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Ahhhh...to travel back in time to see the little village of Niew Amsterdam. That would be fun.

1 posted on 01/29/2009 3:16:27 AM PST by Pharmboy

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2 posted on 01/29/2009 3:21:55 AM PST by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must...)

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Ahhhh...to travel back in time to see the little village of Niew Amsterdam. That would be fun.

It sure would. I have an ancestor who arrived in New Amsterdam from Antwerp in 1699. He came over with another family, I believe as an indentured servant. He later married his employer's daughter. A grandson of theirs served in the Battle of Long Island.

5 posted on 01/29/2009 6:31:17 AM PST by Red Boots

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“There’s only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people’s cultures...and the Dutch.”- Nigel Powers

6 posted on 01/29/2009 6:36:02 AM PST by TADSLOS (McCain always has a job as Obama's Butt Boy when he loses his seat in 2010)

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Bump!

9 posted on 01/29/2009 1:57:55 PM PST by knighthawk (We will always remember We will always be proud We will always be prepared so we may always be free)

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