The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is one of the most visited museums of the Netherlands. It is famous for Rembrandt’s painting De Nachtwacht (The Night Watch), Vermeer’s Melkmeisje (Milk Maid) and Pieneman’s De Slag bij Waterloo (The Battle of Waterloo). Digital Collection Every genealogist who has Dutch ancestors should visit the Rijksmuseum online. Not only because Read more…
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Family Recordings from the 1950s
Last week a friend of mine tagged me in a Facebook post. Simone Oosterwijk from Woensdrecht in the Netherlands, needed help and my friend thought I was THE person to jump in. So, why did Simone need help? Thrift shop A while ago she found a round, flat iron tin in a small thrift shop. Read more…
Hand marks and signatures
We all love old photographs, do we not? Especially the really old ones that show generations of our family that we never met. They give us an idea about our ancestors: what did they look like? The photographs connect us with those relatives from the past. But what if you do not have photographs of Read more…



