own delftware tile! Participants will leave with […]
July Workshop: 7/13 at 5PM, 7/13 at 6PM, 7/15 at 4PM, or 7/15 at 5PM In the fourth workshop of our Growing Uptown program, participants will learn how to harvest herbs to make a plant-based sugar scrub, save seeds, and dry herbs to make a tea. REGISTER HERE Talleres de julio: 7/13 a las 5PM […]
Back Porch History with Professor William Parry Thursday, July 20th, at 6PM Join us on the back porch with Bill Parry! Dr. Parry will present his talk: "Archaeological Explorations on Seaman Avenue, Inwood, 1890–1918: A Native American village, a British military hut camp, the former Dyckman orchard, and Corbett’s garden." ATTEND VIRTUALLY Historia del porche […]
