Twice a week we feature a genealogy document from the Netherlands. It can be a civil record (birth, marriage or death), a page from a population register, an entry in a church book (baptism, marriage, burial) or any other record that helps researchers with Dutch ancestors. We give a translation and / or transcription of Read More…
Usually we talk about records that are helpful for your Dutch genealogy or family history research. Today we want to show you how interesting it can be to visit (old) churches and to look around for monumental inscriptions. According to Wikipedia, a monumental inscription is “an inscription, typically carved in stone, on a grave marker, cenotaph, memorial plaque, church monument or Read More…
Nowadays, everybody can start researching his or her family history. A lot of information is published on the internet. In the Netherlands, the most frequently used sources are digitized and freely available. Indexes and databases are a big help. Nevertheless, one of the most prominent methodological priciples is: always check the original source. To demonstrate Read More…
Today, we are looking at the funeral notice for Jozef Frans Boeren, who died in 1947. This kind of death announcement sometimes looks like a card, but often more like a letter. It is not only the announcement of the person’s death, but also an invitation to attend the funeral. Translation The text starts with Read More…