Judy Russell – aka The Legal Genealogist – recently wrote a blog post about the “push-pull questions of family history”. In this post she asks herself why Ida Agnes (Geissler) Oettel stayed in Germany. Many of her siblings emigrated to the United States. So, why did she not?This blog post made me realize that many Read more…
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…
A year ago I had the pleasure to guide Earl DeGroot and his family on a heritage trip. We visited three locations that were important for his family: Goudriaan, Noordeloos and Lexmond. If you want to read more about the research and the trip, take a look at one of my previous posts. Earl made Read more…