Dr. Janny Venema, associate director of the New Netherland Project, will present the address "The Legacy of the New Netherland Colony for the United States" on Thursday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at Hope ...
In “Taking Manhattan,” author Russell Shorto writes about the deal that New Netherland Director General Peter Stuyvesant made with English military officer Richard Nicolls to transfer the Dutch colony ...
BAY RIDGE — WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN BERGEN STREET IN BROOKLYN and the town of Bergen, Norway, birthplace of the composer Edvard Grieg? Early settlers like Han Hansen Bergen — the namesake of ...
What many people believe to be the Dutch’s role in forming the America of today might fall short of the full story. A bigger part of that tale is now on display, as the Schenectady County Historical ...
Introduction : "a blessèd country, where milk and honey flow" -- Reconnaissance and exploration -- Population and immigration -- Authority, government, and justice -- Trade, agriculture, and artisans ...
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