Anthropology 250 will continue excavations at the Bowne House in the Fall 1998. This is a three year project to test the Bowne House grounds prior to conservation work on the house. The original house was constructed in 1661 by John Bowne. Bowne, an Englishman, living among the Dutch, was soon involved with the Quaker controversy. The Flushing Remonstrance stands as an early document arguing for religious tolerance.

For those interested in the Dutch settlement of the Hudson River region, the New Netherlands Project provides a useful starting point for bibliography and links to sites of interest.