Teachers & Students



			For Teachers & Students
			Welcome Teachers Provides a thought provoking exhibition overview and curricular connections
			Live It! See It! Do It Plan your visit to Dutch New York Read about exhibition tours and workshops and how to set up a trip
			Floor Plan (Downloadable PDF) Find your way around the museum’s exhibition galleries, collections, and installations
			Museum Manners Some questions to keep in mind in preparation for your museum visit along with the do’s and don’ts of navigating in the galleries once you’re here
			Activities (Downloadable PDF) Downloadable activity sheets that will encourage deep looking and thinking about the museum exhibition before, during, and after your visit
			Fun Facts Some trivial and not-so-trivial facts about Dutch New York on which to build understanding
			Further Explorations Web links to (almost) everything you’ll want to know about Dutch New York, from curriculum to historical sites and societies to how to pronounce Dutch place names

			Welcome Teachers
			The year 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage up the Hudson River. The headstrong captain was an Englishman sailing for a Dutch corporation that established a commercial colony. The Hudson River Museum invites you to discover and explore New York’s Dutch roots and the different ways this heritage has been viewed at five key moments in our history: 1609, when the Half Moon entered New York harbor; 1709, during a period when Dutch culture continued to thrive under English rule; 1809, when Washington Irving’s popular stories began to romanticize Dutch heritage; 1909, when the Hudson-Fulton Celebration attempted to create a common Dutch past for a rapidly growing nation; 2009, at a moment when the very concept of historical “celebration” is increasingly debated. Dutch NY: The Roots of Hudson Valley Culture is a once-in-a-century opportunity to experience a richly textured, many-layered, multidisciplinary narrative about who we are today. By presenting legends and modes of celebration, scholarly critique and analysis, this exhibition shows how New Yorkers’ understanding of their unique heritage has changed over the years and how the Dutch contributed to the distinctive and diverse culture that is New York today. The exhibition themes and content connect with New York State Social Studies Learning Standards and Core Curriculum: Grade 4 (Elementary): Local History & Government; Grades 7 & 8 (Middle): US & NYS History; and Grade 12 (Commencement): Economics, the Enterprise System, & Finance; Participation in Government. It brings to life the four key concepts of Social Studies: History; Geography; Economics; and Civics, Citizenship, & Government for adults and children at all grade levels. Through careful observation of the varied works of art, artifacts, and primary source material in Dutch New York, the visitor will develop an understanding of the three themes of the New York State Education Department Commemoration Curriculum: The Encounter (between peoples); Trade (global); and Commerce. The material on this website can help you to prepare and plan for a visit to the exhibition and integrate its content into learning experiences at school and at home. For more information about education programs relating to Dutch New York, please contact Saralinda B. Lichtblau, Manager of School Programs, slichtblau@hrm.org. To Book a visit call Leslie Aufieri, Education Associate, laufieri@hrm.org, We look forward to welcoming you to the museum soon. (back to top)

