Historian Erin Kramer will discuss how relationships between the Dutch and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) shaped responses to New York merchant and rebel governor Jacob Leisler’s uprising in the Albany region. By incorporating Haudenosaunee stories into the broader narrative of New York history, this talk will illustrate how Indigenous diplomacy often had a profound effect on local politics and colonial identities. This program is the fourth in our 2026 Jacob Leisler Library Lectures, which are presented collaboratively with the Jacob Leisler Institute for Early New York History and the library.
Date/Time: Thursday, October 29, 6 – 7:30pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Registration: Registration is required. Click here to register for the Zoom link.
The Jacob Leisler Library Lectures are made partially possible through the generous support of the Van Dyke Family Foundation, HRBT Foundation, and Bank of Greene County Charitable Foundation. Presented in collaboration with the Columbia County Libraries Association.
Erin B. Kramer is an associate professor of history at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX. She is the author of The Ancient House: Constructing Community in the Seventeenth-Century New York Borderlands (UNC Press, 2026).