New Website Features - 2002

Listed below are the most recent additions and changes to the People of Colonial Albany Live Here website. Included is the date each web page was activated or substantially revised. Click on the highlighted text to take you to the new feature.
Some/many of the new pages listed below items may appear to relate to lives of ordinary/average people and to things and issues of small significance. However, we consider each of hem to be extremely important to the overall early Albany story and really do intend to illuminate/present every significant element in this format! Comments and suggestions are always welcome!


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202 new pages loaded in 2002!

New biographical sketch of Abraham Cuyler, Jr. (12/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Gysbert Fonda (12/30/02)
New biographical sketch of John Fonda, Jr. (12/30/02)
New biographical sketch of John Roff (12/30/02)
New entry page on the Quackenbush family (12/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Jannetie Beekman Cuyler (12/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Lyntie Fonda Lush (12/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Hendrick Quackenbush (12/20/02)
New information page on the Quackenbush House (12/15/02)
New entry page on the Fonda family (12/15/02)
New biographical sketch of John Shepherd (12/15/02)
New biographical sketch of William Shepherd (12/15/02)
New biographical sketch of David Rottery (12/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Hester Cuyler Gansevoort (12/10/02)

New biographical sketch of Richard Lush (11/30/02)
Linked James Eights painting of "Lower State Street about 1800" (11/30/02)
New entry page for Schenectady (11/25/02)
New biography of Leonard Gansevoort (11/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Ahasueras Marselis (11/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Gysbert Marselis (11/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Barbara Groesbeck Marselis (11/25/02)
New biography of Harmanus Schuyler (11/25/02)
Linked James Eights painting entitled "Looking Down State Street about 1800" (11/25/02)
Linked Leonard Tantillo painting entitled "Return of the Experiment - 1787" (11/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Hilletie Van Slyck Van Olinda (11/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Pieter Danielse Van Olinda (11/20/02)
New biographical sketch of John Easton (11/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Janet Rutherford Easton (11/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Geertruy Van Patten Robison (11/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Susanna Bradt Hallenbeck (11/10/02)

New biography of Frans Janse Pruyn (10/25/02)
New biography of General John H. Wendell (10/25/02)
New list of "Freedoms Purchased" 1781 (10/25/02)
New biographical sketch of John Tunnicliff, Jr. (10/25/02)
New biographical sketch of John Robison (10/15/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Abraham Witbeck (10/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Geertruy Kidney Mc Intosh (10/15/02)
New biographical sketch of William Mc Intosh (10/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Ryer Gerritse (10/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Elbert Gerritse (10/10/02)
New entry page on the Gerritse family (10/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Gerrit Ryerse (10/5/02)

New biographical sketch of Jan Gerritse (9/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Sander Lansing (9/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Abigail Verplanck Lansing (9/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Robert Ray (9/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Ryer Elbertse (9/20/02)
Albany-related excerpts from Peter Kalm'sTravels (9/20/02)
Information page on a photo of the not-so-Dutch Masters! (9/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Obadiah Cooper (9/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Hendrick Marselis (9/20/02)
Information page on Market Street in 1805 (9/10/02)
New entry page on the Marselis family (9/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Cornelia Ray Lansing (9/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Lydia Van Dyck Van Schaack (9/10/02)
New information page on Oswego (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Goldsbrow Banyar (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Henry Van Schaack (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Jane Waters Lansing (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Jane Holland Van Schaack (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Gerrit Ja. Lansing (9/5/02)
New entry page on the Van Zandt family (9/5/02)
New information page on the Bank of Albany (9/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Morgan Lewis (9/5/02)

New biographical sketch of Philip Riley (8/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Anna De Ridder Yates (8/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Marcellus Jans Van Bommel (8/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Sara Hilton Van Zandt (8/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Ryckert Van Zandt (8/30/02)
New biography of Abraham G. Lansing (8/25/02)
New biographical sketch of John Van Zandt (8/25/02)
Obituary of John Van Zandt (8/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Susanna Yates Lansing (8/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Bartholomew Pickard (8/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Wynant Gerritse Vanderpoel (8/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Margarita Vanderpoel Van Zandt (8/20/02)
New biography of William Livingston (8/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Jane Van Schaack Silvester (8/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Johannes Van Zandt (8/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Joseph R. Van Zandt (8/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Zytie Marselis Van Zandt (8/10/02)
New biography of Joseph Janse Van Zandt (8/10/02)
New biography of Peter Silvester (8/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Eva Jay Munro (8/5/02)
New biography of Rev. Harry Munro (8/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Joseph Caldwell (8/5/02)

New biographical sketch of Alexander Forsyth (7/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Mary Frasier Forsyth (7/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Elizabeth Staats Bleecker (7/25/02)
Revised and newly linked article entitled "The Birth of Urban Albany, 1686-1776" (7/25/02)
Revised theme essay entitled "Burying the Dead in Early Albany" (7/25/02)
New biography of John R. Bleecker (7/20/02)
New information page on Naturalization (7/20/02)
New biography of John James Abbott (7/20/02)
New biographical sketch of Lucas Luycasse Hooghkerk (7/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Hendrick Milton (7/15/02)
New information page on Gallows Hill (7/15/02)
New biography of Abraham J. Yates (7/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Jannetie Bradt Yates (7/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Jochem Ketelhuyn (7/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Anna Willems Ketelhuyn (7/10/02)
Linked church membership list for 1771 (7/10/02)
New biography of Barent Albertse Bradt (7/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Anna Barents Bradt (7/5/02)
New biographical sketch of George Webster (7/5/02)
New biography of Charles R. Webster (7/5/02)

