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Programs and Events

Lecture: Insurrection, Conspiracy, and Resistance in Colonial New York

April 12, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Colonial New York City was the location for two large scale insurrections and conspiracies planned and enacted by the city’s sizable enslaved community. Not surprisingly, enslaved individuals of the Philipse family played a part in both plots...

Lecture: Nothing to Fear - FDR in Westchester

April 30, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Throughout his long career in public service, Franklin D. Roosevelt made many visits to Westchester County. One of his favorite places to deliver a speech was Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers.

Lecture: Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York

May 10, 2023 7:00 PM

In her presentation, Andrea Mosterman will explore the history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York. Through examination of Dutch American homes, Dutch Reformed churches, and public spaces in these predominantly Dutch American communities...

Lecture: Banastre Tarleton & The War Around Westchester, 1778-1779

June 14, 2023 7:00 PM

Even casual students of the American Revolution are familiar with the name Banastre Tarleton. Images of a dashing young British cavalryman leading a band of green-clad Loyalist cavalrymen sweeping through the south until checked and defeated by...

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Insurrection, Conspiracy, and Resistance in Colonial New York

April 12, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Colonial New York City was the location for two large scale insurrections and conspiracies planned and enacted by the city’s sizable enslaved community. Not surprisingly, enslaved individuals of the Philipse family played a part in both plots...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Spaces of Enslavement and Resistance in Dutch New York

May 10, 2023 7:00 PM

In her presentation, Andrea Mosterman will explore the history of slavery and resistance in Dutch New York. Through examination of Dutch American homes, Dutch Reformed churches, and public spaces in these predominantly Dutch American communities...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Banastre Tarleton & The War Around Westchester, 1778-1779

June 14, 2023 7:00 PM

Even casual students of the American Revolution are familiar with the name Banastre Tarleton. Images of a dashing young British cavalryman leading a band of green-clad Loyalist cavalrymen sweeping through the south until checked and defeated by...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Insurrection, Conspiracy, and Resistance in Colonial New York

April 12, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Colonial New York City was the location for two large scale insurrections and conspiracies planned and enacted by the city’s sizable enslaved community. Not surprisingly, enslaved individuals of the Philipse family played a part in both plots...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Nothing to Fear - FDR in Westchester

April 30, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Throughout his long career in public service, Franklin D. Roosevelt made many visits to Westchester County. One of his favorite places to deliver a speech was Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers.

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Unfriendly to Liberty: Loyalist Networks and the Coming of the American Revolution in New York City

September 13, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Most histories of the American Revolution focus on those who became “patriots,” or revolutionaries. The standard narrative tracks their activism from the mid-1760s until the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This story, however, misunderstands...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries

November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Join us for a presentation on the local Wappinger People, a distinct Lenape group of the Hudson Highlands. This presentation explores the amalgamation of Lenape groups around New York Bay and in the Hudson Highlands, their transformation...

Philipse Manor Hall building.

Lecture: Loyalists in the Hudson Valley During the Revolutionary War

January 11, 2023 7:00 PM

Like many of the British colonies in America, New York was divided during the Revolutionary War. We know the Patriots, but who were the Loyalists?

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Greater Hudson Heritage Network Behind the Scenes

January 20, 2023 5:30 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site hosts Greater Hudson Heritage Network for a special Behind the Scenes tour.

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Educators' Open House

January 21, 2023 10:00 AM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Open House for area educators to learn about programs, field trips, and more at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. Educators get in free with school ID!

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Friends of Philipse Manor Hall Open House

January 28, 2023 11:00 AM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

The Friends of Philipse Manor Hall invite you to come and learn more about Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site and what the Friends do. Refreshments in the Gothic Chamber. FREE for members.

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Annual Northern Slavery Collective Conference

February 6, 2023 9:00 AM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site is pleased to host the Northern Slavery Collective Conference! In-person tickets SOLD OUT.

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Lecture: Doing the Work: How Including the Enslaved Expands our Understanding of Colonial New York

February 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Historian Lavada Nahon reveals how historians and researchers across the state are identifying artifacts, religious practices, burial grounds, and the names, numbers, and lives of enslaved people across New York State...

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NYS Commission on African American History Meeting

February 9, 2023 6:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

This public meeting is for members of the general public to learn more about the work of the NYS Commission on African American History and will include a Q&A session. Registration required for in-person. Attendance is free.

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Music for a Winter's Afternoon Concert

March 5, 2023 2:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Enjoy music from six countries and six centuries featuring Renaissance, Baroque, and Opera arias from Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, and Verdi as well as music from Scott Joplin, original music by Pamela Sklar, and traditional Irish songs.

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Lecture: She-Merchants, Sachems, and Slaves: Women of Colonial New York

March 8, 2023 7:00 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

New York was one of the most diverse of the thirteen colonies, thanks to its Dutch colonial roots. Racial religious and racial diversity meant that colliding cultures had different ideas of how to treat women.

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Old New Year's Eve Celebration

March 24, 2023 6:30 PM
29 Warburton Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701

Let’s party like it’s 1751! Did you know that until 1752, the British Empire celebrated New Year’s Day on March 25th? Join us for live music, dancing, hors d'oeuvres, 18th century punch, and a historical overview of this old holiday.