By the time Petrus Stuyvesant surrendered Fort Amsterdam in 1664, Dutch cultural traditions had already taken root—shaping life along the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, western Long Island, and parts of New Jersey. These early Netherlandic influences helped lay the foundation for the region’s lasting identity and evolving American story.
Anthony Jansen van Salee, the Turk, arrived in New Amsterdam about 1633. For the next forty years, he stirred up trouble.
This work examines the Middle Colonies—New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—as a region at the center of imperial contests among competing European powers and Native American nations and at the fulcrum of an emerging British-Atlantic world of culture and trade.
George F. Vande Woude was a pioneering Dutch-American cancer researcher, renowned for discovering the MET oncogene and leading major programs at the Van Andel Institute and National Cancer Institute.
Although Dutch rule in North America ended in 1664, their cultural legacy persisted. Washington Irving observed its strong presence in 1820, and even decades later, travelers remarked on the striking similarities between New York and the Netherlands. Today, Dutch influence remains evident in regional place names, legal traditions, religion, food, and folklore—woven deeply into the fabric of American life.
The Geuzen medal--shown here in one of its various forms--is a Dutch symbol reflecting a long history of resistance.
This work examines the Middle Colonies—New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—as a region at the center of imperial contests among competing European powers and Native American nations and at the fulcrum of an emerging British-Atlantic world of culture and trade.
Tiger Woods (born 1975) is an American professional golfer widely regarded as one of the greatest in history. A multiple major champion, he dominated world golf rankings and transformed the sport’s global popularity and commercial success.
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Nicholas Wolterstorff (born 1932) is an American philosopher known for work in epistemology, philosophy of religion, justice, and aesthetics. A longtime Calvin College professor, he later taught philosophical theology at Yale Divinity School.
