Lunch & Learn: The Birth of New York City's Municipal Government
#NYChistory #NewYorkCity #NYCarchives #NYCDORIS #NewAmsterdam #history #archaeology #culture #maps On February 2, 1653, the States General in The Hague and the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam issued a charter officially establishing a government structure. On February 2, 2024, historians and archivists joined together to discuss New Amsterdam, the colonial records at the New York City Municipal Archives, and connect with a celebration of Lower Manhattan. New Amsterdam Stories & New York City Government's Municipal Archives Sylvia Kollar - Director of the Municipal Archives, DORIS Michael Lorenzini - Director of Operations, DORIS Candles and Groundhogs: An Audiovisual Presentation Firth Haring Fabend - Historian, Author & Trustee of the New Amsterdam History Center Toya Dubin - New Amsterdam History Center’s Director of Mapping Early New York Archaeology of Place: It Happened Here Abby Suckle - FAIA & President, cultureNOW Remarks Ambrose M. Richardson - President, Lower Manhattan Historical Association Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Housekeeping 3:30 Lecture 47:39 Q&A 54:11 Closing and Outro Want more from the NYC Department of Records and Information Services? Websites: https://www.nyc.gov/records https://www.archives.nyc/ https://www.womensactivism.nyc/ Twitter: / nycrecords Instagram: / nycarchives Facebook: / nycrecords YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCDeptofRec... Want to learn more about our upcoming events? Join our mailing list to be the first to know about exhibition openings, upcoming events, recent blog posts and much more: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/records/abo.... The mission of the NYC Department of Records and Information Services is to foster civic life by preserving and providing access to the historical and contemporary records of New York City government, to ensure that City records are properly maintained following professional archival and record management practices and to make materials available to diverse communities both online and in person at the Municipal Library and Archives. Music: Creative Minds by Benjamin Tissot - https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free...
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