Charles Gehring Retires After 50 years of Translation Work

Charles Gehring

Dear Friends,

On April 2, 2025 Charly Gehring officially retired after 50 years of translation work.  Read Paul Grondahl’s tribute to Charly in the April 9th Albany Times Union here.  In May, Marilyn Douglas completed her term as Chair of the New Netherland Institute’s Board of Trustees.  We thank her for her many years of service to NNI.  Mike Vande Woude has begun his term as Chair of our board of trustees, and Tom Ruller, former New York State Archivist, has stepped into the role of Vice Chair.

Save the Date! Our fall conference will be in New York City at the New York Historical on Saturday, November 15th.  “Tolerance and Tension: New York and Amsterdam in the 17th Century” will gather scholars from the United States and The Netherlands to speak about the intertwined histories of diversity, migration, tolerance, and intolerance in these two linked cities.  The registration website is not yet open.  We will send out more information as soon as it is available. We hope to see you then.

Warmly,

Deborah Hamer, Executive Director

Learn more about Gehring’s legacy in DUTCH RENAISSANCE: Translations Unveil America’s Forgotten Past