CRAILO STATE HISTORIC SITE - Heidi Hill joins Russell Shorto to explore the history of Rensselaerswijck, Crailo’s evolution as a museum, and the legend of “Yankee Doodle” possibly being written at the historic site.
Explore New Netherland through its ships—voyages shown by year A Timeline of Voyages to New Netherland This timeline tells the story of New Netherland through...
John Updike was a prolific American novelist, poet, and critic best known for the Rabbit series. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, he published more than sixty books and was widely regarded as one of America’s leading writers.
Hans Bontemantel was a director of the Dutch West India Company’s Amsterdam Chamber, which supervised the governance of New Netherland. In addition to official correspondence,...
INTIMATE NETWORKS AND THE 17th-CENTURY ATLANTIC - Historian Susanah Romney joins Russell Shorto to discuss her research on intimate networks in the 17th-century Atlantic world, themes from New Netherland Connections, and the challenges of translating early Dutch texts.
The map represents the various routes ships took to get to New Netherland. Thicker lines indicate a higher number of voyages using that route. By...
Wouter van Twiller served as Director of New Netherland from 1633 to 1638. His administration expanded trade but was criticized for weak leadership, particularly after the Dutch lost control of territory in Connecticut.
Collected on this page are the manuscript images, transcription, and translation of the Govert Loockermans Correspondence and Papers, N.D., 1647-1700 (Series XXII of the Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd...
NATIVES IN NEW NETHERLAND - Archaeologist James Bradley joins Russell Shorto to discuss Indigenous peoples of the American Northeast, exploring both historical and contemporary perspectives on the region’s Native communities, culture, and enduring presence.
This slideshow animation shows the number of ships voyaging to New Netherland by arrival year. Ships colored orange indicate West India Company ships, blue represents...
