One of the things that surprises most visitors today is that the Old Dutch Church is still functioning in the … More
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“Cemetery Friends”
“Let me speak of this quiet grave-yard with all due reverence, for I owe it amends for the heedlessness of … More
Washington Irving’s Birthday
On Washington Irving’s Birthday a celebration makes way for a meditation on family and death at the Old Dutch Church.
Cuffy’s Church – Enslaved Africans and The Old Dutch Church
At the Old Dutch Church we mark the year 1685 as our beginning….It’s a profound thought for me that the year our bell arrived marks the same year of the arrival of the enslaved Africans who would ultimately provide the labor to complete the building of Frederick Philipse’s church.
Weekends at The Old Dutch 