Name: Animals in New York: From Native American Foodways through the Civil War
Start: 2025-01-27T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-27T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way, 10024

Animals in New York: From Native American Foodways through the Civil War

Tickets: $22
Learn more: https://www.nyhistory.org/programs/animals-in-new-york?date=2025-01-27
Presented live on Zoom
New York has always been dependent on its animals. From the deer and other wild animals that blazed the path that would later become Broadway to the workhorses that pulled the city’s trolleys along that same street, animals are an often overlooked key to understanding New York’s history.
In conjunction with the Pets and the City exhibition at The New York Historical, historian (and cat lover) James Nevius will explore the role that animals have played in shaping New York. This illustrated Zoom talk will feature wonderful pieces from the exhibition that illustrate the crucial role animals have played, from pre-colonization through the Lenape, the Dutch, and up through the Civil War.
Author and historian James Nevius (Inside the Apple; Footprints in New York) frequently speaks on New York City topics. Most recently at the New York Historical, he lectured on the paintings of the Ashcan School.