November 11, 1918. An important date in world history, as it marks the end of World War I, or ‘the Great War’. For the first time it was a worldwide war, with several front lines in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The use of machine guns, poison gas, barbed wire, tanks and planes Read more…
Today, we are looking at marriage supplements and more precise at those for the marriage of Jan Pieter Pool (1839). Introduction Jan Pieter Pool married Anna Catharina van Eijl in Valkenburg on 9 October 1839. He was 25 years old, and unemployed. She was 25 years old, and worked as a maidservant. [source] To learn Read more…
When I received Laura’s e-mail in August 2018, I immediately thought: “This has all the potential to become a very interesting project.” And I was right in thinking so. To be honest, after two years, the mystery about Laura’s ancestor is still not solved and it has intrigued me ever since. Let me first give Read more…