			Live It! See It! Do It!
			SEE IT! Exhibition Tour Dutch New York: the Roots of Hudson Valley Culture Through January 10, 2010 Dutch New York explores the beauty of the Hudson Valley’s Dutch legacy and its cultural importance through a dazzling array of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and historical objects. It traces New York’s Dutch roots from 1609 when Henry Hudson’s ship, the Half Moon, enters New York harbor; 1709, when Dutch culture thrives under English rule; 1809, when Washington Irving’s stories romanticize Dutch heritage; 1909, when the Hudson-Fulton Celebration creates the nation’s Dutch past; and 2009, the Hudsonian anniversary, with a look at historical celebrations. DO IT! Workshops Tile Making Grades 1 - 3 After visiting Dutch New York: the Roots of Hudson Valley Culture, students make their own decorative tiles to be assembled into a tile mural to bring back to school. Adventures in Map Making Grades 4 - 6 Henry Hudson journeyed over sea routes that with great navigation skill and the constant recording of the landforms he discovered. Students learn about his voyage and how the landforms were turned into maps. In the Workshops, students make their own 3-dimensional maps, and include elements of geography, history, flora, and fauna. RESERVE YOUR VISIT Museum Hours for Groups Tuesday – Friday, 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Groups are admitted by reservation only. Group leaders are responsible for their students until the scheduled starting time. If your group arrives early you will not be permitted to view other exhibits while waiting for your program. To reserve — 914.963-4550, x240 or groupvisits@hrm.org Lunch The Hudson River Museum does not have a lunchroom. During the fall and spring, we recommend bringing a brown-bag lunch and eating in adjacent Trevor Park, overlooking the Hudson River. Please be aware that in case of inclement weather, accommodations cannot be provided. Museum Shop The Museum gift shop is open Wednesday through Friday from 12 to 5 pm. Groups visiting during other hours must schedule a visit to the gift shop at least one week before the trip. School groups have the additional option of ordering pre-packaged Goodie Bags. Be sure to let us know your preference, when you call to book your visit. Museum Shop information: 914. 963.4550, x 224 Bus Arrival Upon arrival, your bus must pull up to the front of the Museum’s Gateway entrance. Please send one chaperone or staff member to the Lobby Desk to check in your group. To avoid any confusion, the rest of your group must wait on board your bus until the check-in procedure is completed and a Museum staff member has greeted you. Deposit and Starting Time The Hudson River Museum requires a 50% deposit upon receipt of the confirmation contract. If you need to cancel your reservation, please call us at 914.963.4550, x 240 at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled time. Deposits are non-refundable, but will be credited toward your next visit, provided you have given 48 hours notice of cancellation. Your scheduled starting time is important! If you arrive early, you are responsible for your students. If you arrive late, your program may be altered in consideration of other visiting groups. We are sorry, but there are no refunds for missed program components due to late arrival. Get to the Museum By Bus: FROM NEW YORK CITY, LONG ISLAND, AND NEW JERSEY: NY Thruway-Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87) to Exit 2 at Yonkers Avenue. Proceed Westbound on Yonkers Avenue; turn right onto Ashburton Avenue. Turn right onto Warburton Avenue. Free parking for the museum is on the left side and is marked by a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign. FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND ALL POINTS NORTH: Follow Route 9 to Odell Avenue. Turn right and follow Odell Avenue to the end and turn left onto Warburton Avenue. Free parking is 1.3 miles ahead on right, and is marked by a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign. By Car: From the Saw Mill River Parkway (North or South) take Exit 9 at Executive Boulevard. Follow Executive Boulevard to the end and turn left onto Broadway. Turn right at the next light onto Odell Avenue. Follow Odell Avenue to the end and turn left onto Warburton Avenue. Free parking for the museum is 1.3 miles ahead on the right and is marked by a tall blue HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM sign. By Train: Metro-North Hudson Line local train. ‘Glenwood’ stop. Walk 1 block East on Glenwood Avenue and turn left onto Ravine Avenue. At the end of Ravine Avenue you will enter Trevor Park. Follow the path through Trevor Park to the entrance of The Hudson River Museum. For group rates, please call Metro-North at (212) 672-1218. Approximate Walking Time: 8 minutes (back to top)

			Museum Manners
			WHEN YOU VISIT LOOK - FOCUS - OBSERVE -THINK – FEEL - DISCUSS *ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO START THE CONVERSATION* What do you see in this picture? What do you think it’s made of and how do you think it was made? What does it remind you of and why? What 5 words come to mind when you look at it? Use these words to tell a story about this picture. Choose a few images. How are they all the same? How are they different? Now write a story that connects all of these pictures. BUT DO NOT TOUCH WORKS OF ART AND ARTIFACTS!!! Stand at least three feet away from works of art Do not gesture within 2 feet of artworks Do not run Stay with your group Considerate behavior is expected of all visitors Be courteous to other Museum visitors, groups, and school tours by keeping voices at a moderate level Comply with the directions of the gallery guard In case of emergency, notify the gallery guard Any group or individual whose behavior is disruptive will be asked to leave An aisle for public passage in the galleries must be maintained at a minimum width of 36 inches (wheelchair width) THESE ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE MUSEUM GALLERIES: Foods and liquids, including chewing gum and candy Smoking Backpacks, large bags, portfolios Portable radios, CD players, IPODs, etc. Cell phone usage apart from cell phone touring Photography is NOT permitted in temporary/special exhibitions Pens, markers, or crayons THESE ARE PERMITTED IN THE MUSEUM GALLERIES: Drawing media in pencil form only (including colored pencils) and erasers Drawing boards (no larger than 18” x 24”) and clipboards Sketch pads (no larger than 18” x 24”) Paper and index cards Photography IS permitted in The Bookstore, Hudson Riverama and Glenview ONLY (without tripod) (back to top)

