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In April of 1722 Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen and his crew stumbled upon a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They sailed for the Dutch West India Company in search of Terra Australis Incognita, a hypothetical undiscovered continent that doesn't actually exist. The land they found instead was just a 64 square mile speck some 1,200 miles from the nearest island and over 2,000 miles from the nearest continent. This island, which they spotted on Easter Sunday, was incredibly small and incredibly remote. And yet, remarkably, there seemed to be people living there. Roggeveen and his crew were confused, as were the handful of Europeans who made occasional landfall in the centuries that followed. None of them could understand the mysterious people of Easter Island. Where did they come from? How did they get there? Why did they carve massive stone heads? How did they move them? There were so many unanswered questions that have led to a complete lack of answers even today. But the real mystery is, why didn't anyone just ask the Rapanui people themselves? Perhaps, if they had, Easter Island, Rapa Nui wouldn't be the mystery it is today. Join me this week to finally learn about Rapa Nui. We'll examine recent DNA evidence that completely debunks past theories and we'll finally listen to the Rapanui people whose rich oral traditions, storytelling, have survived despite it all.Support the show! Join the Patreon (patreon.com/historyfixpodcast)Buy some merchBuy Me a CoffeeVenmo @Shea-LaFountaineSources: UNESCO "Rapa Nui National Park"Smithsonian Magazine "The Secrets of Easter Island"Smithsonian Magazine "Easter Island's Ancient Population Never Faced Ecological Collapse, Suggests Another StudyNature "Ancient Rapanui genomes reveal resilience and pre-European contact with the AmericasEBSCO "European Discovery of Easter Island"Wikipedia "History of Easter Island"PBS NOVA Online "Secrets of Easter Island"Shoot me a message!

Exactly 400 years ago, the Dutch West India Company built Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan island, a beacon of power and resilience against threats from Europeans and Indigenous Americans. But how did things change when England invaded in 1664?Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Russell Shorto, author of Taking Manhattan, to uncover the untold stories of New York City's emergence as a hub of capitalism and pluralism, laying the groundwork for America's rise and shaping the city's enduring legacy.Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith. Edited by Amy Haddow. Produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.You can take part in our listener survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on

During Shakespeare's lifetime England, along with other European nations, began intentional exploration to the New World, where they not only established colonies but established commerce relationships with the native tribes they found there. Exchanges in what the Dutch West India Company called ‘New Netherland' included trades of beaver pelts and shell beads with tribes like the Algonquian Indians, who you may remember from our episodes on Squanto, Samoset, and The establishment of Fort Raleigh. Our guest this week has done an indepth project into the trade, commerce, and diplomatic relationships between Europeans and the native tribes of the New World, specifically looking at how beaver pelts (which were hugely popular in England for the 16-17th century) were traded and used for everything from hats to medicine. We are delighted to welcome Molly Leech to the show today to help us understand the role of wampum in Shakespeare's history.   Get bonus episodes on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just before dawn on September 15, 1655, the same day Pieter Stuyvesant would extract the surrender of New Sweden on the Delaware River, more than 500 Indians of various tribes from along the Hudson paddled more than sixty canoes to New Amsterdam in lower Manhattan. They ran through town shrieking and vandalizing, but neither Dutchman nor Indian was harmed until the Indians were about to leave after having met with the city council. Then somebody shot and wounded Hendrick van Dyck with an arrow, and the Dutch militia, under the command of a drunken and incompetent officer, opened fire on the retreating Indians.  Three on each side died in the skirmish. The Indians retaliated.  Over the next few days, attacks on Staten Island and and in New Jersey would take fifty Dutch lives and more than 100 European prisoners. So began "The Peach Tree War," which was followed by two even more violent wars at the settlement of Esopus, in today's Kingston, New York. X/Twitter: @TheHistoryOfTh2 Facebook: The History of the Americans Podcast Selected references for this episode (Commission earned for Amazon purchases through the website) Marc B. Fried, The Early History of Kingston & Ulster County, N.Y. D. L. Noorlander, Heaven's Wrath: The Protestant Reformation and the Dutch West India Company in the Atlantic World Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America Bernard Bailyn, The Barbarous Years: The Peopling of British North America--The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600-1675 Jaap Jacobs, “'Hot Pestilential and Unheard-Of Fevers, Illnesses, and Torments': Days of Fasting and Prayer in New Netherland," New York History, Summer/Fall 2015.

