Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

Exploring Dutch Heritage Through Research 

 PDF – Volume 17 Curacao Papers 1640-1665 full document  PDF – Volume 17 Curacao Papers 1640-1665 Transcriptions Petrus Stuyvesant’s career as a colonial administrator for...

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  PDF – Volume 16 Fort Orange Court Minutes 1652-1660 Parts II and III are grouped in the same volume. The two volumes (1652–1656  &...

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A compilation of Dutch Colonial laws (1647–1658) from New Netherland, addressing daily life, trade, behavior, taxes, property, and governance in early America.

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PDF – Volume 12, Correspondence, 1654-1658 translation (scanned book images) This volume contains five years of the official correspondence of New Netherland’s Director-General Petrus Stuyvesant....

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PDF – Volume 11, Correspondence, 1647-1653 translation (scanned book images) This collection of official correspondence records the first six years of Petrus Stuyvesant’s tenure as...

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PDF – Volume 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 (published book) Purchase the translation of Volume 8 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here

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PDF – Volume VI: Council Minutes, 1655–1656 Purchase the translation of Volume 6 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here

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PDF – Volume 5 – Council Minutes, 1652-1654 translation (scanned book images) The council minutes document civil and criminal cases, as well as executive and...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 PDF – Volume 17 Curacao Papers 1640-1665 full document  PDF – Volume 17 Curacao Papers 1640-1665 Transcriptions Petrus Stuyvesant’s career as a colonial administrator for...

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  PDF – Volume 16 Fort Orange Court Minutes 1652-1660 Parts II and III are grouped in the same volume. The two volumes (1652–1656  &...

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A compilation of Dutch Colonial laws (1647–1658) from New Netherland, addressing daily life, trade, behavior, taxes, property, and governance in early America.

Created by NNI

PDF – Volume 12, Correspondence, 1654-1658 translation (scanned book images) This volume contains five years of the official correspondence of New Netherland’s Director-General Petrus Stuyvesant....

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PDF – Volume 11, Correspondence, 1647-1653 translation (scanned book images) This collection of official correspondence records the first six years of Petrus Stuyvesant’s tenure as...

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PDF – Volume 8, Council Minutes, 1656-1658 (published book) Purchase the translation of Volume 8 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here

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PDF – Volume VI: Council Minutes, 1655–1656 Purchase the translation of Volume 6 (published book) from Syracuse University Press here

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PDF – Volume 5 – Council Minutes, 1652-1654 translation (scanned book images) The council minutes document civil and criminal cases, as well as executive and...

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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...

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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...

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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.

Created by NNI

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.

Created by NNI

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.

Created by NNI

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.

Created by NNI
11 months Ago
for

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.

Created by NNI
11 months Ago
for

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.

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About New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

About New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.