The 131st Annual Dinner Dance of the Holland Society, held on October 30th, 2021, at the Lotos Club in Manhattan.
Joyce Gold, New York Historian, gave a tour of Lower Manhattan.
Manhattan Borough Historian, Dr. Rob Snyder, spoke about the Dutch in New York.
Holland Society member Ed Tiesenga presented a fascinating lecture on Hugo Grotius's piracy laws and their continuation into present-day America. If you were unable to attend, the video of the lecture and subsequent Q&A can be found at this link. President Bogart shares his thoughts below.
The Niagara Branch of the Holland Society of New York had its annual dinner meeting on Thursday September 26, 2019 at the Saturn Club in Buffalo, NY.
New York City's municipal government began on February 2, 1653, when Peter Stuyvesant established local administration for New Amsterdam.
Martin Van Buren, born December 5, 1782, was the first U.S. President of pure early New Netherland settler descent, bringing their ideals and virtues to the White House.
Historical reassessment of Dutch colonists in the New World reveals significant contributions, challenging traditional narratives. Key discoveries from Dutch archives and Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage on the Half-Moon have prompted a rewriting of American colonial history.
Theodore Roosevelt, twenty-sixth President of the United States and member of The Holland Society of New York from April 1885 until he died on January 6, 1919, would have groaned had he been a witness to the first recorded public appearance of his immigrant ancestor, Nicolas Martens, because Nicolas was in the public eye for something the very antithesis of the famed Roosevelt motto to "Speak softly and carry a big stick."
Few Societies possess insignia comparable in historical significance to that of the Holland Society. From the famous "Beggars' Medal" or ceremonial badge, the devices indicative of long membership and lapel insignia, to the newly established "Presidents' Award"