The epic journey begins! The Bowery Boys Podcast heads to old Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, to find traces of New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement which became New York.We  begin our journey at Amsterdam's Centraal Station and spend the day wandering the streets and canals, peeling back the centuries in search of New York's roots.Our tour guide for this adventure is Jaap Jacobs, Honorary Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and the author of The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America.Jaap takes us around to several spots within the old medieval city -- Centrum, including the Red Light District -- weaving through the canals and along the harbor, in search of connections to New York's (and by extension, America's) past.This year marks the 400th anniversary of Dutch settlement in North America, led by the Dutch West India Company, a trading and exploration arm of the thriving Dutch empire. So our first big questions begin there:-- What was the Dutch Empire in 1624 when New Netherland was first settled? Was the colony a major part of it? Would Dutch people have even understood where New Amsterdam was?-- What's the difference between the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company?-- To what degree was New Amsterdam truly tolerant in terms of religion? Was it purely driving by profits and trading relationships with the area's native people like the Lenape?-- The prime export was the pelts of beavers and other North American animals. What happened to these thousands of pelts once they arrived in Amsterdam?-- How central were the Dutch to the emerging Atlantic slave trade? When did the first enslaved men and women arrive in New Amsterdam?-- And how are the Pilgrims tied in to all of this? Had they always been destined for the area of today's Massachusetts?Among the places we visit this episode -- the Maritime Museum, the Rijksmuseum, Amersham's oldest building Oude Kirk, the Schreierstoren (the Crying Tower) and many morePLUS: We get kicked out of a cloister! And we try raw herring sandwiches.Visit our website for images and more information 

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Rose Butler was a teenager performing domestic services for the Morris family of Manhattan when early one morning a small fire broke out. Though no one was injured, and the fire was quickly extinguished, the family accused Rose of intentionally setting it. A capital crime in New York, she was executed, making her the last person hanged for arson in the state. But her story involves something much deeper than a book of matches. Let's talk about what really brought Rose to the gallows. Executive Producers: Maria Trimarchi and Holly Frey Producer & Editor: Casby BiasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions" (ancient Portuguese proverb) London Dispatch 1828 Ten years before Henry Hudson ever sailed up the river that now bears his name, the six chief Dutch captains occupying the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America formed "The Brotherhood of the Unleashed Lion" - a fraternity in which these defiantly stoic men vowed that no danger, threat nor adversity would ever dissuade them from acting in the interests of their beloved, nascent Dutch Republic. The objective of this Brotherhood? To inflict concerted and exacting harm upon their Iberian enemy with extreme prejudice; to covet the assets of Spain and Portugal and thereby harness that wealth to their own purpose. In other words, steal from the richest empire on Earth, and give to the youngest...and poorest. And as the Directors of the newfound Dutch West India Company focus their efforts on this concept, they institute the Company's first major initiative, in 1623, that they called "The Grand Design", the purpose of which was to unleash this very lion, once and for all, in every way possible. And as Governor Pierre Minuit, unrelenting refugee of the Eighty Years War, readies himself to pilot this rag-tag, ad-hoc, so-called "colony" to a place where no man has gone before, he finds himself at a perplexing intersection of profit and ideals. Episode 8 - The Grand Design. This episode marks the start of Season Two. Climb aboard. History is cool :) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dutch West India Company finally find their boots on the ground in the fierce and passionate race of refugees who would not only become our bonafide "Manhattan Pilgrims", but would in fact forge the most impactful society ever known to man. And by 1626, these Walloons would make their mark on this incredible Island, for evermore. Episode 7 - ISLAND: Part One (of Two parts) Climb aboard. History is cool :) Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Excerpts from Charter of Freedom and Exemptions, The Dutch West India Company, 1629.

This is the beginning of the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colonization of today's New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and elsewhere in the mid-Atlantic. New Netherland was a long-ignored period in American history, but has come into its own in recent years. The Dutch and New Netherland are now seen to have had a significant impact on the early United States, with important downstream consequences. Such as the word "cookie," which is why we Americans don't call them "biscuits," as the English do. In this episode we discuss the geopolitical and economic considerations that led to the chartering of the New Netherland Company in 1614 and the much larger Dutch West India Company in 1621, both motivated in part by the fantastic success of the Dutch East India Company. We end the episode just before the first batch of Dutch settlers are to arrive in New York harbor. Twitter: @TheHistoryOfTh2 Facebook: The History of the Americans Podcast Jeff's pictures of the Wessagussett site Selected references for this episode Eric Yanis, The Other States of America History Podcast Russell Shorto, The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America Jaap Jacobs, The Colony of New Netherland: A Dutch Settlement in Seventeenth-Century America Mark Meuwese, "The Dutch Connection: New Netherland, the Pequots, and the Puritans in Southern New England, 1620-1638," Early American Studies, Spring 2011. Dutch East India Company (Wikipedia)

