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Title: America and the Dutch
Post by: Gerard on October 19, 2015, 02:46:41 PM
As you all know I'm Dutch. I watched this TedX talk with particular interest. It's about the Dutch footprint in America. Factoid: The Dutch founded New York City and Albany!



Very interesting. New York State including the Hudson river area was originally Dutch. Martin van Buren, the 8th President had Dutch as his native language!

Gerard (hey ok. I'm Dutch......)
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Hydra009 on October 19, 2015, 03:19:39 PM
Quote from: Gerard on October 19, 2015, 02:46:41 PMMartin van Buren, the 8th President had Dutch as his native language!

Gerard (hey ok. I'm Dutch......)
Teddy Roosevelt and FDR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_family) were of Dutch descent, too.
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Gerard on October 19, 2015, 03:43:28 PM
Yes, the Roosevelt family (it's a Dutch name meaning field of roses) originally came from Zeeland, in the southwest of the Netherlands.

Gerard
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Baruch on October 19, 2015, 10:58:03 PM
Capitalism, such as it is, started in Amsterdam.  Long distance trade required investment and general stock companies.  The Dutch East Indies Company  or VOC was the first multinational corporations ... Holland also had the first central bank (even before England) and the first modern stock exchange.  The VOC depended on transport insurance.  The dollar is originally the daler in Holland.  Its use in New Amsterdam would be decisive vs an origin elsewhere.
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Melly on October 24, 2016, 01:47:31 AM
I saw the video it was great.
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: SGOS on October 24, 2016, 09:36:17 AM
And then there's the Pennsylvania Dutch, whatever that is, but an Amish man told be he was essentially Pennsylvania Dutch.
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Baruch on October 24, 2016, 01:13:49 PM
Quote from: SGOS on October 24, 2016, 09:36:17 AM
And then there's the Pennsylvania Dutch, whatever that is, but an Amish man told be he was essentially Pennsylvania Dutch.

In Pennsylvania, Doitsch as in German.  The OP is Dutch as in Holland.  Amish men are actually from the German part of Switzerland.  Austrians don't like to be called Germans, either.
Title: Re: America and the Dutch
Post by: Cavebear on October 26, 2016, 02:53:10 AM
Quote from: SGOS on October 24, 2016, 09:36:17 AM
And then there's the Pennsylvania Dutch, whatever that is, but an Amish man told be he was essentially Pennsylvania Dutch.

That's "deutch" meaning "german".  So was my Gramma...