John Adams Institute Quincy Club

22/08/2014

http://historiek.net/locatie-nederlands-fort-vs-gevonden/44485/

De Amerikaanse historicus John Wolcott zegt de locatie van een fort te hebben gevonden dat Nederlanders in 1614 stichtten bij de rivier de Hudson. Het gaat om Fort Nassau.

13/11/2013

Check out these wonderful pictures taken by Dutch photographer René Clement in the Dutch-American immigrant town of Orange City, Iowa.

http://www.reneclement.com/Text/OC-text.html

Promising Land When I first passed through Orange City, Iowa, in 2004 I had the strangest experience. I had unexpectedly found myself in a small town peppered with windmills, houses with Dutch stair-step gable fronts and an abundance of tulips. And since it was a Sunday, there was not a living soul…

24/10/2013

See which of your ancestors belonged to the first emigrants to the States in this record of the immigrants of Ellis Island!

www.ellisisland.org

Ellis Island is the symbol of American immigration and the immigrant experience. Use our Free Search to find your immigrant ancestors arriving through the Port of New York at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924

16/10/2013

Check out our twitter for updates while on tour! Tweet us your thoughts on the lectures!

14/10/2013

And here's a great website full of interactive material on the Netherlands' relationship with New York. What's your favourite feature? Share with the group!

Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? Find out here, by navigating through the map to discover Manhattan Island and its native wildlife in 1609. Map provided courtesy of The Mannahatta Project.

14/10/2013

OK, lets start at the beginning with the "founding" of New Netherland. Great documentary for you to watch!

New Netherland 1614-1667 New Netherland (Dutch: Nieuw-Nederland) was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on th...

14/10/2013

You will find an outline of the lecture's main themes under notes, "Outline Lecture 2013".

14/10/2013

Welcome to the page for the John Adams Institute Quincy Club! We look forward to visiting your school in November. This page will give you information you might find interesting and gives you the chance to ask any questions you might have before, or after the lecture. Enjoy!