America's Debt to the Dutch
Reader note examines Dr William Elliot Griffis article on America's debt to the Dutch highlighting the Dutch influence on schooling law and government. The piece cites bronze tablets honoring Dutch contributions to the Revolution and public education, and urges full recognition of Dutch roots in American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynden
Areign
America
Ladies’ Home, Journal
William Elliot Griffis
Cannonshot
Massachusetts State Capitol
Ward
Netherlands
Tima
Dutch cities display early echoes of American independence
Five tablets in Utrecht Nijkerk Amsterdam Leiden and Leeuwarden showcase a parallel to early American political origins. The text argues these Dutch cities anticipated constitutional ideas by a federal republic formed by a Congress of State Delegates, mirroring later events in America.
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Utrecht
Nijkerk
Amsterdam
Leyden
Leeuwarden
Plymouth Rock
Dutch City Roots of American Liberty Highlighted
A historical piece traces American origins to Utrecht and Amsterdam, noting 16th and 18th century Dutch influence on liberty ideas, the Union’s preservation, and early diplomatic ties. It cites Bradford and Adams, linking Dutch ideals to American independence and religious liberty.
Confession of Obligation Referenced in 300-Year-Old Records
Rotterdam and other cites are described as obligations rather than modern enthusiasm, traced to recipients who actually enjoyed those benefits three centuries ago.
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Rotterdam
Memorial Tablet and Leyden's Role in American History
A reflective piece on Leyden's memorial tablet and archives highlighting the Pilgrims Walloons and Huguenots who shaped America. It notes Leyden’s archives teaching about the Pilgrims, the university educating English-speaking students, and Jean Luzac alongside Dutch Statesmen aiding American independence recognition by France Spain and the Netherlands.
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Netherlands
Leeuwarden
Friesland
United States
States General
John Adams
Zoutman
King George
Doggerbank
Boston
Willian Bradtord
Amsterdam
Low Countries
Pilgrim Fathers
North Sea
Freedom
America
Bradford
Anwricn
Rotterdam
Leyden
New England
New Netherland
Hugenots
England
Leyden University
Jean Luzac
United States of America
France
Spain
Russia
Prussia
Dutch Roots of American Institutions Highlighted
The piece argues Americans inherit key legal and civic practices from the Netherlands including intestate property distribution, public deed records, and township self government. It claims England lacked equivalents and credits Pilgrims for bringing these concepts to America from Dutch origin. The discussion notes these were established centuries before in the Netherlands.
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Gemerica
Netherlands
England
America
Closing Exercises at Jamieson's Opera House Feature Diploma Night
The school year ends with diplomas and a class day program at Jamieson's Opera House. Students, teachers, and parents applauded performances by Ruth Fraser and others, followed by a Junior Seniors reception at the I O O F hall and plans for a Canada trip to inspect the countryside and enjoy a day of picnicking.
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Jamieson’s
Opera House
Sterl Ht
Ruth Frasie
Roy Clark
D. Mulder
Vera
Robinson
Mamie
Olive Reid
Wees el Ee
Clarence Vander Griend
Smallfield
Conservation of the
Crete Topping
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mr. Edson
Canada
Lynden's Light on the Altar of Knowledge
The Lynden High School class of 1910 recalls entering as freshmen in 1906 with fourteen students remaining. They describe shared struggles to keep their lamp of learning lit and note four years of pleasant study with teachers and peers as they face an uncertain future.
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Lynden
Altar OF
Lynden High School
Dutch Influence On American Life And Industry
A sweeping argument that Dutch origins shaped American societal roots including prisons, settlement patterns, and family names. The essay catalogs Dutch contributions from New York to Rhode Island, and lists Dutch advances in banking education medicine printing and art, urging American readers to reassess England as the mother country.
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Netherlands
America
Willian Penn
New York
Plymouth
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Dutch West India Company
Roger Williams
Rhode Island
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Buffallo
New Amsterdam
van der Kemp
Utica
Nigara
Erie Canal
Pickard
Packard
Bruyn
Brouen
Brown
DeWilt
Dwight
Kuyper
Cooper
Groen
Green
Hardt
Hart
Jansen
Johnson
Veterans Honor Old Comrades In Lynden Memorial Day Ceremony
Twenty aged veterans led a simple Memorial Day tribute in Lynden with a march to the cemetery followed by a W R C program and flower scattering at the water bridge. The roster of graves decorated includes John Lynch J D Robinson Austin Chambers James Bremner F M Cavender and others.
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Solderry
Grand Army of the Republic
Lynden
Memorial Day
Ww. R. C
John Lynch
John Lynch, For Whof Lynden
G. A. R. Post
J. D. Robinson
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Republic
Europe
Belgium
Uutucht
Meremén
Dredm
Bunker Hill
Charles Francis Adams
Winifred Ireland
Vera Robinson
Gertrude Barnhart
Lynden Glee Club
A. N. French
Supt
A. N
Bessie Taylor
Pearl M, Gilkey
Bank of England
Institution of Finance
Dutch Bank of Amsterdam
University of Leyden
Grottius
Boerhave
Elzevir
Naples
Venice
Rome
Flanders
van Eyck
Jan van Eyck
Scotland
Austin Chambers
James Bremner
F. M. Cavender
W. C. Booth
Philip Ahrbacher
Chas, Winup
H. W. Smith
Alfred Coffee
C. A. Bervers
Mallen Bartlett
G. L. Ramsdell
F. M. Emmons
M. Dimmick
A. J. Swim
Jas
O'Neil M. Galbraith -Hansen
Anthony Wills
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