For family historians vital records offer the most basic and essential facts about an individual’s life. When researching recent generations we rely on birth certificates, marriage licenses, and death certificates held at local or state offices. Finding evidence to pinpoint these important life events in the seventeenth century, however, can be a considerable challenge.
Shannon Lucid (born 1943) is an American astronaut and biochemist who flew on five NASA missions and spent 188 days aboard the Russian space station Mir in 1996, then a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman.
Introduction In New York, there are many houses built in the “Netherlandish Style,” a style of building found in the Netherlands and nearby in what...
Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882–1944) was a Dutch American historian, writer, and illustrator best known for The Story of Mankind, which won the 1922 Newbery Medal and made world history accessible to younger readers.
Nieu Amsterdam, een stedeken in Noord Amerikaes Nieu Hollant, op het eilant Mankattan: Namaels Nieu Jork genaemt, toen het geraekte in’t gebiet der Engelschen. (New...
James Longstreet (1821–1904) was a senior Confederate general during the American Civil War and a principal commander under Robert E. Lee. After the war he served in several U.S. government posts and later wrote memoirs defending his wartime actions.
Norumbega et Virginia. (Norumbega [i.e. North America] and Virginia.) 1597. Mapmaker: Cornelius Wytfliet A well-executed engraving depicting the northeastern American coastline as it was perceived...
William Livingston (1723–1790) was a lawyer, patriot, and the first elected governor of New Jersey. A signer of the U.S. Constitution, he also served in the Continental Congress and supported the American cause during the Revolution.
Nieuw Engeland in Twee Scheeptogen door Kapitein Johan Smith inde iaren 1614 en 1615 bestevend. (New England as Described by Captain John Smith in two...
Philip Livingston (1716–1778) was a New York merchant, political leader, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. A member of the prominent Livingston family, he served in the Continental Congress and helped support the American Revolution.
