Colonel Adrian Bogart, is featured in the HISTORY Channel's, "America: Promised Land." He replicated his ancestor, Harmen van den Bogaert's journey Mohawk and Oneida Country to determine why in 1634, the Fur Trade had ended with the Dutch.
In the Dutch settlement of New Netherland, medicine was practiced by physicians relying on ancient Greek and Roman texts, with little influence from Renaissance scientific advances, viewing diseases often as supernatural in origin.
Peg Breen, with a background in journalism and American Studies, joined the Conservancy in 1994. She's passionately involved in preserving New York's historical buildings and neighborhoods.
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"
Roos means rose, and veld is the Dutch equivalent of English field. But is rosefield a likely compound? Roses do not grow in masses except in nurseries, and the nurseryman does not speak of his rozenveld but will call it his rozentuin (rose garden) or rozenperk (rose bed). I cannot believe, therefore, that Roosevelt means rosefield.
The seal and the badge are much older than either the flags or mounted beaver as symbols of the Society. They were among the first matters of concern after the founding back in April of 1885, and the earliest records indicate the design of the seal had been determined by the group of organizers even prior to the initial meeting.
