New york dutch history book

Or, new york under the dutch, edmund bailey ocallaghan. General church and baptism book of the reformed low dutch church of katskill and. A passenger list for the ship william, the new york genealogical and biographical record, vol. The easytoread guide is filled with hundreds of historic facts and anecdotes about the greater new york area. European discovery of new york was led by the italian giovanni da verrazzano in 1524 followed by the first land claim in 1609 by the dutch. Exploring historic dutch new york has been copublished by the museum of the city of new york and dover publications 2012. Henry hudson explored the hudson river, which was named after him.

But by the treaty of westminster, which was signed in february 1674, the colony went back to the english. African americans and the long history of police brutality in new york city new york. As part of new netherland, the colony was important in the fur trade and eventually became an agricultural resource thanks to the patroon system. For those who do not like dense books on history, this book is for you. Dutch reformed church, catskill, greene, new york computer printout.

Willem pieterse van slyke aka neef a genealogy to five generations of the descendants of willem pieterse van slyke who settled in new netherland new york in 1660 is my second book on the van slyke family. Knickerbockers history of new york by washington irving. F rom 1974 to 2010, the new netherland project translated and transcribed over 7,000 pages of dutch language administrative records from the archives of new netherland, now in the collections of the new york state archives and albany county hall of records. This book is mainly an account of one woman dutch who lived in jakarta, who then returned briefly with her husband to holland, and then lived the rest of their lives in the american colonies manhattan. New amsterdam the beginnings of new york city legends. History new york beginning world end dutch dynasty abebooks. When he died, perhaps in 1611, he was already considered a hero by many people.

Notes for the new netherland dutch drawing on two essentially exclusive sets of historical resources, cohen and rink each presented a paper on the peopling of new netherland at the conference on new york state history in 1980. This information comes from the citation in the following book. The new netherland institute hosts a tour of new netherland authored by writerhistorian russell shorto. American institute of architects guide to new york city by norval white, elliot willensky, and fran leadon. He was a founder of the dutch colonization of the region, but he also researched the northwest passage. Published in 1809, the young irvings book is a satirical novel history of the dutch new netherlands, ostensibly written by a crotchety old fellow named diedrich knickerbocker and printed by his former landlord after the author mysteriously in every readers life there are a few books which seem to come out of nowhere at just the right moment to surprise and delight and affirm your hope that there are still treasures lurking in the doublestacked shelves. History of the kuykendall family since its settlement in dutch new york in 1646. In 1664, the english conquer the dutch and gain control of manhattan, along with brooklyn, which then becomes a part of the colony of new york. The dutch first settled along the hudson river in 1624. Shorto writes at all times with passion, verve, nuance and considerable humor. For two centuries, new netherland dutch culture characterized the region of todays capital district around albany, the hudson valley, western long island, northeastern new jersey, and new york.

Germans edit edit source the german genealogy group can help you trace your new york. Diedrich knickerbocker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dutch in august 1673 during the third anglodutch war retook possession of new york, the fort was renamed fort willem hendrick, while new york became nieuw oranje. History new netherland or new york under dutch abebooks. The colony of new netherland by jaap jacobs new york. Unlike new york city and albany, however, where the traces of colonization can be difficult to find, in kingston, the history of new york s dutch colonization is quite evident.

For the first 20 years after their discovery of new york, the dutch possessions on the hudson river had much more the character of a tradingpost than that of a colony. Opinion what adults can learn from dutch childrens books. In 1609, two years after english settlers established the colony of jamestown in virginia, the dutch east india company hired english sailor henry hudson to find a. In 1664, the english took control of the area and renamed. Exploring historic dutch new york is a travel guide for the dutch history of the wider new york area.

Shorto, a regular contributor to the new york times and the author of the superb 2004 book the island at the center of the world, drew on amsterdams history as he described the. Historian barry lewis explores the history of the dutch in new york. The book was edited by gajus scheltema and heleen westerhuijs, and includes chapters by 16 internationally renowned scholars exploring such topics as dutch art and architecture, dutch cooking in america, furniture and antiques. It is august of 1776 when the battle of brooklyn, one of the first skirmishes. Church records excerpts, 18011804 family history library. The traces left by the dutch in new york are finally immortalized in a book. Tour of the remnants of dutch new amsterdam in nyc in new. From the beginning of the world to the end of the dutch dynasty by washington irving. A brief history of a dutch island manhattan ancient. Explore the past, present, and future transit hubs of lower manhattan on a guided tour led by a licensed nyc tour guide. On december 6, 1809, a history of new york, in seven parts and,000 words, was first offered for sale. The fifth and latest edition of the aia guide, first published in 1967 and most recently revised in 2010, showed up on three different experts lists.

Published in 1809, the young irvings book is a satirical novel history of the dutch new netherlands, ostensibly written by a crotchety old fellow named diedrich knickerbocker and printed by his former landlord after the author mysteriously in every readers life there are a few books which seem to come out of nowhere at just the right moment to surprise and delight and affirm your hope that there are still. Originally intended as a burlesque of historiography and heroic styles of epic poetry, the work became more serious as the author proceeded. In the collection of the new york historical society. Eustatius ordered his lieutenant ravene to return the salute of the u. With genealogy as found in early dutch church records, state and government documents, together with sketches of. The sunday times london a dramatic, kaleidoscopic and, on the whole, quite wonderful book.

Wim klooster is professor of history at clark university. History defreest family history ohain a perdu new york dutch and belgian history rapalye family tree new. A sketch of the citys social, political, and commercial progress from the first dutch settlement to recent times by theodore roosevelt new york urban life. Take a ride through history on a tour of the worlds largest subway system. A history of new york, in full a history of new york from the beginning of the world to the end of the dutch dynasty, by diedrich knickerbocker, a satirical history by washington irving, published in 1809 and revised in 1812, 1819, and 1848. He started the great history of the dutch colony in new york. History of the kuykendall family since its settlement in. He is the author most recently of revolutions in the atlantic world. Book explores dutch history of new york dutch daily news. In the colony of new netherland, jaap jacobs offers a comprehensive history of the dutch colony on the hudson from the first trading voyages in the 1610s to 1674, when the dutch ceded the colony to the english. The new netherland research center continues this work to the present. On november 1, 1683, the six colonies that make up brooklyn are established as kings county.