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Up the North River: An Overview of Pre-1800s Hudson Valley Ethnic Groups and Religions

Jane Wilcox

Dec 7, 2016

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Content

Introduction

1:51

Hudson Valley Counties

0:42

Native Americans

1:38

Age of Exploration

1:40

The Dutch Explorers

1:38

Age of Settlements

12:46

Spanish and Portuguese

1:39

Flemings and Danes

0:40

Norwegians

0:48

Swedes and Finns

0:56

Germans

0:30

Bohemians

5:01

English

2:23

Quakers

1:59

Anglicans

5:20

Jews

11:23

Summary

1:34

Conclusion

0:12

About this webinar

The Hudson (North) River valley was an ethnic and religious melting pot long before the late nineteenth century immigrant influx. Find out who was in New York in the beginning. You will be surprised!

About the speaker

Jane Wilcox

Jane E. Wilcox is a contributing editor of the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record and serves on the New York State Archives Advisory Committee. She speaks at national genealogy conference...

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