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. It left behind a part of the bend, called "Doode Maas" [dead Meuse] on the map. If we study the map, we can see several traces of former river bends in the landscape. The changing … [Read more...]
Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer from the Netherlands who helps people find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certified Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials.
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