The Knickerbocker
Family Home Page
Welcome!
You have probably wondered how Knickerbocker has become such a
widely recognized name and how you might be related to such a
famous tribe. Every Knickerbocker is related - the name was concocted
by our common 17th century immigrant ancestor, Harmen Jansen Van
Whye. This presents an almost unique opportunity for a single
name family society, as everyone is connected. Hi Cousin!
This Web Site is presented
in support of The Knickerbocker Historical Society - which is
restoring the late 18th century Family Mansion at Schaghticoke,
NY. The site was occupied by Knickerbockers for 250 years.
This site will also provide
a repository of family information for anyone interested in the
history and genealogy of the Knickerbocker Family.
2009 Knickerbocker Historical Society
Events
May
Mother's Day:Sunday May 10 (8 a.m.
- 4 p.m.).
Historical tours, breakfast and chicken BBQ
July
Special Events Celebrating 400 Years
of Dutch Heritage:
Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July 12 (10 a. m. - 4 p.m.)
The Quadri Centennial of Henry Hudson's
1609 voyage up the Hudson River
The Tri Centennial of the 1709 settlement
of the Knickerbocker Family in Schaghticoke
The Bi Centennial of the 1809 publication
of Deidrich Knickerbocker's book, A History of New York (written
by Washington Irving)
The Centennial of the publication
of Viele, 250 Years a Dutch Family in New York written by Kathlyne
Knickerboker Viele in 1909
Knickerbocker Family Reunion - Private
Event:
Sunday July 12 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
September
Harvest Festival: Saturday, Sept.
25 and Sunday, Sept. 26 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Mansion Tours, Devil's Chimney Walk, Farmer's Market, Bake Sale,
Breakfast, and Chicken and Biscuit dinner.
October
Live Performance of The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow:
Friday, October 2, and Saturday, October 3 (7:00 p.m.)
Knick At Night: Friday, Oct. 24,
and Saturday, Oct. 25 (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.).
Candle Light Tours with historic figures telling tales of their
lives in the Vale of Peace.
Souper Supper available.
December
A Visit From St. Nicholas and a
Performance of The Baker's Dozen:
Saturday Dec. 5 - Two performances (6:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.)
Free Event for the Public - Refreshments served.
For More Information - knickmansion.com
Knickerbocker
Historical Society
- Mansion Restoration - Schaghticoke, NY
Knickerbocker
Genealogy - Databases,
Genealogies, Queries and Whatever
Family
History and Traditions - What's this Knickerbacker stuff anyhow?
The background image on this page represents the Historic
Witenagemot Oak that stood on the Schaghticoke Mansion grounds.
This site was updated on Mar. 14, 2009
knic@knic.com