Dutch archive news roundup: January 2008
News from the Dutch archives.
- The provinces Zeeland and Zuid-Holland have added records to Genlias. This includes for the first time records of The Hague.
- The National Archive announced several documents from its collection will be on display in New York next year, in an exhibition celebrating the 400th birthday of Henry Hudson's voyage on what is now the Hudson river. One of the documents on display will be the famous 1626 letter describing the purchase of Manhattan for 60 guilders (24 dollars). This letter is also on permanent display on the website of the National Archive
- The Groningen archive announced a new website with records from the province Groningen: Alle Groningers. We will soon have a look at this website in the series Online records.
Labels: Early Dutch settlers, Genlias, Groningen, The Hague, USA, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland
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