May 27, 2023 – Oct 29, 2023
Exhibition 'A Perpetual Memory: Artifacts of the Native Americans and Dutch Settlers' in The Matthewis Persen House Museum
In 1665, English Governor Richard Nicolls along with the Esopus sachems (chiefs) signed a treaty to help establish an everlasting peace between the two cultures. The Richard Nicolls Treaty stated that the natives and settlers “engage to come once every year and bring some of their young people…that it may be kept in perpetual memory.” In commemorating this document, and to continue the tradition of keeping the treaty in perpetual memory, this exhibit presents artifacts from both the native and European settlers of the area.
