{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Varrin&#039;s World","provider_url":"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin","author_name":"Varrin Swearingen","author_url":"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/author\/varrin\/","title":"Dutch West India Company and the Swearingens - Varrin&#039;s World","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tZOoTtDmZ6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/dutch-west-india-company-and-the-swearingens\/\">Dutch West India Company and the Swearingens<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/dutch-west-india-company-and-the-swearingens\/embed\/#?secret=tZOoTtDmZ6\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Dutch West India Company and the Swearingens&#8221; &#8212; Varrin&#039;s World\" data-secret=\"tZOoTtDmZ6\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/sugargroup.net\/varrin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/IMG_0671-1024x768.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"According to numerous sources, Gerret Van Sweringen, my ~13th great grandfather, was employed by the Dutch West India Company (WIC or GWIC). He was born in 1635 (or 1636), well after the WIC was formed in 1621. The WIC had two \u2018permanent\u2019 headquarters from its founding until after Gerret\u2019s time \u2026 Continue reading &rarr;"}