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…
When I received Laura’s e-mail in August 2018, I immediately thought: “This has all the potential to become a very interesting project.” And I was right in thinking so. To be honest, after two years, the mystery about Laura’s ancestor is still not solved and it has intrigued me ever since. Let me first give Read more…