Multicultural Studies, Historical Studies Program, Difference and Media Project, Center for Civic Engagement, and American and Indigenous Studies Program Present
Tales from the Ancient Documents: CRIME AND SOCIETY in 18TH CENTURY DUTCHESS COUNTY
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
How did colonial Dutchess County operate without hard currency?
How did colonial law affect African slaves and Native Americans here in Dutchess?
What caused a Rhinebeck minister to whip his congregation in the street?
Why were town officials eager to curb bastardy?How did Dutchess County strike a blow for American freedom before the Revolution?
County government has been working with Bard interns to answer these questions through the first comprehensive research of the records, papers, and correspondence from the DUTCHESS COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS circa 1720-1790
RECEPTION with REFRESHMENTS from RED HOOK CURRY HOUSE
A talk with Dutchess County Historian WILLIAM P. TATUM III
COMMUNITY Q&A with COUNTY OFFICIALS and BARD FACULTY
Sponsored by
the THE DIFFERENCE AND MEDIA PROJECT
the HISTORICAL STUDIES and AMERICAN STUDIES programs
and the CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Download: CountyHistoryEventPoster.pdf
For more information, call 415-269-4594, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema