DescriptionObituary from July 11, 1931, for Abraham "Abe" Feihle. Mr. Feihle was an immigrant from Germany who became the Tax Assessor for Sayreville. Prior to that he had lived in New Brunswick where he had...
DescriptionGovern Johan Printz, the governor of New Sweden (later to become New Jersey), reports on the status of the colony and the settlers. Many freemen have arrived to settle in New Sweden, but the...
DescriptionGovernor Johan Rising reports to the Swedish government and royalty on the status of New Sweden (present-day New Jersey). He also reports on other Swedish colonies in the area. He asks that single...
DescriptionGovernor Johan Rising of New Sweden reports to Sweden on the August 1655 Dutch attack on New Sweden's Fort Christina. The Dutch traveled from New Amsterdam (present-day New York) and easily captured...
DescriptionThe translation of this affidavit legally recognizes and describes the first Swedish voyage to the New World on the ship, 'Key of Calamar.' It also explains Pieter Minuit's purchase of land on the...
DescriptionThis introduction describes six primary sources regarding the settlement of the New Sweden Colony in New Jersey. The collection of Primary Source Materials was compiled by the New Sweden Commemorative...
DescriptionThis article from the Workers Defense League newsletter describes organizing among Puerto Rican farm workers over wages and working conditions. The Workers Defense League, founded in 1936 by Norman...
DescriptionNewspaper article about the Klein family in New Brunswick. Martin Klein, a German immagrant, founded a hotel in New Brusnwick in 1863. At the time of this article, his sons, Martin and Peter, owned...
DescriptionIn this article, William Z. Shetter compares and contrasts the dialects that developed between different Dutch colonies in the New World. He explores in-depth the nuances of Jersey Dutch, and...
DescriptionJohannes Bogaert, Dutch clerk of New Amsterdam (present-day New York), reports to Holland on the Dutch takeover of New Sweden. He accounts how the Dutch travelled to New Sweden and took over Fort...
