The project has resulted in several scientific discoveries and a new scientific method:

• It has answered the central question of where the Dutch settlers originated from: West Frisia in the historical county of Holland (now the region Noord-Holland). This discovery was based on historical-linguistic evidence and has now been confirmed by historical evidence, and it was published as a feature article in Museum Amager’s publication to mark the 500^th anniversary of the arrival of the Dutch settlers.

• It has made significant contributions to Danish immigration history, which have been published on danmarkhistorie.dk:

  • Udkast til amagerhollændernes privilegiebrev fra 1521 (danmarkshistorien.dk)

  • Rekrutteringen af bønder til Amager fra den nederlandske by Hoorn i 1519-1520 (danmarkshistorien.dk)

• It has uncovered hitherto hidden documents and books in archives and collections, such as documents about the immigration history of the Dutch settlers and the discovery of a rare Low-German Bible (1614) in Museum Amager’s archives (one of 11 copies globally), which enabled the museum to use this bible as part of its marketing to attract visitors.

• It has developed an innovative statistic-graphematic method to compare spelling norms across texts and historical periods. In 2023, I will publish a user guide for this method in collaboration with Professor Michael Elmentaler at the University of Kiel, Germany

The project has led to new collaborative relationships between institutions and political associations:

• The project has led to political collaboration between the Dutch province of Noord-Holland and Dragør Municipality in Denmark and to collaboration between museums in the two countries.
• Within the context of the project, I have
  • worked closely with the descendants of the Dutch immigrant community in Amager and have been able to shed light on their ancestral history. The project contributed to the collaboration of heritage associations on Amager: Amagermuseets Venner, Danmarks Lodsmuseumsforening, Dragør Museumsforening and Historisk Arkiv Dragør.
  • collaborated with Museum Amager by translating historical texts for Museum Amager’s publications and exhibitions.
  • established collaboration with the Dutch Embassy in Denmark. This included video-interviews, which have been published on the Embassy website

The interview is also available in Dutch