Since the outbreak of the corona pandemic, many organizations chose to turn their (annual) events into virtual happenings. In the last few weeks we spoke a lot about research in the Netherlands in webinars, talkshows, and other online meetings. One of the most frequently asked questions is: which websites do we use for our research? Read more…
It is not the first time that we say how helpful Dutch population registers are, when reconstructing a person’s life. With help of these registers you can follow your ancestor from book to book, from place to place, and even from country to country. You might come across some very interesting remarks. Translation At first Read more…
Every time I make a heritage trip with foreign clients, one of their questions is: “Can we visit the graves of our Dutch ancestors?” My answer is in many occasions painful. Old graves often no longer exist. Public and private graves According to Dutch law two types of graves exist: public graves and private graves. Read more…