Mary S. Comstock, 93, of Batavia died . She was born , in Elmhurst, IL, the daughter of Clarence and Pauline (nee DeHaye) Sullivan. She was united in marriage to ...

Chris Nelson, of Batavia (formally of Oswego) went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on . Chris was born on , to Fred and Geneva (Moffatt) Nelson in Hoopeston, ...

Batavia was an imperial Dutch port city that eventually, after two centuries of Dutch occupation, became the capital of the Dutch East Indies. The area corresponds to present-day Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Batavia was the headquarters of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). As such, it was the most powerful center of trade and power in Southeast Asia, and dominated the region until the founding of Singapore in 1819. Batavia was built near the site of the Sundanese principality of Jayakerta.

New spring exhibit at Batavia Depot Museum! The spring exhibit celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is open! "To Secure These Rights..." will explore how the Declaration of Independence established equality and the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the standard for a free people. Learn More

Today, Batavia is no more. This former Dutch colony in Indonesia exists only in glimmers on the streets of Jakarta. But those glimmers, however faint, tell a story of immense wealth and horrific violence. Established by the Dutch in 1619, Batavia rapidly became the heart of the Dutch East Indies.