On June 13, New York Times Contributing Writer Rachel L. Swarns wrote about IHS’s recent “A Hudson Valley Reckoning” talk and book signing featuring Debra Bruno and Eleanor Mire. Her article, also included in her Race/Related newsletter, can be read online at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/us/enslavers-family-history.html.

Debra Bruno’s book on the subject is titled A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slave Holding in my Dutch American Family.

A recording of the talk from April 27th, hosted by the Irvington Historical Society, Irvington Library and Commemorate can be found below and on the IHS YouTube channel.