Whatever the explanation for the confusion regarding the use of "England" and "Britain," it’s important to understand and to make the distinction.
About the Project Between 1609 and 1664, more than 150 ships undertook roughly 250 voyages between the Dutch Republic and the colony of New Netherland....
Shirley Temple was an American child film star who became one of Hollywood’s most famous performers of the 1930s. Later she served as a U.S. diplomat, including ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.
Peter Douglas on the linguistic war between the English & the Dutch: “In the English language, when something goes wrong, they put the word Dutch in front of it.”
Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck was an American engineer and politician from New York who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before entering politics, he worked in railway signal engineering.
New Netherland Institute 272 Broadway, Albany NY 12204 Mailing Address: New Netherland Institute, P.O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12220-0536 Phone: 518-708-8720 Email: nni@newnetherlandinstitute.org
Recipes in Handwritten Cookbooks from Historic Dutch Houses
Lou Tellegen was a Dutch-born stage and film actor who worked in Europe and the United States during the early twentieth century. A former leading man for Sarah Bernhardt, he appeared in numerous silent films.
Important General Considerations Spelling Standards – ij is expressed as y – Name endings ss, sz., or sen have been standardized to sz – When...
