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ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Dr. Charles Gehring, Director of the
New Netherland Project, will offer a
presentation entitled "Uncovering New York’s Dutch Past, One Page at a Time"
on Tuesday, November 10, at 7 p.m. in lecture hall #5 of the Instructional
Resources Center at the SUNY College at Oneonta. Admission to the event is
complimentary, and members of the community are invited to attend.
Dr. Gehring has
spent the last 35 years translating 17th century Dutch documents from Nieuw
Amsterdam (now New York City) and the colony of New Netherland. His
presentation at SUNY Oneonta will examine how the Dutch have influenced New
York since Henry Hudson’s 1609 voyage marked the arrival of the Dutch in the
region.
Dr. Gehring’s appearance at SUNY Oneonta is sponsored by the College’s
History Department,
History Club, Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and Public Events Committee.
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