SOLD OUT! Shipwreck & Salvation: The Wreck of the Prince Maurice in 1657
Schedule
Sat May 18 2024 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm
Location
Suffolk County Historical Society | Riverhead, NY
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SOLD OUT! This event is Sold Out!The New Amsterdam History Center presents at the Suffolk County Historical Society Museum...
Shipwreck and Salvation - The Wreck of "The Prince Maurice" in 1657 - Saturday, May 18, 2024 - 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Free Admission - Seating Is Limited! Registration Is Required.
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On the night of March 13, 1657, as a Nor’easter raged, a Dutch ship, The Prince Maurice, slammed into the coast of Fire Island. Aboard were 129 souls – passengers, crew, and Dutch West India Company soldiers. Ashore were Indigenous people on their coastal night watch, listening to the ship crash against the shoal.
Until now the story of this dramatic Long Island shipwreck and rescue has been known only to a handful of historians. But the rescue on an ice-laden beach has been part of Indigenous history for 400 years.
Now, thanks to a generous grant from the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the New Amsterdam History Center’s groundbreaking Mapping Early New York project has combined old-fashioned research and new technology including AI, and a new window on history has opened wide for children, their parents, historians, map nerds, and computer gamers.
Presenters: Toya Dubin, Mapping Early NY Project Director & Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, Algonkian Historical Consultant
Kathryn Curran, Executive Director of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation noted: “We are delighted to support projects that push the boundaries of history, culture, and the digital world. The New Amsterdam History Center’s integration of 3D models, original documents, Encyclopedia, and maps is an entirely new way to experience the past.”
“This project follows in the footsteps of our recent 3D Model created for the New-York Historical Society’s installation New York Before New York: The Castello Plan, on view March 15 – July 14, 2024", explained Esme E. Berg, Executive Director. “We are delighted to bring it to Long Island on May 16, 17 and 18, when members of NAHC’s research team will be in Riverhead, Southampton, Port Washington and Shelter Island to offer lively, richly illustrated presentations including interactive maps and 3-D models."
Major Funding for this project provided by: Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, the Society of Daughters of Holland Dames, the First Families of New York, Ken Chase, the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Port Washington Library’s Nautical Advisory Council, and the supporters of the New Amsterdam History Center.
SUFFOLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM
300 West Main St. Riverhead, NY 11901
www.SuffolkCountyHistoricalSociety.org
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Suffolk County Historical Society, 300 W Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901-2804, United States,Riverhead, New YorkEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
