My visit to Salt Lake City was an incredible experience. How I got to know the city, the people and the LDS church better, was the topic of an earlier post. This time I will focus on RootsTech, the biggest genealogy event in the world! It all started on Tuesday February 26th, the day registration […]
For many years I said, as a genealogist I should at least once in my life visit Salt Lake City. This city in the state of Utah is seen as the center of the genealogical world. The LDS church (also known as the Mormons) has its headquarters here and supports genealogy in an extraordinary way. […]
This year we celebrate the anniversary of the death of one of the most famous Dutch painters, Rembrandt van Rijn. He died on 4 October 1669, thus 350 years ago. Anniversaries like this, especially of internationally known persons, are celebrated with lots of special activities. Not less than nineteen exhibitions are scheduled, in cities like […]