The exceptional tale of an unorthodox, seventeenth–century married couple whose rags-to-riches story fundamentally rewrites our

Newcomers The Story of Anthony and Grietje and the Founding of New York Partnered with the New Amsterdam History Center Date / Time: Wednesday, May 13 6:30pm - 8:00pm Address: The NL Club NYC 3 West 51st Street NY, NY Tickets: Patron Member: Free Basic Member: $20 Guest of Member: $25 TICKETS Become a Member Today! The exceptional tale of an unorthodox, seventeenth–century married couple whose rags-to-riches story fundamentally rewrites our knowledge of American history at its very beginnings. Join historian and author Alan Mikhail in conversation with Susanah Romney as he presents his new book.  A man thought to be Muslim from Morocco and a German barmaid are hardly the image we have of America’s founders. In Newcomers, Alan Mikhail upends the traditional story of American beginnings through the tale of Anthony “the Turk” and Grietje Reyniers. Married in Amsterdam, they arrived in 1630s Dutch New Amsterdam, hoping to forge a new life. Author Alan Mikhail is the Chace Family Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of six books that have been translated into ten languages. His work has helped to establish the field of Middle East environmental history, positioned the Ottoman Empire at the center of global early modern history, and creatively scrutinized the place of the archive in the making of past and present. Moderator  Susanah Romney is an Assistant Professor in the History Department at NYU. She teaches courses on Atlantic history, early America, and Women and Gender. She earned her Ph.D. at Cornell University and her BA at the University of California Santa Cruz. She is the author of New Netherland Connections: Intimate Networks and Atlantic Ties in Seventeenth-Century America, which was the winner of the Jamestown Prize, the Hendricks Award, and the First Book Prize from the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians. This project is supported by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States, as part of the Dutch Culture USA FUTURE 400 program. Not yet an NL Club member? Join today! Would like to upgrade your Basic Membership to a Patron Membership? Let us help you. Met vriendelijke groeten, Katherine Vos van Liempt General Manager Shawn Kent Membership & Communications Manager We thank the sponsors of the Netherland Club of New York  To unsubscribe please mail info@nlclub.nyc