Hosted by DyCkman FarmHouse Museum Alliance
Feb 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET
Online zoom event
Since 2015, the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum has emphasized the importance of telling a complete history of the site, including the farmhouse’s history as a site of enslavement. In 2023, they hired a research consultant, Ramin Ganeshram, to dive deeper into this history. Ramin searched through archives to continue Dyckman’s research on enslavement, with a primary focus on culinary history, colonial kitchens, and Lenape influences on cooking in the 18th century. In this talk, attendees will hear about the discoveries made during this project.
In addition, attendees will hear from the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s Executive Director, Melissa Kiewiet, about how the museum plans to use this research. Melissa will discuss the museum’s reinterpretation plans, beginning with a new exhibition in the basement kitchen that uses Ramin’s new research.
This program is supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, through the DutchCulture USA FUTURE 400 program of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York.
