Van Curler descendants coming to Schenectady for reunion, quest to learn about city's founder – The Daily Gazette dailygazette.com For those individuals who enjoy history but don’t really dig into the details, the book on Arent Van Curler is pretty simple: Founder of Schenectady, and held in high esteem by just about everyone, including the Mohawk Indians. Trying to paint a clearer and more precise picture of the man, howeve .... read more