In the last few months we have received requests from clients in Australia, Canada and the United States who were looking for more information about their Dutch grandparents. Each of them had a very specific reason why they did not know much (or even anything) about their ‘oma’ or ‘opa’. Let us take a look Read more…
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…
Two days ago we saw a post online about a book that Nicolaas Lakeman wrote in 1653. The author believed she was a descendant of this doctor, who lived in Amsterdam. We were curious and asked her for more details. “I was tracing back my paternal grandmother’s line and was curious about the surname ‘Lakeman’ Read more…