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8 Ways To Find Your Ancestor’s Emigration Date
If your ancestors left the Netherlands to move to a different country, you may be wondering when they left. Here are eight strategies and sources to find out their emigration date. 1. Passenger lists Perhaps the passenger list that documented their journey has survived. These can typically be found in the place of arrival. An […]
Map of the week – Vlissingen, 1750
This week we are looking at a map of Vlissingen (Flushing) in Zeeland in 1750. The map is part of a series of topographical maps created by Anthonie and David Willem Coutry Hattinga. The Austrian War of Succession (1740-1748), during which the French invaded the southern Netherlands, created a demand for accurate maps of the […]
Map of the Week – Doetinchem Destruction in World War II
This week we are looking at a map of Doetinchem, created between 1946 and 1961. It shows the damage to buildings during World War II. The map was created to inform the plans to rebuild the town center. Red: destroyed Blue: heavy damage Yellow: light damage. Doetinchem was one of several towns in the Netherlands […]
Dutch Genealogy News for April 2025
Here is an overview of all the new sources, websites, and news from archives that came out in the past month. Sources Death Duties Files of Brabant 1903-1927 have been digitized and indexed and can be searched at the Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum website. Catholic baptisms, marriages, and burials, and marriage duties registers of Hoorn […]
Map of the Week – Eminent Domain for The Hague, 1913
This map shows the plans for a new railroad connection for the municipal slaughterhouse in The Hague in 1913. To build the new railroad, several pieces of land had to be acquired by the government via eminent domain. The land in question is marked in brown, future developments of the area in salmon pink, the […]
Quick Tip – Video about New Amsterdam
The YouTube channel Defragged History just published the first episode of a series about Uncovering the Fascinating History of New Amsterdam: New York’s Origin Story. The video, which is 70 minutes long, gives the historical context, including about the West India Company, Eighty Years’ War, the Dutch Reformed Church, the Pilgrims, and many other topics […]
Dutch term – Middenstand
The middenstand is the middle class. Middenstanders are typically self-employed. Historically, most Dutch people who were considered middle class were either business owners or had a trade. Aunt Piet Trouw (in white apron) before her shop in Princenhage (public domain)