New Jersey had slavery? Yes….it did. As we're taught in school, the first African slaves landed in Virginia in 1619. The fact that Dutch New York was the second colony to import slaves is less well known. Unlike those in Virginia—indeed, unlike those in any other North American colony—the first slaves in New Netherland were not individually owned. The Dutch West India Company, a private company largely sponsored by the Dutch government, owned and controlled the province of New Netherland, which today encompasses the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. I apologize for the abrupt ending, but it started raining quite hard. That's the same reason I was talking so fast. fee free to follow the social media: email- njhistorypodcast@gmail.com YouTube- The New Jersey History Podcast Channel Instagram- njhistorypodcast ‘TikTok- mrkbhistorynj Facebook- Kyle W. Banner (The New Jersey History Podcast) Sources: Root and Branch: African Americans in New York and East Jersey: 1613-1863, by Graham Russell Hodges Stories of Slavery in New Jersey, by Rick Geffken Corporate Slavery in New Netherland, by Morton Wagman

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After Henry Hudson's 1609-voyage along the river that now bears his name, Dutch traders began to visit and trade at the area they called New Netherland. In 1614, the Dutch established a trading post near present-day Albany, New York. In 1624, the Dutch West India Company built the settlement of New Amsterdam. How did the colony of New Netherland take shape? In what ways did the Dutch West India Company and private individuals use enslaved labor to develop the colony? Andrea Mosterman, an Associate Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and author of Spaces of Enslavement: A History of Slavery and Resistance in Dutch New York, joins us to explore what life was like in New Netherland and early New York, especially for the enslaved people who did much of the work to build this Dutch, and later English, colony. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/324 Join Ben Franklin's World! Subscribe and help us bring history right to your ears! Sponsor Links Omohundro Institute Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water Notification Database Seizing Freedom podcast  The Ben Franklin's World Shop   Complementary Episodes Episode 121: Wim Klooster, The Dutch Moment in the 17th-Century Atlantic World Episode 159: The Revolutionary Economy Episode 161: Smuggling and the American Revolution Episode 170: Wendy Warren, Slavery in Early New England Episode 185: Joyce Goodfriend, Early New York City and its Culture Episode 226: Ryan Quintana, Making the State of South Carolina Episode 242: David Young, A History of Early Delaware Episode 256: Christian Koot, Mapping Empire in the Chesapeake   Listen! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Helpful Links Join the Ben Franklin's World Facebook Group Ben Franklin's World Twitter: @BFWorldPodcast Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter

Two years into Walloon Pierre Minuit's administration,  the Directors of the Dutch West India Company take that major leap of finally deciding that "yes" this territory was now worthy of more than just a few krankenbezoekers...that in fact this colony of about 300 souls (and counting) was now worthy of its own ordained minister...but in spite of this major development, the challenges of maintaining a start-up colony, halfway across the globe, while simultaneously trying to pillage and rid the Earth of all Spanish and Portuguese, was becoming an increasingly costly endeavor for the Dutch.  And by the time that chosen MINISTER finally sets foot on that rickety dock at Pearl Street -- all hell was just about ready to break loose on this wild and still very untamed ISLAND of Manhattan.Episode guests Dr. Wim Klooster of Clark University and Minister Elise Brown of the Marble Collegiate Church of New York.https://marblechurch.org/#ClarkUniversity #WimKlooster #RevEliseBrown#Manhattan #ISLAND #historyiscool #subscribe #sharethelove #geweldig #GrootDesseynhttps://www.audible.com/pd/The-Dutch-Moment-Audiobook/B07YZS621Mhttps://www.amazon.com/Revolutions-Atlantic-World-New-Comparative/dp/1479857173https://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?id=457

Join me as I chat with Kings County Distillery co-founder Colin Spoelman, the author of a curious and entertaining whiskey history book called Dead Distillers. Here is your chance to enjoy a chat between two big whiskey history fans - one an author and the other a podcaster. We'll talk about the origins of New York distilling, how Colin started his journey by moonshining in Brooklyn, we'll discuss the "who was the first to make bourbon" question, and discover a history of New York distilling that goes back to the Dutch West India Company.