New biography of Albert Andriesse Bradt (6/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Arent Andriesse Bradt (6/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Willem Ketelhuyn (6/25/02)
New biographical sketch of Hilletie Lansing Vanderzee Ketelhuyn (6/15/02)
New information page on the Bradt family (6/15/02)
New biography of Storm Vanderzee (6/15/02)
New biography of William Pemberton (6/15/02)
Linked transcription of the Petition of William Pemberton (6/15/02)
New information page on the "Family Economy" (6/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Jeremiah Pemberton (6/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Maria Bradt Pemberton (6/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Sara Drury Pemberton (6/10/02)
New biographical sketch of Nicholas Drury (6/10/02)
Detailed inventory of the estate of Dr. Henry Van Dyck (6/10/02)
New biography of Thomas Shipboy (6/5/02)
New biography of Rev. William Hanna (6/5/02)
New biography of Robert Henry (6/5/02)
New biography of Margarita Douw Van Dyck (6/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Cornelis Van Ness (6/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Johannes Van Ness (6/5/02)
Image map of the Albany area in 1757 (6/5/02)
New information page on the Lutheran Church (6/5/02)

New biography of Dr. Henry Van Dyck (5/30/02)
New information page on the "Presbyterian Church" (5/30/02)
New information page on the Ten Eyck family (5/30/02)
New image map exhibit entitled "State Street in 1790" (5/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Anna Williams Van Vechten Shipboy (5/30/02)
New biographical sketch of Elizabeth Vernor Henry (5/30/02)
New biography of Lucas Van Vechten (5/15/02)
New biography of Reuben Van Vechten (5/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Geertruy Witbeck Van Vechten (5/15/02)
New biography of John Van Vechten (5/15/02)
New information page on the Community Economy (5/5/02)

Linked transcription of the will of Abraham Schuyler (4/15/02)
New biography of Henry Milton (4/15/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Jan Rosie (4/15/02)
New biography of Jan Rosie (4/15/02)
New entry page on theTen Eyck family (4/15/02)

New biography of Sybrant G. Van Schaick (3/29/02)
New biographical sketch of Gerritje Van Schaick Ten Eyck (3/29/02)
New biographical sketch of Alida Roseboom Van Schaick (3/29/02)
New information page on the Bleecker family (3/19/02)
New biographical sketch of Margarita Van Woert Bleecker (3/19/02)
New biographical sketch of Anna Coster Bleecker (3/19/02)
New page of information on upcoming Schuyler Mansion program (3/19/02)
New biography of Jan Janse Bleecker (3/11/02)
New biography of Johannes Bleecker, Jr. (3/11/02)
New biography of Jacob C. Ten Eyck (3/11/02)
New biographical sketch of Catharina Cuyler Ten Eyck (3/11/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Johannes Lydius (3/11/02)
New linked information page on the Magregorie Expedition of 1687 (3/11/02)
New biography of Johannes Jas. Beekman (3/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Maria Sanders Beekman (3/5/02)
New biographical sketch of Margarita Oothout Quackenbush (3/5/02)
New information page on the Common Council (3/5/02)

Revised and linked theme essay on City Hall (2/28/02)
New biography of Dirck Ten Broeck (2/28/02)
New biography of Jacob Loockermans (2/28/02)
New biographical sketch of Catharina Loockermans Ten Broeck (2/28/02)
New biography of Wessel Ten Broeck (2/28/02)
New biographical sketch of Margarita Cuyler Ten Broeck (2/28/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Dirck Ten Broeck (2/28/02)
New biography of Philip S. Van Rensselaer (2/21/02)
New sketch of Anne D. P. Van Cortlandt Van Rensselaer (2/21/02)
New biography of Philip Van Rensselaer of Cherry Hill (2/21/02)
New biography of Maria Sanders Van Rensselaer (2/21/02)
New biography of Robert Sanders (2/13/02)
New biography of John Sanders (2/13/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Robert Sanders (2/13/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck (2/13/02)
New biographical sketch of Maria Lansing Sanders (2/13/02)
New biographical sketch of Elizabeth Schuyler Sanders (2/13/02)
Clickable Image Map for 1686 (2/7/02)
New biography of Barent Sanders (2/7/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Barent Sanders (2/7/02)
New information page on the Albany Hospital (2/7/02)
Expanded information page on the Albany Fur Trade (2/7/02)
Linked program description for "Meet the People of Colonial Albany" (2/7/02)

New biographical sketch of Maria Wendell Sanders (1/30/02)
New biography of Peter Winne Douw (1/27/02)
New biographical sketch of Ryckie Van Schaick Douw (1/27/02)
New biographical sketch of Catharina Lansing Douw (1/27/02)
New biographical sketch of Sheriff Richard Miller (1/27/02)
New biographical sketch of Catharina Winne Douw (1/27/02)
New biography of Abraham Douw (1/27/02)
Clickable Image Map of Albany in 1770 (1/27/02)
New biography of Johannes Cuyler (1/23/02)
New biographical sketch of Elsie Ten Broeck Cuyler (1/23/02)
New biographical sketch of Catharina Winne Douw (1/23/02)
New biographical sketch of Janet Van Ness Yates (1/23/02)
Expanded posting of the Kitchin Map of 1755 (1/23/02)
Semi-annual updating of the comprehensive website Index (1/15/02)
Internet version of conference paper entitled "River People in Early Albany" (1/15/02)
New biography of Pieter Winne (1/15/02)
New biographical sketch of Tannetje Adams Winne (1/15/02)
New biography of Captain Pieter Winne (1/15/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Captain Pieter Winne (1/15/02)
New biography of Elsie Gansevoort Winne (1/15/02)
Information page on Bethlehem (1/15/02)
Linked transcription of the will of Johannes Yates (1/15/02)


New Features - 2001

New Features - 2000


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