Discovering the Forgotten History of Slave Holding in my Dutch American Family.

A Hudson Valley Reckoning Discovering the Forgotten History of Slave Holding in my Dutch American Family Date / Time Thursday, November 20 6:30pm - 8:00pm Address The NL Club 3 West 51st Street Tickets Patron Member: Free Basic Member: $10 Guest of Member: 15 Non-Member: $20 TICKETS In partnership with the New Amsterdam History Center The New Amsterdam History Center and The Netherland Club of New York present Author Debra Bruno in conversation with Eleanor Mire. Debra Bruno is a freelance writer and journalist who has written on a wide variety of subjects, reflecting her experiences while traveling and living in China with her family.  Her articles have been published in the Washington Post, the Wall St Journal and the Atlantic. Debra says her world changed when she discovered her Dutch-descended ancestors in the Hudson Valley had been enslavers.  Using her skills as a journalist, she delved into her family history with the help of a friend and relative Eleanor Mire, someone she discovered in the research process. Eleanor is a descendant of those enslaved people. Debra’s book on the subject is titled A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slave Holding in my Dutch American Family. SPEAKERS Debra Bruno Debra Bruno. A lifelong writer and seasoned journalist, she began her career challenging authority with a high school editorial—and never looked back. Her work has appeared in Roll Call, Moment Magazine, Legal Times, and as a freelancer for outlets including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. While living in Beijing, she covered everything from baijiu bars to Angkor Wat road races, always drawn to unexpected stories like a magpie to something shiny. Eleanor Mire Eleanor Mire is a family historian whose research into her ancestors’ experiences during and after slavery has illuminated powerful truths about America’s past. Her ancestors were enslaved in the 1800s by the family of writer Debra Bruno in upstate New York—a connection the two women discovered while conducting parallel genealogical research in 2020. Mire’s family story also includes great-grandparents who were freed from Southern slavery by Union General Benjamin Butler and eventually settled in Massachusetts. This program is made possible in part with the support of the Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York, as part of Dutch Culture USA FUTURE 400 Not yet a member?  Join us! Sign up at nlclub.nyc/join  Met vriendelijke groeten,  Katherine Vos van Liempt General Manager www.nlclub.nyc Unsubscribe