Fort Orange by Len Tantillo Dutch settler Adriaen van der Donck describes the arrival of Petrus Stuyvesant:“His first arrival was like a peacock, with great...
Cornelius Vanderbilt IV was an American newspaperman and great-great-grandson of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. Known for launching several short-lived newspapers and for his seven marriages, he also served in military intelligence and produced an early anti-Nazi documentary.
“The New Netherland Landdag, the development of a Dutch assembly (1649- 1664)” Brecht Cornelisse, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden
THE SCHOLARSHIP OF ALBANY'S ORIGINS - Historian Janny Venema joins Russell Shorto to discuss her decades of work with New Netherland documents, her Dutch roots, and her research on early Albany and patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer.
Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NYExhibits and paintings of the early Dutch in America. Crailo State Historic Site, Rensselaer, NYExhibits with artifacts...
Cornelius Vanderbilt III was an American engineer, inventor, and National Guard officer. A grandson of railroad magnate William H. Vanderbilt, he earned numerous patents, helped advance New York’s subway system, and served as a brigadier general during World War I.
“Marriage Law in New Netherland, 1621-1664.” Deborah Hamer, PhD Candidate in History Columbia University
Dutch Albany in History & Art, a joint conference with the Albany Institute of History & Art and the New York State Museum, was held on Saturday September 21, 2024.
Bradley, James W. Before Albany: An Archaeology of Native-Dutch Relations in the Capital Region, 1600-1664. Albany: University of New York Press, 2007. Davis, Kevin A. Look What...
Cornelius Vanderbilt II was an American railroad executive and heir to the Vanderbilt fortune. As president of the New York Central Railroad, he managed the family empire and supported major philanthropic institutions before his death in 1899.
