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Suydam & Onderdonk – Influential Dutch Families in Green-Wood, Brooklyn

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Richard Suydam GenealogyTHE OLD MERCHANTS OF NEW YORK CITY – Second Series – By Walter Barrett, Clerk – 1863

© Frank H. Jump

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History of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Breuckelen

History of the First Reformed Protestant Dutch church of Breuckelen

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Onderdonk Huis in Breuckelen

William Oothout & Son – Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

NY TImes

NY TImes

Born in NYC on Aug. 6, 1856. The last of an old New York Dutch family, Oothout was a descendant of George Washington and J. P. Morgan. The desire for a milder climate led him to San Francisco in 1892. He was a close friend of artist Charles Rollo Peters; their grandfathers had been banking friends in NYC. A wealthy philanthropist, Oothout died in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 1927. Member: Bohemian Club - Courtesy of Ask Art dot com

Son of William Oothout - Born in NYC on Aug. 6, 1856. The last of an old New York Dutch family, Oothout was a descendant of George Washington and J. P. Morgan. The desire for a milder climate led him to San Francisco in 1892. He was a close friend of artist Charles Rollo Peters; their grandfathers had been banking friends in NYC. A wealthy philanthropist, Oothout died in San Francisco on Aug. 29, 1927. Member: Bohemian Club - Courtesy of Ask Art dot com

Green-Wood Cemetery Romp – Angels & Accordions – Brooklyn

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

International Day of Peace – Flatbush Turtle Doves – Brooklyn

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

© Frank H. Jump

Today is the International Day of Peace.  Talk about peace, even if it is deemed un-American by half of the country. Call your Representative or State Senator. Give them a peace of your mind.

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Dutch Prime Minister Celebrates NY400 With A Visit To NYC’s Oldest Structure — Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Farmhouse

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In background from left to right - Dutch Ambassador to the U.S. Renée Jones, Brooklyn Boro Pres. Marty Markowitz, NYC Parks Commissioner Adrien Benepe, Frank H. Jump, Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands, Barbara Snow, ? & ANYtime.nl's Sabine van Erkel - In the foreground - the children of PS 119 Amersfort School - who sang 'Daar was laatst een meisje loos' © Vincenzo Aiosa


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Markowitz, Jones, Jump, Balkenende, Benepe © Vincenzo Aiosa


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Frank H. Jump & Barbara Snow © Vincenzo Aiosa


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Frank H. Jump, Marty Markowitz, Barbara Snow, Sabine van Erkel, Koen Steenbergen © Vincenzo Aiosa


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Frank H. Jump with Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands © Vincenzo Aiosa


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, September 18, 2009
No. 95

Dutch Prime Minister Celebrates Ny400 With A Visit To NYC’s Oldest Structure—Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Farmhouse

DATE: Sunday, September 20th, 2009

TIME: 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum/ 5816 Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue/ East Flatbush/ BROOKLYN

EVENT & PHOTO-OP: Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Wyckoff Farmhouse Association Chairman E. Lisk Wyckoff will welcome Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to the Wyckoff Farmhouse—his first stop upon his arrival in New York City. The visit will include a tour of the Dutch farmhouse, an unveiling of plans for the barn that will be raised at the site, colonial cooking activities and a song sang in Dutch by schoolchildren from P.S. 119.

DETAILS:

In celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage and NYC’s Dutch heritage, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende will be making his first visit to the Wyckoff Farmhouse. Built c. 1652, Wyckoff Farmhouse is New York City and New York State’s oldest historic structure and one of the country’s ten oldest structures. Plans will be unveiled for the 19th-century Wyckoff-Durling Barn Education Center that will be raised at the site—the first barn-raising in Brooklyn in more than 150 years. The Farmhouse will also be celebrating its annual Apple Festival with apple pressing, fresh apple cider and apple fritters, live music and more.

Also in attendance will be Consul General of the Netherlands in New York Hugo Gajus Scheltema, Dutch Ambassador to the U.S. Renée Jones, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Assembly Member Joseph R. Lentol Historic House Trust Executive Director Franklin D. Vagnone, Wyckoff Farmhouse Association board members and Wyckoff descendents.

The Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum is owned by NYC Parks & Recreation, operated by the Wyckoff House & Association, and is a member of the Historic House Trust.

CONTACT: Phil Abramson (Parks) (212) 360-1311, Abigail Lootens (Historic House Trust)(212) 360-8249

Erasmus Laundry – Crown Heights, Brooklyn

As seen from Franklin Avenue © Frank H. Jump

As seen from Franklin Avenue © Frank H. Jump

Hughes Bros Transportation Co. Inc. – Williamsburg, Brooklyn

© Koen Steenbergen

© Koen Steenbergen

© Barbara Snow

© Barbara Snow

Standard Toiletries – Dekalb Avenue – Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Ephemeral New York – July 27, 2008

No Ball Playing – Violators Will Be Prosecuted – Bushwick, Brooklyn

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Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan – Born in Amersfoort NL & Buried in Brooklyn

Koen Steenbergen in front of Mondrians grave marker in Cypress Hills Cemetery © Barbara Snow

Koen Steenbergen in front of Mondrian's grave marker in Cypress Hills Cemetery © Barbara Snow

Wikipedia

Piet Mondrian, Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow, 1930 - Wikipedia

(Mondriaans birth house in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, picture by Wikipedia contributor: Ellywa

Mondriaan's birth house in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, picture by Wikipedia contributor: Ellywa

He was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and group, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. He evolved a non-representational form which he termed Neo-Plasticism. This consisted of a grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and the use of the three primary colors. – Wikipedia

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Piet Mondrian in 1924- Wikipedia