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…
In the 19th century a large number of Dutch families moved to the United States. We wrote about emigration in previous articles. Often we think of those who left the north or east of the Netherlands. For example, from the provinces of Friesland and Groningen, or Gelderland and Overijssel. However, we should not forget the Read more…
In the middle of the 19th century many families from the Dutch province of Overijssel emigrated to the United States. One of them was Jan Herm Kalmer. He and his whole family left the Netherlands because of their religious background. Translation Today, 25 April 1831, appeared before the civil registrar of the municipality of Ambt Read more…