Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.

Further Readings This bibliography gathers key works on Dutch influence in colonial America, with a focus on New Netherland, the Hudson Valley, and the transition...

In the March 2009 edition of the Marcurius (vol.25 no.1) we told you of the adventures of Olivier van Noort, the first Dutch explorer to circumnavigate the world.

The New Netherland Institute mourns the passing of Stefan Bielinski, long-time historian at the New York State Museum and creator of the Colonial Albany Social History...

Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822–1882) was an Ohio newspaper editor, Civil War officer, and Republican politician who represented Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1875 to 1879 after years of service in Ohio state politics.

3D Castello Plan, New Amsterdam in 1660 New Amsterdam History’s Center’s Mapping Early New York Project The Mapping Early New York Project overlays the Castello plan with...

We just missed the 400th anniversary, but here’s the information. It’s worth a look as it’s yet another example of the often understated but important role of the early Dutch in the history of the world.

For over four decades, the Annual Conference of the New Netherland Institute (previously known as the Rensselaerswyck Seminar and subsequently the New Netherland Seminar) has brought the best research on New Netherland to a venue in the northeast in the fall.

Ralph Voorhees (1835–1907) and his wife Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees were philanthropists whose charitable gifts supported education, including the founding of Voorhees College and major donations to Rutgers and several American colleges.

Classroom Questions Designed to improve reading comprehension and to prompt analysis of What Was New Netherland. – (downloadable)