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TitleDeed for Lot from Estate of Englebert Steenhuijs, 1688: Deed in Colonial Dutch from 1688
Date Created1688
DescriptionDeed for a part of the land of the late Englebert Steehuijs, first schoolteacher in New Jersey, sold by executors to Gerritt Gerrittsen. Handwritten original in Dutch, with typed transcription and...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
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TitleTrading with Native Americans Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionSchoolchildren in period dress depict Dutch settlers trading with Native Americans. Note presence of beads (wampum), furs, and tools. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
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TitleOld Dutch Receipts from the Homes of Communipaw and Lafayette Issued by the Ladies of the Lafayette Reformed Church
Date Created1916
DescriptionCollection of recipes handed down from the colonial era, compiled by the women of the Lafayette Reformed Church, located in the area of the earliest Dutch buildings in Hudson County. Dishes include...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleSome Jersey Dutch Genealogy: An Address at the Annual Meeting of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, March 5, 1906
AuthorNelson, William
Date Created1912
DescriptionDiscussion of the naming practices of Dutch immigrants, with examples from those who settled throughout New Jersey. Challenges in deciphering how spellings changed over time, and patronymics versus...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
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Title"In the Old Dutch Church" as Depicted by Schoolchildren, 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionSchoolchildren in colonial period dress enact a scene from the Bergen Reformed Church, the congregation of the Dutch settlement which dates back to 1660. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the...
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TitleColonial Dutch Villagers Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionSchoolchildren in period costume depict a gathering of Dutch settlers. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. ...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleDutch Dance Depicted by Schoolchildren in 1910
Date Created1910
DescriptionYoung girls in colonial period dress perform a Dutch dance. In October, 1910 Jersey City celebrated the 250th Anniversary of its founding as the town of Bergen by the Dutch in 1660. Children from...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleIsaac Edge's Windmill
Date Created1910
DescriptionThis landmark of old Jersey City, seemingly symbolic of Jersey City's Dutch heritage, was actually built by an English immigrant, Isaac Edge. It was located on the shores of the Hudson at the site of...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleCharter to the Town and Freeholders of Bergen, 1668: Regranting of Dutch township under new English colonial governors, copy made 1805
Date Created1805
DescriptionCopy of original English charter, made at the time of the incorporation of the Associates of the Jersey Company - the body which would found Jersey City. In the 1688 Charter, the new English Governor...
Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
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TitleTwo Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Congregation of Bergen in New Jersey
Date Created1910
DescriptionProgram for six services commemorating anniversary. Short history of church illustrated with picture of first register of members from 1664, images of first and second church buildings, and photo of...
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)