Since 1974, over 7,000 pages of Dutch colonial records have been translated and published in twelve volumes. This collection presents the introductions from the New Netherland Documents series.
Henry Fonda (1905–1982) was an acclaimed American actor known for films such as The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, and On Golden Pond. Descended from early Dutch settlers of New York, he became one of Hollywood’s most respected performers.
This updated guide to Dutch manuscripts on New Netherland catalogs primary sources across U.S. repositories, with descriptions, locations, and some links to online translations, transcriptions, and images.
Anthony Fokker (1890–1939), born in the Dutch East Indies, was a pioneering aircraft designer whose innovations shaped early aviation. His Fokker tri-motor passenger planes dominated 1920s air travel and were used by explorers such as Richard Byrd and Amelia Earhart.
Nina Foch (1924–2008), born in Leiden, Netherlands, was a Dutch-American actress nominated for an Academy Award for An American in Paris. After a prolific film career in the 1940s–50s, she became a respected acting and directing instructor at USC and the American Film Institute.
Dagomar Degroot reveals how the Dutch Republic thrived during the Little Ice Age, turning climate challenges into opportunities in trade, warfare, and culture—offering timely insights for today’s climate crisis.
General James A. Van Fleet (1892–1992) was a U.S. Army officer who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. A West Point graduate and classmate of Eisenhower, he later commanded the Eighth Army and U.N. forces in Korea.
When Europeans first arrived in North America, they faced a cold new world. The average global temperature had dropped to lows unseen in millennia
Lucas Conrad Elmendorf (1758–1843) of Kingston, New York, was a lawyer and Princeton graduate who served three terms in the U.S. Congress (1797–1803). He later held offices in the New York Assembly, Senate, and Ulster County courts.
Snowshoe Country is an environmental and cultural history of winter in the colonial Northeast, closely examining indigenous and settler knowledge of snow, ice, and life in the cold.
