On July 20, 1946 two siblings from Tilburg, the Netherlands, both in their twenties, boarded the M.S. Noordam in Rotterdam. One week later Jan Franken and his sister Annemie arrived in New York. After a flight to Milwaukee they were welcomed by their friend John Coleman, whom they first met during the war. Jan and Read more…
One of the questions I often get from clients outside the Netherlands, is: “can you find records that tell when my family left Holland?” Recently, a new source has become available to answer that question: the passenger lists of the Holland America Line. The original records have been digitized and volunteers are now entering names Read more…
Today I am sitting in a holiday house near the sea. It is raining cats and dogs. Not the best time to go out with the dog and walk in the dunes. Maybe later today. Instead I look back on my genealogy adventures from last week. I was in London (UK) for five days, attending Read more…