For a long time, the rules regarding surnames in the Netherlands were not too complex. Children from a legal marriage were given the father’s surname. Children born to unmarried mothers were given the mother’s surname. But a new law has changed this from 1 January 2024. Napoleon Let us go back in time… Until 1811, Read more…
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My family during WWII
In recent days, Dutch media reported about a document found in the private archive of Prince Bernhard, the husband of former Queen Juliana. This document – a membership certificate – shows that the prince was a member of the NSDAP, Adolf Hitler’s party. Today the current king responded to this discovery. He said: “We have Read more…
Amsterdam Trip
After almost one and a half year we finally had the opportunity last week to meet fellow genealogists again. The last time we attended a genealogy event was in February 2020 when we visited Salt Lake City for RootsTech. Cruise The reason why two of them – Angie and Kyle – were in Europe was Read more…