I am honored to have been invited as the keynote speaker for the New York State Family History Conference on 19 September. The conference is organized by the New York Genealogical and Biographical society. This year's theme is Echoes of New York. My keynote address is about "Global Access to Our Shared Heritage." I will be presenting virtually, though the conference has both virtual and in-person options. The early-bird registration is available through 16 June, so if you want to attend, I … [Read more...]
New Netherland Ancestors Seminar
7 March 2025 by Leave a Comment
The New York Genealogical & Biographical Society is hosting a one-day virtual seminar about New Netherland ancestors on 2 May 2025. John Blythe Dobson will share how to discover New Netherland settlers in published sources, and how we are developing sketches fo rthe New Netherland Settlers project. I will be giving presentations about tracing New Netherland Ancestors in the Netherlands and researching enslaved and native people in and around New Netherland. For details, fees, and … [Read more...]
Lecture – From the Achterhoek to America
19 October 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last week, I gave a lecture about emigration from the Achterhoek to America in the 19th century. I was invited by the historical society of Aalten, Dinxperlo and Wisch, of which I am a member. The interest was overwhelming, they kept having to find more chairs to seat everyone. The Achterhoek is the eastern part of the province of Gelderland. Between 1840 and 1920, over 6,000 people from this region emigrated to the United States, mostly from the towns of Aalten, Dinxperlo, Varsseveld and … [Read more...]
