Special Events at St. Paul's in February & March

Eliza Schuyler Hamilton

NPS

Special events at
St. Paul's
in February & March

Sat., Feb. 8, 1 PM. In recognition of Black History Month, Professor Michael Douma of Georgetown University explores themes from his recent, highly regarded book, “The Slow Death of Slavery in Dutch New York: A Cultural, economic and Demographic History, 1700-1827.”

Monday, Feb. 17. We are open all day, 10 AM to 5 PM, in recognition of President’s Day, with a special 1 PM talk and re-enactment presentation by St. Paul's living historian Michael Grillo, “George Washington and the American Revolution.”

Sat., March 8, 1 PM. A recognition of Women’s History Month, with a program about “Women and the American Revolution.” It will feature short, first-person re-enactments, reflecting the diversity of experiences of women who lived through the era of the American Revolution. Some of them are well known, while others reflect the challenges faced by women who lived through the revolution in the St. Paul’s area -- Peggy Shippen Arnold, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Abigail Adams, Phoebe Ward and Anna Ward.