PDF – Volume 5 – Council Minutes, 1652-1654 translation (scanned book images) The council minutes document civil and criminal cases, as well as executive and...
Charles Fort (1874–1932) was an American writer and researcher known for collecting unexplained phenomena that science often ignored. His influential books, including The Book of the Damned, blended satire and skepticism, giving rise to the term “Fortean” for anomalous events.
PDF – Volume 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 transcription PDF – Volume 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 translation (scanned book images) This volume of Council Minutes contains the earliest...
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an American inventor whose 1906 creation of the Audion vacuum tube revolutionized radio and helped launch the electronic age. A Yale-trained physicist, he also pioneered sound-on-film technology, later earning an Academy Award for his contribution.
PDF – Volume 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 translation (published book images) PDF – Volume 3, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1648-1660 transcription...
Bridget Fonda (born 1964) is an American actress from the renowned Fonda acting family, daughter of Peter Fonda and granddaughter of Henry Fonda. Known for films such as Single White Female, Point of No Return, and Jackie Brown, she later retired from acting.
Volume II of the Register of the Provincial Secretary offers van Laer’s translations of 17th-century Dutch records, reorganized by O’Callaghan and preserved in the New York State Archives.
Peter Fonda (1940–2019) was an American actor, writer, and director, best known for co-writing and starring in Easy Rider. Son of Henry Fonda and brother of Jane Fonda, he continued the family’s distinguished acting legacy in film.
The Register contains a wide range of legal documents—from land deeds and commercial contracts to marriage agreements and criminal declarations—offering a rich record of personal, civil, and economic life.
Jane Fonda (born 1937) is an acclaimed American actress, producer, and activist. The daughter of Henry Fonda, she won two Academy Awards for Klute and Coming Home and later gained fame for bestselling fitness videos and political activism.
