Tag: New Amsterdam
The Department of Records and Information Services has published early documents from ol’ New Amsterdam on its website. It’s the first move in the department’s push to publish the municipal archives from NYC’s history on the internet. According to DNAinfo: Several ordinances were written by Peter Stuyvesant who was appointed Director-General of the New Netherland colonial province, […]
It was 350 years ago today that the Dutch surrendered the colony of New Amsterdam to the British. So hooray to that. But no one is celebrating your birthday. We haven’t forgotten. Though, just like in 1914 on New York’s 250th anniversary, neither the Dutch, the British nor the mayor’s office is choosing to commemorate. […]
