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)JJ "De Nieu Nederlanse Marcurius" January 199E Brightly." After the Vermeer ex March 27: Martha Dickenson Upcoming Meetings and hibit closes in DC on February 11, Shattuck, PhD will lecture in the Events it will travel to The Hague where it College of Saint Rose's program will open at The Mauritshuis from for "Women's History Month" on Until February 11: Johannes Ver March 1 until June 2. Be aware the subject: "Dutch and Native meer Exhibit. The budget crisis has that the exhibit is open to the pub American Women Traders in 17th unfortunately denied many art lov lic at no cost, but tickets must be century New Netherland. The lec ers the chance to see the Vermeer obtained in advance for specific ture is scheduled for 6:30 pm. For exhibit at the National Gallery. Af visitation times. The 232 page cata further information contact CSR at ter closing down a second time the logue can be ordered from the Na [518] 454-5157. Mellon Foundation has decided to tional Gallery ofArt, Fourth Street at Constitution Ave. Washington, Aprfl L-Oetober 1: One Man's DC 20565; tel: [301] 322-5900. Trash is Another Man's Treasure, Tickets can be ordered by calling 1 an exhibit currently at the Boy 800-551-SEAT. mans-van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam will move to the February 6-7: Food historian Pe Jamestown Settlement Museum, ter G. Rose will give a talk at the Williamsburg, Virginia this Spring. Corcoran Museum of Art in Wash Unfortunately the Symposiurri ington, D.C. at 7:30 p.m., entitled: ''Men-of-All-Things," scheduled ''The Dutch Touch: The Influence for December in Rotterdam was on the American Kitchen." After canceled. The program, which ap the talk the Royal Netherlands Em peared in the November 1995 issue bassy will give a reception in the of the Marcurius, may also be trans underwrite the expense of keeping Mantle Room, where the Corco planted to Williamsburg. Definite the exhibit open to the public. ran's Dutch paintings are dis information will appear in the next played. For tickets call: [202] issue ofthe newsletter. The dual Vermeer visits Washington 347-3601. The next day, Feb. 7 at language exhibit catalogue, which noon Ms. Rose will give the same contains eleven articles by thirteen talk at the Baltimore International noted authors on various aspects of The exhibit has been written about Culinary College in Baltimore, fol Dutch relations with the native and discussed throughout the me lowed by a demonstration ofthe Americans, can be ordered by writ dia, including a penetrating review preparation of "olie-koecken," the ing to Alexandra van Dongen at by Simon Schama in the January 8 precursors of the American dough the Museum Boymans-van Beunin & 15, 1996 issue ofthe New Re nut. For information call: Kary Be gen, Postbus 2277, 3000 CO Rot public, called "Through A Glass ims, [410] 752-7983. terdam. New Netherland Project, CEC 8th Fl., Albany, NY 12230 Voice [518J 474-6067 FAX [518J 474-5786; GIROJ. Venema 656673 Email: [email protected] DeN ieu Nederl anse Marwri use 2 May 31-June 2: The second an Leeuw at: Attn. DEL, Postbus 38, and military history ofNew Nether nual IEAHC (Institute of Early Paalstraat 61, 2900 Schoten, Bel land. It presents almost 400 entries American History and Culture) gium. Tel: +32 3 6850721; Fax: + arranged alphabetically within the conference will be held at the Uni 32 3 6581504. matic sections. Contact: Library of versity of Colorado in Boulder. ••• Congress Washington, DC 20540; Further details will appear in the Michael K. Davis is looking for in tel: [202]707-5414. next issue of the newsletter. formation on NYC's rowing ferry men, especially the early boatmen Since 1987, when the Hendricks June 12-15: The eighth Interdisci among the Dutch settlers. Mr. Manuscript Award was first an plinary Conference on Nether Davis is connected with Floating nounced, many works related to landic Studies [ICNS] will be held the Apple, a community based or the history ofNew Netherland and at Columbia University, the City ganization working to restore safe, the Dutch experience in North University Graduate Center, and universal access to New York's wa America have come into the New York University's Institute of terways. FTA is a sponsored pro NNP's office. Beginning with this Fine Arts. The theme ofthe confer ject ofthe Open Space Institute, issue, the Marcurius will list these ence will be ''The Low Countries Inc., a non-profit charity. The pri manuscripts and publications, or and the New World(s): Travel, Dis mary mission of FTA is to reintro ganized in the order they arrived in covery, Early Relations." For fur duce the public to the joys of our office: ther information contact: Prof. rowing and sailing on the rivers Anneke Prins, Dept. of Germanic and in the process to unite the peo Rink , Oliver A. "Merchants and Languages, Hamilton