The Holland Society of New York
A historical and genealogical society founded to collect and preserve information respecting the early history and settlement of New Netherland by the Dutch.
Peg Breen, President of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, will be the recipient of the 2023 Gold Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the City of New York at the Holland Society of New York’s 133rd Dinner Dance. Executive Director, Sarah Bogart Cooney interviewed Peg Breen.Continue reading CONVERSATION WITH THE HOLLAND SOCIETY’S 133rd DINNER DANCE HONOREE, PEG BREEN
Save the DateContinue reading Niagara Branch 2023 Annual Meeting
On April 3rd, 2023, Columbia University, in collaboration with The Holland Society of New York, hosted the lecture “Humanism at the University of Leiden: Pedagogy, Philology, and Printing”, presented by Anthony Grafton (Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton) and moderated by Pamela Smith (Columbia University Seth Low Professor of History, Director of the Center for Science and Society, and chair of the Studies of the Dutch-Speaking World.)Continue reading Columbia University’s Queen Wilhelmina Lecture Gives New Exposure to Holland Society’s Grotius Collection
Whitney Donhauser, President and Ronay Menschel Director of the Museum of the City of New York, will be the recipient of the 2022 Gold Medal for Distinguished Contributions to the City of New York at the Holland Society of New York’s 132nd Dinner Dance. Executive Director, Sarah Bogart Cooney sat down with Whitney Donhauser for the following interview. Continue reading Conversation with The Holland Society’s 132nd Dinner Dance Honoree, Whitney Donhauser
On May 17, 2022 the Holland Society of New York hosted it first presentation of the Holland Society of New York’s 2022 Lecture Series at St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery. We are pleased to share the video here.Continue reading Video: Dr. Andrea Mosterman Ph.D.’s presentation “Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York”