NEW NETHERLAND ARCHAEOLOGY - Archaeologist Paul Huey joins Russell Shorto to discuss his four-decade career, the evolution of excavation methods, and key digs at Schuyler Flatts, the Van Curler house, and Fort Orange.
1609 Henry Hudson sails into New York Harbor and up the Hudson River, claiming the land for the Dutch. 1614 The Dutch establish Fort Nassau,...
Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. was a United States Air Force major general and fighter pilot who served during the Vietnam War and later held leadership roles in training, command, and planning within the Air Force.
“Buildings on Paper: Our Current Knowledge and Understanding of New Netherlandic Architecture.”Jeroen van den Hurk, Principal Architectural Historian at Coastal Carolina Research, Tarboro, NC
SLAVERY IN NEW NETHERLAND - Scholar Jeroen Dewulf joins Russell Shorto to discuss his research on Portuguese influence over Dutch slave policy, comparing systems of forced labor in Dutch Brazil and New Netherland during the 17th century.
New Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons. You find yourself walking up a short street into New Amsterdam. Funny, you don’t remember the trip down the North...
Arthur H. Vandenberg was a U.S. Senator from Michigan (1928–1951) who evolved from an isolationist to a champion of bipartisan foreign policy, supporting the United Nations, Marshall Plan, and NATO after World War II.
“The View from the Dutch Republic: Protestant Conceptualizations of Indians.” Stephen T. Staggs, Western Michigan University
THE NATURE OF HISTORICAL PAINTING - Len Tantillo, historical and marine artist, and Russell Shorto discuss Tantillo's distinguished career as a painter and storyteller of the early history of New York State.
Arent van Curler’s Farm by Len Tantillo Archaeologist James Bradley explains: “At the Flatts, the most important building was a combination house and barn. This...
