Calicos, Camelots and Swords

This is an exploration of mostly primary sourced material for New Netherland and New York from 1600 - 1765. The goal is to understand the changing landscape the people living in this region would have experienced. (Please forgive odd formatting, sometimes errors only show up in the published form and are not accessible in the editing mode.)

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Jounral Entry - Money Bags

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It has been a while since my last major post; with talks, lectures, a book and a study under way my time has been consumed by tapping away...
Friday, February 22, 2019

Laundry Machines

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They didn't have them...  " " Aureum vellus, oder guldin Schatz und Kunst-Kammer .  Rorschach am Bodensee: [s.n.,] 1598...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

March 21st, 2019 - Talk at Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz, NY

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Date: Thursday, March 21st, 2019 at  7:00 PM The Wardrobes and Fashion of 17th Century Hudson Valley We'll dive into the wardrobe...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019

March 16th, 2019 - Two Talks at Boston History Camp !

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I will be giving two talks at the March 16th, 2019 Boston History Camp !  Below are the titles and descriptions. Four Yellow Love Drawers:...
Wednesday, November 21, 2018

NYS Museum Diorama Updated

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American Museum of Natural History In NYC -  The American Museum of Natural History's 1930s diorama has words put over th...
Friday, November 16, 2018

Thanksgiving

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We slept here in this house, and ate large quantities of pumpkin, beans, and venison so that we suffered of no hunger here but fared as w...
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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Scotts Cloth, Plaid, Tarten Hose & Broadswords

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1683: 4 ps. w/th "plaiding" qt. 125 yds Of the people from the British Islands and Ireland, the Scots made up the majority of ...
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Tara Mancini
My interests span from the Indigenous population to European settlements during the 17th Century New Netherland and later New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, including New Netherland and New Sweden. I built a database of over a 100 personal, store, shop, ship and auction inventories of material goods that I use for my research. I use archeological digs and the things found as a cross reference, plus contemporary novels, writings court documents, paintings, imagery, and other primary sources. I also give talks on the material culture of New York, New Sweden and New Netherland from 1600 - 1765. Topics covered are similar to the ones presented on this blog; diet, farming, weapons, dress and clothing, textiles, culture, social circles, etc. Talks and / or secessions will include how these features changed over time as reflected in primary sources. If your group is interested please email me with any questions. I am also available for on-line talks with group of 12 people or less for a "pick-my-brain" Q&A. This is ideal for historic sites or museums that would like to explore how they can use larger pools of data and how the data can be applied to their particular project.
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