Today, we are looking at the death record of Petrus Vissers (1838). Translation We have broken down some sentences for better readability. In the year one thousand eight hundred thirty-eight, the 19th of April, at 11.30 in the morning, appeared before us, alderman of the city of ‘s-Hertogenbosch [and] civil registrar: Johannes Vissers, cooper’s assistant, Read more…
Today, we are looking at the birth record of Albertien Nijboer (1873). Translation Today, the 15th of April eighteen hundred seventy-three, appeared before me the undersigned, civil registrar of the municipality of Ruinen, province of Drenthe: Jan Freriks Nijboer, thirty-one years old, farmer by profession, living in Ruinen, in the municipality of Ruinen. He declared 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…