As a young boy I would spend a couple of weekends per year at my grandparents’. There was one thing in their house that fascinated me greatly: a brown envelope, containing pictures, postcards and some other documents from the time my grandfather was in Germany. He never said much about it. When my grandparents both […]
In a month I will be flying to Birmingham. My second visit of this English city. Last time I was there (April 2017) I attended Who Do You Think You Are Live, my first big international genealogy event. This time I will be there to attend THE Genealogy Show (TGS), a brand new event organised […]
King’s Day – formerly known as Queen’s Day – is a public holiday in the Netherlands. The royal family celebrates the King’s birthday on the 27th of April by visiting a city (2019: Amersfoort, 2018: Groningen, 2017: Tilburg). Residents get the opportunity to show the royals all the best of their city and region. Every […]