New list on the New Amsterdam - Immigrants project

Great work Ann, many hours spent on it and with great resulrs. :-)

If I understand what you're attempting, and if you haven't already seen it, this may be of use: http://www.hollandsociety.com/surnames.html.

Well, would not it be nice when more people who are interested in the New American project helped searching and adding themselves? I think it's very nice (and I do it myself also so I'm just the same :-) )) to add links, nut since a short time a realize that all of the work is done by a few people. And you might think that this project is interesting for lot of Europeans and Americans. So many more should come and help. Not only ask questions of give some links but really add to the project. It has to become an effort of a larger group I think. Come on everybody! I will be more active, because you practice what you preach, don't you? But will more of us join in and add to the project? Only asking, just thinking about all the work en results some people have done/reached in such a short time.

Hail to Jennie! :-)
Thanks for that link, Jeffrey! I've been looking into Holland Society archives, but had missed this nice clean list of names. It's a nice inventory that works as a reference point!

Morning Sjors, I added the link to the Holland Society yesterday to the portal of this project, the New Amsterdam page. May be we should make an appointment where we give each other knowledge about found sources without changing, maybe not 'destroying' your edition of page, so if everyone link documents about New Amsterdam to the main page it's better? I will make a start to put the name-list in a page, but maybe we should name it New Amsterdam - Surnames ? If you agree with that, make the page, if you disagree, please tell how we can do this. For in the beginning there will be a -under construction-period. Maybe I can ask Jennie to help me with that or there are others. But I'll have to start myself to figger out how to manage this in a way it cost's not to much time. When the list in on the page, everyone who does a search on the name on the project-listing can find the New Amsterdam-Surname list.
Ben benieuwd of je dit een goed idee vind. groetjenujMu.

Hey jMu, I wouldn't do a surnames page for now. Have a look at what I'm doing on the 'Immigrants' page? It probably amounts to the same, BUT WITH the links to Geni profiles. I think that an inventory of all names is best referenced in the 'Research' category. Don't you think so?

ok, you are the big boss of this project and I think you are doing a good job. I always try to imagine the way people use geni who are not familiar with databases and do not have time to figure it all out. Not everybody takes time to look into references and related Url's when they just want to know whether their familyname or surname is involved. That was also my way of starting with genealogy, in every search option I tried the name of my father and mother and so I went curious about where they were related. Lucky that in geni you have progress a lot faster, your project is an example of how fast you get new information when you dare to collaborate and cooperate without fear to loose control over your information. My sincere compliments!