Dutch Colony Tag Archive

This month we commemorate one of the most heartfelt moments in American history, when Americans everywhere turned out to welcome the return to the United States of the Marquis de Lafayette, who had been invited by President James Monroe to come to the United States as “The Nation’s Guest” to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Revolutionary War in April 1775.

American Heritage Partners’ American History Story of the Month: February 2024

February 10, 2024• New Netherland

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...

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