The Old Dutch was filled to capacity once again this past Christmas Eve, at both 8 and 11 p.m. services. The next event at the church will be Good Friday and Easter Sunrise services. Contact the church office for details: 914 631-4497.
Old Dutch Is Closed for Tours Until Spring
While we wait for the winter snows to melt and warmer winds to arrive, we can enjoy the beauty of the wintry landscape at the Old Dutch Church. The building will reopen for tours in June.The Burying Ground is open year-round.
A New Book About the Old Dutch
Stories from the Old Dutch Church's 326 years are collected in an engaging and colorful new 137-page book published by the Friends of the Old Dutch Church & Burying Ground. The book includes many entertaining true tales about the church and its members and is fully illustrated with color photos, art and maps. More than a history, it gives fascinating glimpses into life in the early Colony, folk art traditions in the Burying Ground gravestones, models for Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," local heroes of the Revolution, remarkable pastors, and many colorful characters associated with the church and community over the years. Sales go toward preserving the church & burying ground for future generations to enjoy.
Though guided tours have been suspended until next June, visitors can take a virtual tour of the church and burying ground with the multimedia iPad walking tour, available at the iTunes App Store for 99 cents. The tour features the history of the 17th-century church and includes stories about some of the people buried in the churchyard, including local heroes from the Revolutionary War, models for Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" characters, and even a witch.
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This CD features a concert by organ virtuoso and choral conductor Kent Tritle on the magnificent Noack tracker pipe organ at the Old Dutch Church. The CD features compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, who was born the same year the church was constructed (1685), and three other composers who influenced Bach's Baroque style. Click here to read the New York Times review of Mr. Tritle's concert at St. Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
Stories from the Old Dutch Church's 326 years are collected in an engaging and colorful new 137-page book published by the Friends of the Old Dutch Church & Burying Ground. The book includes many entertaining true tales about the church and its members and is fully illustrated with color photos, art and maps. More than a history, it gives fascinating glimpses into life in the early Colony, folk art traditions in the Burying Ground gravestones, models for Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow," local heroes of the Revolution, remarkable pastors, and many colorful characters associated with the church and community over the years. Sales go toward preserving the church & burying ground for future generations to enjoy.