With the influx of the earliest settlers to New Netherland, these Walloon Pilgrims set up primarily at Ft. Orange (today's Albany) per their instructions, while a small Council of delegates huddled precariously with the newly appointed Provisional Director Willem Verhulst on the muddy, windy, untamed southern tip of Manhattan Island. The Directors of the Dutch West India Company issued an exhaustive catalog of instructions to Verhulst on how to proceed once here. Foremost amongst these instructions were that he and all Council members were to deal fairly, humanely and honorably with the native Algonquins. That above all else diplomacy with the wilden (as the Dutch were calling them) was an unconditional requirement. And within these parameters, the directive of not becoming embroiled in any quarrels amongst various native tribes was a specific mandate. But, when a young commander at Ft. Orange disobeys that mandate, in the effort to further strengthen his newly formed alliance with the local Mahicans, the horror that unfolds sends shock waves all the way down to the Council in Manhattan, rapidly losing its patience with an increasingly inept and undiplomatic Verhulst. And in the wake of this brutal tragedy, the Council takes the radical step of unseating Verhulst in favor of an entrepreneurial Walloon whose competence is revered and his courage unrivaled. And in that Summer of 1626, replacement Director Pierre Minuit puts his visionary spirit to work immediately, boldly executing the most epic and impactful land deal to which this incredible city would ever bear witness.

Willem Van de Velde the Elder, Dutch Vessels, c.1650, grisaille on board, 91.5 x 117 cm. Purchased (Gibson Bequest Fund).Did you know that, historically, the fleet of the Dutch West India Company frequented Cork Harbour to provision and trade? In fact, there are numerous Dutch connections in the city, from the storied Mardyke (meerdijk) to two of the architects associated with our own building, Claud Leuventhen (1724) and Erick van Egeraat (2000).Dutch Vessels (c.1650) is attributed to Willem Van de Velde the Elder (1610/11-1693), a marine painter and draughtsman from Leiden who held an official role as artist of the Dutch fleet. In 1666, he is known to have observed two notable sea battles between the Dutch Republic and England. After 1672, he received a marine commission from King Charles II and resided at Greenwich and, later, London.The ships depicted in this grisaille (grey monochrome) painting are, however, an imagined collection of Dutch vessels. On the left of the scene is a passenger boat, or kaag, with its distinctive leeboards designed for navigating shallow waters. On the right is the statenjacht which would have carried important dignitaries, while in the centre is a pinnace, or proto-frigate, used alternately as an escort, pirate hunter, and for attacking enemy trade ships.On close inspection, the boards on which this work is painted are visible in bands across the surface. There is also evidence of significant overpainting which, at present, makes it somewhat difficult to accurately assess. It nevertheless offers a fascinating window into the maritime past.Dutch Vessels (c.1650) is featured in STATIO BENE: Art and Ireland's Maritime Haven (Long Room, Floor 1) until April 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Policies change within the Dutch West India Company and Willem Kieft as the new director brings bloodshed to the colony and a dozen nearby tribes, those in Kieft's War, as it will be known, see the worse atrocities ever committed in the colony. One Addition: Kieft in a addition to dissolving the council of 12, also formed the governing body, which i neglected to mention in the podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/osoa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osoa/support

In this episode we learn about the first European settlers to come to New Netherland, and surprise they aren't Dutch. We also learn about the Dutch West India Company, the Walloon people of modern day Belgium and argument over the nature of Native American land ownership, the episode ends in a state of absolute despair. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/osoa/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/osoa/support

