Here’s some great information compiled by Lanaii Kline and published in the July 2007 STFA newsletter: (more…)

If you haven’t looked recently, the maps section is coming along beautifully. There are five maps of early New York there now–including the one that provided the background image for this site. They’re quite interesting to look over. Also, you can click on the maps to view a larger image in a new window. Some of the images are quite large, so those with a dialup connection might have to wait for them to load. (Trust me, it’s worth the wait.) (more…)

Just a quick update to let you know that we’re building a maps section featuring early maps of the New Amsterdam area (such as the one used in the background of this site.) In the meantime, we know that you’ll enjoy a great bit of Big Apple History we found on the PBS Kids site.