Hall, Colum ple again with NY's great maritime Magnates: Dutch New York, 1609 bia University, NY, NY 10027. heritage. If you know more about 1664" Ph.D. diss., University of these "early boatmen," contact Mi Southern California, 1976. Publish September 27 - 29: For those of chael K. Davis, Floating the Apple, ed as Holland on the Hudson; an you who like to plan ahead, Martha 400 West 43d St. 32R, NY, NY Economic and Social History of . Shattuck will offer a weekend 10036. Tel: [212] 564-5412. Dutch New York. Ithaca, NY: Cor course at the College of Saint Rose nell University Press, 1986. in Albany on the subject of Publications Burke, Thomas E., Jr. " 'The Ex "Women in Colonial New York." treemest Part of All': The Dutch The intensive course will run from The Royal Embassy ofthe Nether Community of Schenectady, New September 27th (Friday) through lands has published a revised edi York, 1661-1720." Ph.D. diss., the 29th (Sunday). For further in tion of its popular booklet The State University ofNew York at formation contact: CSR, 432 West Netherlands and the United States: Albany, 1984. Published as Mo ern Ave., Albany, NY 12203; tel: A Tale ofTwo Countries. For fur hawk Frontier; The Dutch Commu [518] 454-5157. ther information contact the em nity ofSchenectady, New York, bassy at [202] 244-5300 1661-1710. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Research Interests University Press, 1991. •** Wilcoxen, Charlotte. Dutch Trade The Library of Congress has pub The Adriaen Block and Hendrick and Ceramics in America in the lished New Netherland 1609-1664; Cbristiaensz Historiscbe werk Seventeenth Century. Albany: Al A Selective Bibliography, compiled groep (see Feb., 95 issue ofNNM) bany Institute of History and Art, by Margrit B. Krewson, Germani is making $4000 available for re 1987. Dutch Specialist, European Divi search on and translation of new Balmer, Randall. A Perfect Babel sion. The bibliography cites essen documents relating to the prehis ofConfusion: Dutch Religion and . tial reference works as well as tory ofNew Netherland and the English Culture in the Middle more obscure titles likely to escape New Netherland Company (1609 Colonies. Ph.D. diss., New York: the notice of researchers investigat 1623/35). Contact Hubert de Oxford University Press, 1989. in the olitical, economic, social, New Netherland Project, CEC 8th n, Albany, NY 12230 Voice [518J 474-6067 FAX[518J 474-5786; GIRO J. Venema 656673~ Email: [email protected] De N ieu Nederlanse Marwriuse3 Weslager, C. A. The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle. Wilmington, News ••* Delaware: Middle Atlantic Press, As a fundraising effort, the Dutch 1987. The Holland Society ofNew York Barn Preservation Society has ar Haslach, Robert D. and Shomette, has announced that two new fel ranged to have a limited edition of Donald G. Raid on America: The lows will be inducted into the or Naval Campaign ofCommander ganization at the annual meeting in Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest, April. They are: Martha Dickenson 1672-1674. Published by Univer Shattuck, PhD; and Eric Nooter, sity of South Carolina Press. PhD. Both are recent winners of Bonomi, Patricia and Nooter, Eric the Hendricks Manuscript Award. Colonial Dutch Studies: An Inter disciplinary Approach. New York: *** this painting reproduced, signed New York University Press, 1988. The Dutch Barn Preservation Soci and numbered by the artist, Jack Fabend, Firth Haring. "The yeo ety has begun a small grant pro Wemp. The profits from the sale of man ideal: A Dutch family in the gram intended to encourage every print will go into the Soci Middle Colonies, 1660-1800." owners ofDutch barns to preserve ety's "Preservation Fund" origi Ph.D. diss. New York University, their barns, Up to $500 will be nally started by Vince Schaefer. New York, 1988. Published as A awarded this spring towards one or more proposed barn repairs such as The purpose ofthis fund is to gen-. Dutch Family in the Middle Colo erate separate monies specifically nies, 1660-1800. New Brunswick: roof leaks, door repairs, or sill and for future Dutch Barn preservation Rutgers University Press, 1991. foundation work. Portions oflarger related activities. The Dutch Farm Voorhees, David William. "In Be projects will also be eligible. Both in the painting is called halfofthe True Protestants Relig private owners and organizations "Oriskatach" and was originally ion: the Glorious Revolution in may apply. While the grant money the home of Gerrit VanZandt, New York." Ph.D. diss., New York available at this time is small, the circa 1755. It is located along the University, New York, 1988. program is intended to encourage owners to make timely repairs be banks ofthe Onesquethaw Kill in ••* fore barns become endangered. the town ofNew Scotland, Albany More and more historical works The deadline for application is County.