Today's episode is a special one. Past episodes of How Things Grow have told the stories of how technologies and companies have taken off. Today's episode tells the improbable story of the rise of a physical ecosystem. This episode is the first of a two part story. This episode features the story of New York City - and how it went from a wilderness island in 1600 to the burgeoning trading town of New Amsterdam that was renamed New York. In our next episode, we'll talk about New York's story from the British rule in the 17th century to today. Before I moved from Bangalore, India to New York City for the first time, I knew nothing about this metropolis. As I Googled and poked around online about the city and its origins from a faraway land, one book kept showing up time and again. This book was ‘The island at the center of the world' - and the author Russell Shorto, is my guest for today. Russell is an author, historian and journalist. The NYT Books Review has said: “Masterly…. A new foundation myth….. Shorto writes at all times with passion, verve, nuance and considerable humor.” He's written six books. His most recent book ‘Revolution Song: A Story of American Freedom' was released in 2017. This is the first of a two part series that covers the time period from before Manhattan's prehistory to its annexation by the British in 1664, the point when its name changed from New Amsterdam to New York. We talk about Henry Hudson's attempts to reach Japan through the center of North America. We talk about why the Dutch colonized this wilderness island to expand their trading empire, and how the Dutch West India Company's corporate failures led to the explosion of trade in New York City. We'll go into how power, money and geography prompted the British to capture the city from the Dutch. We'll conclude this episode in the late 18th century at the point of time when the British took over the city and changed its name from New Amsterdam to New York. We'll pick up New York's story from the British rule to the present day in next week's episode.  Check out the full transcript and show notes here:https://howthingsgrow.co/from-a-wilderness-a-metropolis-emergespart-1-2-the-new-york-story-with-russell-shorto/**Get more goodies here:http://MobileUserAcquisitionShow.comhttp://RocketShipHQ.comhttp://RocketShipHQ.com/blog

1619 At Jamestown, Virginia, approximately 20 captive Africans are sold into slavery in the British North American colonies.  1612 The first commercial tobacco crop is raised in Jamestown, Virginia.  1626 The Dutch West India Company imports 11 black male slaves into the New Netherlands. 1636 Colonial North America's slave trade begins when the first American slave carrier, Desire, is built and launched in Massachusetts.  1640 John Punch, a runaway black servant, is sentenced to servitude for life. His two white companions are given extended terms of servitude. Punch is the first documented slave for life. 1640 New Netherlands law forbids residents from harboring or feeding runaway slaves. 1641 The D'Angola marriage is the first recorded marriage between blacks in New Amsterdam.

NNI’s Senior Historian and Education Director Dennis Maika chats with Russell Shorto about Maika’s work on 17th-century New Amsterdam/Manhattan merchants and his work promoting the importance of the seventeenth-century Dutch colony to the New York State Education Department. Topics include the economic structure of the colony, including the role of the Dutch West India Company, and the role of state regulation in the economy.

Our Scripture verse for today is Psalm 138:2 which reads: "I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name."   Our History of Black Americans and the Black Church quote for today is from Lee June, a professor at Michigan State University and the author of the book, "Yet With A Steady Beat: The Black Church through a Psychological and Biblical Lens." He said, "One of the earliest known treatments of the importance and role of songs in the development and survival of Black people was done by W.E.B. DuBois. His essay that appeared in the book The Souls of Black Folk was titled 'Of the Sorrow Songs.' On this contribution and unique art form, DuBois stated: 'Little of beauty has America given the world save the rude grandeur God himself stamped on her bosom; the human spirit in this new world has expressed itself in vigor and ingenuity rather than in beauty. And so by fateful chance the Negro folk­song -- the rhythmic cry of the slave -- stands today, not simply as the sole American music, but as the most beautiful expression of human experience born this side of the seas. It has been neglected, it has been, and is, half despised, and above all it has been persistently mistaken and misunderstood; but notwithstanding, it still remains as the singular spiritual heritage of the nation and the greatest gift of the Negro people.'"   Our first topic for today is titled "The Slave Trade and the New World (Part 5)" from the book, "From Slavery to Freedom" by John Hope Franklin.   The Big Business of Slave Trading, continued   Holland's wars with France and England in the late seventeenth century left it considerably weakened and never again did it achieve the dominance in the slave trade that it formerly held. Many independent Dutch traders sought wealth in Africa, a goal that the Dutch West India Company tried to obviate by offering licenses to such people. Because of its aggressiveness in the eighteenth century, Holland encountered new difficulties with other countries. Dutch traders pushed into sections of Africa that were under French influence, while on the Guinea coast Holland's seizure of certain possessions from Portugal caused much concern in England. In the West Indies and in South America, Holland used its holdings as centers for the distribution of slaves throughout the New World. Although the end of the century brought a noticeable decline in Dutch influence both in Africa and the New World, this decline did not take place until after Dutch traders had reaped a bountiful harvest from the slave trade.   ...   Our second topic for today is "The Negro Church: A Nation Within a Nation, Part 5" from The Negro Church in America by E. Franklin Frazier. He writes:   --- The Church as an Agency of Social Control, Part 2   The problem of monogamous and stable family life was one of the most vexing problems that confronted northern white missionaries who undertook to improve the morals of the newly liberated blacks. These missionaries undertook to persuade the freedmen to legalize and formalize their marriages. There was resistance on the part of many of the slaves since legal marriage was not in their mores. Sometimes missionaries even attempted to use force in order that the freedmen legalize their sexual unions.   ...   Our third and final topic for today is from "The Black Church in the U.S.: Its Origin, Growth, Contributions, and Outlook" by  Dr. William A. Banks.   Today we are looking at part 5 of Chapter 4: "Reconstruction and Retaliation -- 1866 to 1914"   --- THE BAPTISTS   Prior to the Civil War, the Baptists were composed almost entirely of local congregations, but they had attracted more Negroes in the South than had other denominations, After the Civil War they enjoyed phenomenal growth and quickly became the most numerous. A total membership in 1850 of 150,000 became nearly 500,000 by 1870. Independent local churches sprang up overnight. Since there was no educational requirement, all who felt the "call" to preach let it be known.   ...

