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Holland on the Hudson

The Kingdom of the Netherlands has very kindly set up a website devoted to the four-hundredth anniversary of Hudson’s discovery of what is now New York. Hudson, though English, was in the service of the Dutch and it was the Netherlandic people who eventually got the place settled. Because of his Hollandic overseers, Henry Hudson’s Christian name is often romantically Dutched up to Hendrick — hence one of the local high schools in Westchester is called “Hendrick Hudson High School”.

Published at 9:58 am on Monday 27 July 2009. Categories: New York Tags: , , .
Comments

Thanks very much for the link, Andrew. That’s a delightful site from the Netherlands.
By the way, if you’re ever interested is some artwork depicting the Dutch colony, then I suggest you look at the works of Len Tantillo, a painter who lives and works near Albany.
Also, if you have read the recent book about the Dutch in New York, “The Island at the Center of the World,” what is your opinion of it?

— Old Dominion Tory 28 Jul 2009 4:08 pm

I have a book of Len Tantillo’s work at home in New York.

I wasn’t entirely satisfied with The Island at the Center of the World, but it was a good effort on the author’s part and a rare attempt to bring some public attention to New Netherland so I’ll refrain from criticizing it.

— Andrew Cusack 28 Jul 2009 6:38 pm
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