Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
Recently, while watching an episode of The Alienist, I was curious if the character of Sara Howard, played by Dakota Fanning, was based on a real person. After all, the show was based on events in New York City in late 1800 and included such individuals as Theodore...
Jan 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
On August 11, 2017, when researching the story about Margaret Pine, I went to the the Archives and Manuscript Division of the NYPL, to review the papers of Wynant Van Zandt Jr. Within the Van Zandt’s collection, I found an interesting document; a description of a...
Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Brooklyn in 1639 Readers are advised to visit the following link — Digital Sources: Books — for additional information regarding sources on this page. Chronology 1624—The first Dutch settlers arrive on the Noten Eylant (now Governor’s Island) 1625—The...
Oct 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
While writing histories of my hometown, I often find myself cluttering the text with my sources. To simplify the text, the authors whose works I use are listed here. It is a sort of bibliography, and I hope a mention of their names in future posts will be sufficient....
Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
On June 22, 2015, The Green-Wood Cemetery’s historian published a blog post titled “New York’s Last Slave.” The story is about the discovery of the resting place of Margaret Pine, who was the last slave of New York State. The blog post tells...
Aug 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Slaves Waiting for Sale: Richmond, Virginia by Eyre Crow (1824-1910) Often, when visiting my mother’s grave in the Green-Wood Cemetery, I take my time and walk around the vicinity in meditation. Last year, on one of those walks, I happened upon what appeared to...