			Fun Facts
			Discovering the Hudson Fun Facts 1609-2009 The Half Moon ship was commissioned on March 25, 1609 Henry Hudson was the English captain of the Half Moon, hired by the Dutch East India Company to find a Northeast, all-water route to Asia They changed course after being blocked by Artic ice floes north of Norway Henry Hudson changed course to a transatlantic crossing to look for a Northwest passage to the spice trade of China Hudson reached the Maine coast and sailed southward to present day North Carolina Outer Banks, turned North and stopped at points on the New Jersey coast, sailed up river to present day Albany and returned down river to claim the region for the Dutch In the 17th Century, sailors – some of whom were as young as 14 - made up 10% of Holland’s population 1614 – establishment of the Dutch trading post, Fort Nassau at present day Albany 1624 – Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania formed the Dutch colony of New Netherland (Nieuw Nederlandt) 1626 - Peter Schaghen’s 1626 letter documenting the purchase of the Island of Manhattan for 60 guilders-worth of goods The fur trade was so crucial to the survival of the colony that 17th century Dutch maps depicted beavers and other fur-bearing mammals of the region Drinking chocolate became all the rage in New York in the second quarter of the 18th century, when it had its own special service and formal ritual, just like the English tea 1783 – British provided “freedom certificates” and ship passage to more than 3,000 people. These ex-slaves became advocates for black freedom everywhere 1827 – New York State legislature abolished slavery in the state Dutch continued to be spoken as a first language in upstate New York into the 19th century In the early 20th century, an idealized vision of New York’s Dutch Colonial culture was employed as a model of correct behavior for recent immigrants from Eastern Europe and other parts of the world The Spirit of Discovery, Isidore Konti’s 1924 Hudson-Fulton Monument on Warburton Avenue in Yonkers originally contained busts of Henry Hudson and Robert Fulton, but they were stolen and never recovered Some of New York’s most influential families, such as the Roosevelts, had Dutch roots: President Theodore Roosevelt recalled his grandparents speaking Dutch at home; and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took the oath of office on his old Dutch Bible Surviving names of Dutch origin include Yonkers, Yankee, Roosevelt, Brooklyn, Van Wyck, and Hoboken (back to top)

			Further Explorations
			NYS Education Dept. Champlain/Hudson/Fulton Commemoration Online Resource http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/chf/chf.html Strategies for Using the Champlain/Hudson/Fulton Commemoration Online Resource http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/chf/tips.html NYS Learning Standards for Social Studies http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/pub/sslearn.pdf Henry Hudson 400 NYC guide http://www.henryhudson400.com/home.php The New Netherland Institute http://www.nnp.org/ DEC Quadricentennial Events http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/41448.html NY’s 400th http://www.exploreny400.com/Home.aspx Hudson River Valley Institute http://hudsonrivervalley.net/books/HF300/ PBS.org http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/early/index-flash.html Full text of Robert Juet’s Journal http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs216a1v,0,7495753,print.story A Brief Outline of the History of New Netherland - part of a colonial currency exhibit, this site is devoted to the history of the Dutch colony and its trade. http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/NNHistory.html New Netherland Museum - the museum maintains a reproduction of the vessel the Half Moon, the ship Henry Hudson sailed to the New World. http://www.newnetherland.org/ NY State Archives http://www.archives.nysed.gov/aindex.shtml New York Historical Society http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/ Fordham University “Origins: 1640-1815” Website http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg /fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/honors_program/seaportproject/orig/index.html Henry Hudson –Adventurer and Explorer http://www.pbs.org/empireofthebay/profiles/hudson.html Henry Hudson Lost Leadership http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/sslp/yukon/henry_h.htm Halve Maen (Half Moon) http://www.hrmm.org/halfmoon/manual.htm New Netherland Museum and the Half Moon http://www.newnetherland.org/ Fur Trade Time Line http://www.whiteoak.org/learning/timeline.htm Fur Trade http://www.pcmaf.org/fur_trade.htm The Lenapes: A Study of Hudson Valley Indians http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/halfmoon/lenape/indexm.htm Henry Hudson - includes very nice video clip of the Half Moon on the Hudson - video runs a little over one minute. Also includes photo of Henry Hudson and some historical documents http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/early/topic1.html Stuyvesant - photo, short video clip and historical documents http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/early/topic7.html New Amsterdam - photo, short video clip and historical documents http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/early/topic11.htm l Dutch West India Company http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/early/topic5.html First Jewish immigration to New Amsterdam/Stuyvesant/ discrimination– click on first video resource “The First Jews in the New World”, runs just under two minutes http://www.pbs.org/wnet/heritage/episode7/video/index.html Click on Flushing for video clip on Old Quaker Meeting House http://www.thirteen.org/queens/map.html Suggested lesson on the Hudson River from NTTI (National Teachers Training Institute – WNET/Thirteen, NYC), includes suggested activities and web resources. The video clip from Bill Moyers below can be used with this lesson http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/h_hudson_river/index.html Excerpt from Bill Moyers, “America’s First River - 90 second video clip http://www.pbs.org/now/science/hudson.html# Interactive journey of the Half Moon http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/hudson/media/journey.shtml Names of locales and their Dutch origin with sound http://homepage.mac.com/schuffelen/OldNewYork.html http://homepage.mac.com/schuffelen/DutchManhattan.html (back to top)

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