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WHO’S WHO

Officers and Trustees of the New Netherland Institute

R.J. Jippe Hiemstra, President

Marilyn Douglas, Vice President

E. James Schermerhorn, Secretary

John Brownell, Treasurer

Ellen Zunon

Phoebe Bender

Dr. Arthur Fontijn

James F. Sefcik

Michael Vande Woude

Everett Law Zabriskie, III

Richard C. Kiger

Ex Officio

Dr. Charles T. Gehring

Bernard Margolis, New York State OCE/NYSED

New Netherland Research Center

Dr. Charles T. Gehring, Director

Dr. Janny Venema, Associate Director

Russell Shorto, 2013– Senior Scholar

New Netherland Institute Office

Stephen McErleane, Director

Jeanne Hawkey, Office Manager

Dr. Dennis J. Maika, Senior Historian and Education Director

Jessica Maul, Associate for Educational Materials

General Office Contact Information

Phone: 518-486-4815 and 518-474-1195

Email: nyslfnn@nysed.gov

Mail (no packages please): P. O. Box 2536, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12220-0536

Mail (packages) New Netherland Institute, Cultural Education Center, Room 10D45, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230

Dutch Treat

"One has to be servant before one can be master."

- Kiliaen van Rensselaer offering advice to his grand-nephew Arent van Curler

Research

Papers of Hans Bontemantel Records from the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Co.

For Students

What Was New Netherland? An introduction to the people and places of Dutch North America

Online Exhibits

Charting New Netherland How maps trace a growing knowledge of the land

Research

Curacao Papers Records of the administration of Curaçao, 1640–1665

About the New Netherland Institute

For a quarter century NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. More

The New Netherland Research Center

Housed in the New York State Library, the NNRC offers students, educators, scholars and researchers a vast collection of early documents and reference works on America's Dutch era. Directed by Dr. Charles Gehring. More