Articles about emigration

Over the centuries, many people have left the Netherlands to try their luck abroad. Most of those people ended up in the United States. These articles give background information about the emigration from the Netherlands, with the focus on the 19th century emigration to the United States.

Winterswijk emigrants – Woold

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Woold. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Aalten emigrants

Compiled list of emigrants from Aalten. This list is far from complete. … [Read more...]

Miscellaneous emigrants

List of emigrants for whom it is not known where they left from, mostly from the Winterswijk area. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Dinxperlo emigrants

Compiled list of emigrants from Dinxperlo. This list is far from complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Dorp

List of Winterswijk emigrants from the village (Dorp) itself. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Dorpbuurt

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Dorpbuurt. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Henxel

List with emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Henxel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Huppel

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Huppel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

Winterswijk emigrants – Kotten

List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Kotten. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]

The first few days

The trip was the last scheduled trip for the Phoenix that year, since the winter was already setting in. The Phoenix would take the passengers to Milwaukee and Chicago. … [Read more...]