New Netherland in the Public Schools … in New York

A fellow history blogger (follow link for the story) reported that the New York State Social Studies curriculum is placing a greater emphasis on the period of Dutch colonial history in that state.

A School in the Schoolmaster’s Apartment, unknown artist, 16th century (Courtesy of German History in Documents and Images).

A three-day workshop will be offered for educators at the New York State Museum (a fun place, by the way) in Albany, New York this autumn. Maybe the Garden State will follow its neighbor’s example.