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Upcoming Appearances by Peter Eisenstadt:

  • Oct 30, 2010, Poughkeepsie, Poughkeepsie Public Library District

New York State: Four Centuries of Immigration and Migration

A lecture by Peter Eisenstadt

There is a long story, four centuries long, of migration into and out of New York State. No state has had as many immigrants, and no state has lost as many residents through migration. This process began early in the colonial period when Europeans moved in and much of the native Indian population left or was forced out. In the immediate post-revolutionary settlement, the state lost as much as a quarter of its population. Thereafter, migrants from New England poured into Central and Western New York, and shortly thereafter, left in large numbers for the Mid West and Far West.

The early 20th century saw new waves of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe, and African Americans from the South. But by the second half of the 20th century, there was a massive migration to the South and West, centered on Florida and California. In the state's recent history, it is once again defined by contrasting waves of in-migration and out-migration.

This lecture is available from September 1, 2008 to January 1, 2012

Can be tailored to a high school audience

Dr. Peter Eisenstadt

Independent Scholar, Historian

Peter Eisenstadt is an expert on the history of New York City and New York State, and was the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of New York State (2005) and managing editor of the Encyclopedia of New York City (1995). The author of numerous works on New York State history, he lives in Rochester, New York.

Telephone: (585) 436-5053
Website: greaterny.blogspot.com/
Address: 100 Genesee Park Boulevard
Rochester, NY  14611
Monroe County
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