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How the First Dutch New Yorkers Interpreted the U.S. Constitution
9 August 2024
In 1788, as New York fiercely debated the ratification of the United States Constitution, a Dutch Reformed minister quietly translated the founding document into Dutch. Despite its historical significance, this first Dutch translation remained virtually unknown for over two centuries, until historia
Colonial Echoes. When Americans Spoke Dutch
22 January 2024
It is well-known that New York was once called New Amsterdam. But who knows that for centuries, a variant of the Dutch language was spoken in the eastern American states of New York and New Jersey? In his book ‘De Tawl’, historian Philip Dröge cycles along American roads in search of what remai