Remembering Willem Kieft, Governor of the New Netherland Colony
The history of New York is, at root, the history of New Netherland, and the story of the industrious Dutch men and women who came to North America in the 1620s to establish a vibrant trading center...
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...
