Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731 Volume III by Jeff O’Connor
March 8 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us in the Badgley Museum Annex as local historian and author Jeff O’Connor delves into his latest book, “Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731 Volume III.”
The previous two volumes, which have been heading toward the Palatine arrival and all the people and events connected to the Schoharie Valley or impacted its early colonial history, coalesce in Volume III, the last of the “Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731” trilogy series
The Palatine experiences from Europe to the Schoharie Valley are traced, with emphasis on why they came, what led them to think they had land set aside for them in the Schoharie Valley, and what caused many to leave. Along the way, their immigrant story impacts others who may be viewed as in their way or are helpful. Key to the narrative is the involvement of the Mohawk people, especially chief Hendrick and the real events behind the Mohawk acceptance of the palatines in their country.
The narrative of the settlement of the Palatines in the Schoharie
Valley is not a traditional one – the establishment of the dorfs, the
conflict with Adam Vrooman and the partners who bought the land beneath them, and why many left for the Mohawk Valley and Pennsylvania, are fully explored and challenge what has previously been known.
What all three volumes add to the history of New York State is not
only the first biography of the Schoharie Valley’s early colonial past, but also its place in the greater movement from the Hudson River west into Haudenosaunee country. The Palatines pushed the western frontier further and faster than all that had been done in the 100 years prior to their arrival and made a lasting impact on how New York developed from a colonial province to a state.
Join us in the Badgley Museum Annex as local historian and author Jeff O’Connor delves into his latest book, “Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731 Volume III.”
The previous two volumes, which have been heading toward the Palatine arrival and all the people and events connected to the Schoharie Valley or impacted its early colonial history, coalesce in Volume III, the last of the “Skohere and the Birth of New York’s Western Frontier 1609-1731” trilogy series
The Palatine experiences from Europe to the Schoharie Valley are traced, with emphasis on why they came, what led them to think they had land set aside for them in the Schoharie Valley, and what caused many to leave. Along the way, their immigrant story impacts others who may be viewed as in their way or are helpful. Key to the narrative is the involvement of the Mohawk people, especially chief Hendrick and the real events behind the Mohawk acceptance of the palatines in their country.
The narrative of the settlement of the Palatines in the Schoharie
Valley is not a traditional one – the establishment of the dorfs, the
conflict with Adam Vrooman and the partners who bought the land beneath them, and why many left for the Mohawk Valley and Pennsylvania, are fully explored and challenge what has previously been known.
What all three volumes add to the history of New York State is not
only the first biography of the Schoharie Valley’s early colonial past, but also its place in the greater movement from the Hudson River west into Haudenosaunee country. The Palatines pushed the western frontier further and faster than all that had been done in the 100 years prior to their arrival and made a lasting impact on how New York developed from a colonial province to a state.
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