Remembering Peter Minuit: The Man Who Bought Manhattan
Most of us have heard the legend of Peter Minuit, who is said to have purchased the island of Manhattan from the Indians for $24. Well, the story is largely true, and I’ll talk about it below. It...
Remembering Thomas Prence, Long-Time Governor of Plymouth Colony
Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, Massachusetts We’ve written about several leaders of Plymouth Colony, including Mayflower passengers William Bradford, William Brewster, and John Howland. Another...
Remembering Peter Stuyvesant
The history of the Colony of New Netherland in North America (today’s New York) is inseparable from the history of one man: Peter Stuyvesant, who served as the Director-General from 1647 to 1665,...
American Heritage Partners’ American History Story of the Month: February 2024
350 Years Ago: Happy Birthday to “New York New York” This year we celebrate the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Netherland, the original Dutch colony that stretched north along the...