1 comments about Phoenix: Orange & Stuart 1641-1672 (Phoenix Press).

1. Pieter Gehl has written some splendid works - "Napoleon: For or Against" is a classic - but this, his history of the royal houses of Scotland-England (Stuart) and the Netherlands (Orange) during the mid-seventeenth century, simply fails to capture the imagination. Given the many intermarriages between the Houses of Orange and Stuart, and the tumult of the period, this could have been an entertaining tale, but there is simply far too much discussion of the constitutional role of the Staadholder and other colorless detail. They say Simon Schama is fond of this book; Schama would never have dared write something this dull.

No comments about The England and Holland of the Pilgrams.

No comments about A Frisian Family, the Banta Genealogy; Descendants of Epke Jacobse, Who Came From Friesland, Netherlands, to New Amsterdam, February, 1659.

No comments about The DeForests of Avesnes (and of New Netherland): A Huguenot thread in American colonial history, 1494 to the present time.

No comments about Council Minutes 1655-1656 (New Netherland Project).

No comments about Ancestral Lines: 206 Families in England, Wales, the Netherlands, Germany, New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania: With Ad.

No comments about Genealogy of Descendants of Claude Le Maitre (delamater); Who Came From France Via Holland and Settled at New Netherlands, Now New York, in 1652.

1 comments about Fort Orange Records, 1656-1678 (New Netherland Documents.).

1. This volume catalogs a wide range of documents from twenty-two years of Fort Orange's records. The documents are clearly translated with useful notes (including notes on the translation) and excellent indices. The records show deeds transferring property, documents relating to debts of people associated with the settlement, and official (often quasi-official) correspondence. The indices are very useful, and the editor makes a number of useful comments on possible name variations.
   
   I would very highly recommend this as educational source material for students learning how to use primary material. Also good for people doing genealogical work.

1 comments about New Netherland Roots.

1. In this book, Gwen F. Epperson has provided researchers of 17th Century New Netherland (present day New York) with an invaluable learning tool. Mrs. Epperson shares her familiarty with available records, her experience in using European records, and her knowledge of how and where one might determine the place of origin of a New Netherland family. Mrs. Epperson explains what New Netherland records exist in the Family History Library and how any researcher can use these resources effectively . She also clearly lists records , such as the microfilmed Amsterdam church records (in Dutch), which she believes can be tackled by researchers whose only language is English. With her guidance those who have been afraid to venture into the realm of non-English records can feel more confident about beginning. Every genealogist with a family line in New Netherland will want to consult Mrs. Epperson's small, but valuable guide.

No comments about Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, 1835-1880: An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Inde.