Ruth Piwonka, David Voorhees, and Peter N. Miller will
discuss the issues they have grappled with in their assessment of Margrieta van
Varick’s inventory, including archaeology, language, religion, material
culture, and social life. The conversation will be followed by an exhibition
viewing and reception. Ruth Piwonka is an independent scholar and contributor
to the Dutch New York exhibition catalogue. David William Voorhees is director
of Papers of Jacob Leisler, New York University, and managing editor of de
Halve Maen, as well as a contributor to the Dutch New York exhibition
catalogue. Peter N. Miller is dean and chair of academic programs at the Bard
Graduate Center.