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Ships Pasesnger Lists to New York
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History of the Settlement of New Netherland

° RussellShorto.com Russell Shorto, author of "The Island at the Center of the World"
° Henry Hudson's 1609 Voyage on De Haeve Maen Henry Hudson, in command of the East India Company ship Halve Maen, explores from Delaware Bay to the upper Hudson as far as present-day Albany
° Timeline for New Netherland Exploration and Settlement
° History of the Half Moon (Haeve Maen) and New Netherland by New Netherland Museum
° Images of the Half Moon (Haeve Maen)
° Charter of the Dutch West India Company 1621 part of The Avalon Project
° The Purchase of Manhatten Island The Peter Schaghen Letter
°  The People of Colonial Albany Live Here The Colonial Albany Project -- don't miss this!
° The Dutch and Swedish settlements in North America
° Brief Outline of Dutch History and the New Netherlands Colony

General Information Relating to New Netherland

° New Netherland Project Their primary objective is to complete the transcription, translation, and publication of all Dutch documents in New York repositories relating to the seventeenth - century colony of New Netherland
° The Holland Society of New York The Holland Society was founded in New York City in 1885 to collect information respecting the settlement and history of New Netherland. Its main objective is to find and preserve documentation about the inhabitants' lives and times so as to elucidate the political, social, and religious patterns in the Dutch colony.
° New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
° Papers of Jacob Leisler Under the direction of Dr. David William Voorhees, The Leisler Papers is collecting, transcribing, and translating the entire extant public and private correspondence of ill-fated New York governor Jacob Leisler (1640-1691)
° Failure of the West India Company Farming on Manhattan an Essay

Maps

° Map of Nova Belgica/Nieuw Nederlandt Early New Netherland with a great painting of early New Amsterdam (now New York City) from the water
° 1639 Map of New Netherland
° 1660 Map of New Netherland
° 1675 Map of New Netherland

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See my lengthy list of online New Netherland/New York Books on The Olive Tree Genealogy

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Olive Tree LogoMERCHANT AND REDCOAT: THE PAPERS OF JOHN GORDON MACOMB, JULY 1757 TO JUNE 1760 (NEW YORK, BRITISH ARMY)
Olive Tree LogoCaptn. Jonas Douw's Company Albany 1715
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° New Amsterdam Muster Rolls 1653

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° Records of Service of Men from Schenectady during the American Revolution
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° Roll of the Schenectady Regiment in the American Revolution

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Olive Tree LogoMuster Roll in Livingston Manor, 1715

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Tryon Co. Militia

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Hardenburg's Regiment of Militia of New York (Ulster County)
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° 1660 Muster Roll, Esopus (Kingston)
°  1663 List of Soldiers & Settlers killed, missing or wounded at Wildwyck and Hurley
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°  1663 List of Soldiers & Settlers killed, missing or wounded at Wildwyck and Hurley

Money, Coins and Money Substitutes in the New World

° Price of Goods in Rensselaerswyck 1630-1646
° Money in North American History From Wampum to Electronic Funds Transfer - interesting info on the use of wampum by Native Americans and Settlers
° Wampum: a paper presented to the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Woodward, Ashbel, 1804-1885.
° Wampum: An Introduction
° Dutch Coinage Types Found in the American Colonies
° The Lion Dollar: Introduction
° Lion Dollar Coins (great photos!)
° The Rix Dollar and Silver Rider: Introduction
° Rix Dollar Coins (more great pics)
° Money Substitutes
° The New Yorke in America Token, between 1668 and 1673: Introduction
° The New Yorke in America Token photos
° Currency Converter

New Netherland Families

° Some of the 1400 Surnames of Families in New Netherland Before 1675
° Schenectady County, New York: Genealogies as found in Austin A. Yates' Schenectady County, New York: Its History to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

Dutch Archives

° Dutch archives at Delft - online searchable database of B/M/D. Click on the English flag at bottom of page for English version

Helpful Information

° Old Style & New Style Dates
° Changes in Names of New York State Towns and Cities Caution! Not all name changes are included here!
° Donna Ristenbatt's informative explanation of Dutch churches in NY & NJ - when they were formed, their history, earliest dates of records, where they can be found, and more! If you are a serious researcher of Dutch ancestors in NY or NJ don't miss this!
° Dutch and Frisnian Baptismal Names and their English Equivalents

Timelines for New Netherland (New York) History

° New Netherland Project timeline
° New York Timeline (1524-1990)
° Timeline from the World of Peter Stuyvesant site In Dutch only (Run your mouse over the mast)
° A Brief Outline of Dutch History and the Province of New Netherland
° Half Moon History
° Bill DeCoursey's TimelineA Timeline from a different perspective! This one is about ordinary individuals in New Netherland.

Dictionaries & Translation Services

° TravLang's Dutch-English online Dictionary

New York in General

° Dutch Descendants and Ancestors Page
° Benelux Births, Marriages & Deaths Exchange - A great idea! Be sure to visit to submit your own certificates and see others.
°  USGENWEB - Tryon Co.- Joyce R. has set up a great site!
° Paul van V's Holland Page - a weath of info on Dutch ancestry in the Netherlands. Includes form letters in Dutch, and translations of Dutch words in genealogical documents
° Genealogy Links in the Netherlands A wonderfully detailed collection of resources in the Netherlands, and many other features, all designed to help you find your ancestors in Netherlands. Another "don't miss it" page.
°  Genealogical Societies in NY State
°  New York City History
° Schenectady County Historical Society
°  NY Public Library section on U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy

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