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PROGRAM TOPIC Can your business develop overseas markets listen as Greg Wolf & Rada Khadjinova talk about the World Trade Center Alaska.  Information every small business owner should consider.  Find out more about World Trade visit www.wtak.com.  DAVE’S THOUGHTSIn the 17th century the Netherlands had the most market driven economy in Europe.  The Dutch West India Company founded the New Netherlands or what we know as New York.  What happened to them?  Listen as Dave tells their story.  Do you have any questions or comments send Dave an email at David@GDTB.Biz.IN THE NEWSTax suprises can follow when paryroll firms implodeDoes your business use a company to manage payroll?  Listen to this news item or follow this link to read entire article Wall Street Journal.  Send questions or comments to David@GDTB.Biz.Small Firms Stay on Course as Outlook DimsDave summarizes the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Survey with similar results as the NFIB Optimism Index.  Small business owners make plans despite cloudy outlook.   Listen to this news item or follow this link to read entire article Wall Street Journal.  Send questions or comments to David@GDTB.Biz. LISTEN SATURDAYS Getting Down to Business® with David Weatherholt broadcast Saturday’s 8-10 am (AKDT) Fox News Talk KOAN 95.5 FM & AM 1020 – Stream: www.foxnewskoan.com in Anchorage, Alaska.  In Spokane, Washington listen to MoneyTalk 1230 AM KSBN from 9-11 am.

As one of the most important entrepôts in the region, Elmina was a key trading port from its construction in 1482 by the Portuguese, its takeover by the Dutch in 1637, and its ceding to the British in 1872. Coastal trading forts such as Sao Jorge da Mina served as hubs of early contact between Africans and Europeans, and as such provide a fascinating opportunity to study the material remains resulting from these interactions. With funding from the National Geographic Society, Greg Cook conducted a sonar survey off of Elmina, Ghana, which resulted in the discovery of a mid-seventeenth century shipwreck, likely the Dutch West India Company ship Groeningen, which sank in 1647 when a cannon exploded while the ship was at anchor. After four seasons of excavation and study conducted by Cook and colleagues at Syracuse University, an assemblage of artifacts involved in the West African trade including glass beads, brass manillas, and a variety of brass and pewter basins, has been recovered. These tangible remains of trade commodities, rarely preserved on land excavations, serve as mute testimony to the complexities of the West African trade. These remains also speak to the agency of coastal African merchants who drove the demand in trade for such commodities. Greg will situate his discussion within this exchange between European ships and African merchants, examining how the commodity trade mediated this contact of cultures for over four centuries.

In the late sixteenth century, Dutch ships, thus far confined to European waters, began to explore the wider world. This expansion took place in the midst of the lengthy war between the United Provinces of the Netherlands and Habsburg Spain, which lasted for eighty years. After 1621, Dutch activities afloat and ashore in the Atlantic world were coordinated by the West India Company. The Company used various forms of violence against their Iberian rivals in Africa, the Caribbean, and South America – in Brazil alone, 276 battles with enemy forces have been counted in the seventeenth century. This lecture will engage Bernard Bailyn’s recent assertion that in the New World, civility was lost and indiscriminate murder was the rule. Was this the case in the Dutch Atlantic? How different was this violence from the military encounters that took place in Europe between Dutchmen and Iberians? In other words, did Dutch transatlantic warfare have a specific character?