At the end of World War II, there were over seventy Dutch American farmhouses and barns remaining in Brooklyn. Today there are only thirteen. The history of the Dutch in Kings County and in New York has long been overshadowed by the history of the English and Americans, but the Dutch influence still remains today. Using historical archeology combined with a new look at historical documents, scholar Christopher Ricciardi will explore the history of the Dutch in Kings County and New York on Sunday, November 18, 2 p.m. at Lefferts Historic House.
The lecture is part of 5 Dutch Days, a citywide celebration (www.5dutchdaysnyc.org) sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities. The celebration includes the reopening of the Jan Martense Schenck House at the Brooklyn Museum.
Photo: The Jan Martense Schenck House at the Brooklyn Museum.