Today, we are looking at the name adoption by the Broemet family in Amsterdam (1811). Translation Before us, deputy mayor, as civil registrar of the municipality of Amsterdam, department of Zuiderzee, first arrondissement, appeared: Simon Hijmans, living at Oude Doelestraat no. 3, canton 2; who declared to adopt the family name of Broemet, and the Read more…
Today, we are looking at the burial entry of Michel Trico (1742). Translation Sunday 29th April [1742] Michel Trico, in the Laatste Blomdwarstraat between Blomstr[aat] and Roosegr[ach]t. Comments The burial registers show a lot of abbreviations. In Michel Trico’s entry we see, for example:– WAG stands for Waals Gereformeerd which means he was a member Read more…
This year we celebrate the anniversary of the death of one of the most famous Dutch painters, Rembrandt van Rijn. He died on 4 October 1669, thus 350 years ago. Anniversaries like this, especially of internationally known persons, are celebrated with lots of special activities. Not less than nineteen exhibitions are scheduled, in cities like Read more…