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…
Antecedentia | Genealogy in the Netherlands is proud to support the making of the documentary ‘From Houdoe to How do …?’ This movie shows the importance of our roots. They accompany us everywhere, wherever we are in the world. EmigrationOver a period of more than 110 years, Catholics from the Netherlands, mostly from the eastern Read more…