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Map of the week – Land of Daniel Pichot in Suriname
This 1719 map shows land owned by Daniel Pichot at the Paulus creek in Suriname. The map shows the location of a piece of land, large 1000 acres, at the Paulus creek, a tributary of the Suriname river. The land was surveyed on 25 November 1719 and the map was finished on 13 December 1719. […]
Map of the Week – River Meuse near Heusden, 1877
This week we are looking at the Topographic-Military Map of 1877, showing the area around Heusden. The map shows traces of the former runs of the river Meuse (“Maas” in Dutch) that meandered through the landscape. Heusden used to be on one bend of the river, before the river found a new course further north. […]
Dutch Genealogy News – June 2025
This is an overview of all the new sources, projects, and other news of the past month. Sources Scans of a part of the Aldermen’s Court Records of Helmond (1396-1810) are now available via RHC Eindhoven. The remaining records are being uploaded. Birth records of Diessen, Drunen, Eindhoven, Helmond, Mierlo, Nieuwkuijk, Oudheusden, and Riethoven 1923-1924 […]
Map of the Week – Siege of Maastricht, 1748
This week we are looking at a map of the siege of Maastricht by the French in 1748. This siege took place during the War of the Austrian Succession. The northern Netherlands did not participate, but the southern Netherlands, including most of Belgium and some parts of the present-day Netherlands, including Maastricht, were involved. The […]
How to Support Genealogy Authors
We are lucky in the genealogy world to have some great experts that write books: family histories, source editions, how-to books, research guides; you name it. I thought I would share a few ways to support these authors, besides the obvious (buy their books!). Suggest the book to your library or to friends. Write a […]
Dutch term – Slaaf
Slaaf is the Dutch word for slave. On 1 July 1863, slavery was abolished in the Dutch colonies of Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles. In practice, the enslaved people were bound to work for their former enslavers for another ten years, to ease the transition. The owners received compensation for the loss of their chattel. […]
