In the first week of September, I had the privilige to guide a group of Americans who signed up for the Netherlands Trip of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYG&B). All participants are descendants of 17th century Dutch immigrants. What did we do? Leiden On the first day we visited Leiden. In the 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…
A while ago I was a speaker at the annual reunion of the Van Valkenburg family. Members of this family – with branches in the United States and in Canada – have united in The National Association of the Van Valkenburg Family. This association started in 1970 and has since organized many activities for its Read more…