A few days ago, fellow Dutch researcher Luuk Keunen told me that he had finished his study of the Grade-Pulham family, an artist family with German and English roots. The results of years of research are now available on academia.edu. Summary Here is a translation of a few paragraphs that Luuk wrote as a summery. Read more…
Dutch regional newspapers had a scoop today (24 December 2022): research has solved the mystery whether Vincent van Gogh was the father of the child that one of his models had in 1885. Y-DNA gave the final answer after 137 years: no, he was not. Brabant Vincent van Gogh spent his early years in Noord-Brabant. Read more…
In 2016 Peter and Patti from Minnesota (USA) asked me to help them plan a heritage trip in the Netherlands. Patti’s paternal ancestors all came from places like Andijk, Weesp, and Vianen. We then spent a full day to visit a couple of places, to get an idea where the previous generations lived and worked. Read more…