The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has awarded a $12,000 grant to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society to support a Fellow for their New Netherland Settlers project. I am honored to announce I have been named in that position. As a Fellow, I will research underrepresented and underexamined populations within New Netherland such as free and enslaved individuals, Indigenous people, and the many others who contributed to the diverse, multilingual dynamics of New … [Read more...]
New Netherland Settlers Project
24 May 2024 by 13 Comments
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society just announced an exciting new project. They launched a multiyear project to develop detailed, peer-reviewed sketches of all the people residing in New Netherland prior to 1664. I am proud to announce that I will be one of the researchers on the project. I will prepare sketches, review and select source material, and advise the project about the information architecture and direction, and scope. I will be working on the project … [Read more...]
