GWC Flag This was the flag of the West India Company, in Dutch Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie. This private corporation was chartered by the Dutch government...
Gary Vermeer was an American entrepreneur who founded Vermeer Manufacturing in Pella, Iowa, in 1948. His innovations in agricultural machinery helped transform modern farming equipment and built a global manufacturing company.
How Jan van Riebeeck’s 1652 landing at the Cape laid the foundation for Cape Town, shaping South Africa’s history, culture, and language.
The Old Dutch Church in Tarrytown The Old Dutch Church in Tarrytown was built in the late 17th century. It is the oldest church in...
Willem Verhulst was the second director of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, serving in 1625–1626. He oversaw early settlement efforts on Manhattan before being replaced by Peter Minuit.
Bread was the mainstay of the Dutch diet in the seventeenth century. It was consumed with butter or cheese for breakfast, paired with meat or hutspot (a one-pot dish of meats and vegetables) for the midday main eal, and served with, or as part of, the porridge at night
Most of us have heard of Ferdinand Magellan and Francis Drake—early explorers who sailed around the world. One was Portuguese, the other English. But what about Olivier van Noort? Between 1598 and 1601, van Noort became the first Dutchman to complete a circumnavigation of the globe.
Map of New Netherland, 1652 The colony of New Netherland was located in what are now parts of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and...
Paul Verhoeven is a Dutch filmmaker known for directing influential films such as RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct. His work blends science fiction, satire, and social commentary.
Ryan Fitzpatrick talks to Dr. Charles Gehring, director of the New Netherland Project at the NYS Library. Together they discuss the 1609 exhibition, Henry Hudson and the role of Dutch in the early colonial period.
