Dutch regional newspapers had a scoop today (24 December 2022): research has solved the mystery whether Vincent van Gogh was the father of the child that one of his models had in 1885. Y-DNA gave the final answer after 137 years: no, he was not. Brabant Vincent van Gogh spent his early years in Noord-Brabant. Read more…
Today, we are looking at the birth record of Johannes Hermannus Wolters (1899). His original name was Johannes Hermannus Roode. Translation No. 89Today, 29 May 1899, appeared before us, Nicolaus Xaverius Theodorus Maria Vos de Wael, civil registrar of the municipality of Oldenzaal: Fenna Spit, 72 years old, midwife, living in Oldenzaal. Two witnesses assisted Read more…