Translation from Van Laer, Register of the Provincial Secretary, Volume I, 1638-1642, doc. 91, pg. 123 [This document and the entirety of Volume I was lost in the...
Most dictionaries will give you only one definition of the word “waggoner,” that is, the driver of a wagon. They will also let you know that the preferred spelling is now “wagoner,” the other spelling being chiefly British.
In addition to talks and papers presented at scholarly seminars, NNRC scholars have lent their expertise to audiences through visual media. Uncovering America’s Forgotten Colony...
Jordan Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and NHL center known for his defensive play and leadership. A Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, he later joined the Carolina Hurricanes.
Translation from Van Laer, Council Minutes, Volume IV, 1638-1649, docs. 83-85, pgs. 97-100 Anno 1641. In the Name of GodOn Thursday, being the 17th of January Cornelio...
At some point in the last 350 years, the expression een reis van Bontekoe [a Bontekoe journey] entered the Dutch language. It signifies a journey or enterprise that meets with unusually bad luck or significant obstacles. However, there is no connotation of failure here—on the contrary, it implies that the difficulties were overcome. The “Bontekoe” of the phrase is a Dutch East India Company (VOC) skipper called Willem Ysbrandtzoon Bontekoe.
On January 24, 1641, Manuel de Gerrit de Reus survived a failed hanging. Spectators saw it as divine intervention and successfully petitioned the Council to spare his life.
Jared Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and the youngest of the four Staal brothers who reached the NHL. Drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in 2008, he later played within the Carolina Hurricanes organization.
Jeroen van den Hurk uses historic documents to analyze the architecture of New Netherland.
Governors Island, carries both historic and cultural importance for the descendants of three continents—Europeans, Africans, and American Indians.
