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Oct 222 min read
Historical Fiction set in New Netherland
Browse all titles here on my bookshop.org page where you can buy from independent booksellers. Historical Fiction: Catalyntje Trico: A...
Aug 137 min read
Jessé de Forest: Forefather of New York
In 1620, Jessé acutely felt the weight of expectations and a pang of jealousy in his heart as he watched the Mayflower depart. He and his...
Aug 83 min read
Best non-fiction books about New Netherland
1. The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto Narrative non-fiction at its best. Pre-recquosite reading. It tells the...
Jul 93 min read
Meet the supporting cast
My novel revolves around Sarah Rapalje, but at times, the story follows people connected to Sarah and their experiences of New Amsterdam...
Jul 42 min read
The Revolutionary War and the Rapaljes
What do the Revolutionary War, the founding of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Brooklyn records from the Dutch days going missing have in...
Jun 287 min read
Meet the Mother: Catalyna Trico
Catalyna is an iconic OG (original grandmother) to millions. I don't know if a single blog post can scratch the surface. A whole book...
Jun 192 min read
Happy Juneteenth!
Did you know the oldest African American holiday dates back to Dutch NY? Pinkster or Pentecost was a gathering when African Americans...
Jun 182 min read
Meet the father: Joris Rapalje
In honor of Father's Day- this post is about Sarah's dad. In the previous What is a Walloon post, I described how Joris was born...
Jun 132 min read
Meet the main character: Sarah Rapalje
Born in 1625—Sarah Rapalje is the first child of European ancestry born in New Netherland—the Dutch colony that included parts of states...
Mar 234 min read
What is a Walloon?
I Introduced this term in my first post. It's the cultural and ethnic identity of several main characters in my novel, Salt People of the...
Mar 213 min read
My Why
Based on the real life of an inaugural American woman determined to not only survive, but thrive, in the days when Manhattan was...
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