I've just updated the genealogical database. It now includes about 42,500 people and their families. This includes almost 3,200 emigrants from the eastern part of the Achterhoek who emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century. This is just the tip of the iceberg and is by no means complete. I did enter all of the Winterswijk emigrants I could find in the period 1840-1880, often with their ancestors as well. … [Read more...]
Q&A about ‘From Winterswijk to Wisconsin’
25 September 2008 by Leave a Comment
I've just finished answering a series of questions by people attending the Dutch in Wisconsin conference. I gave a speech about the emigration from Winterswijk to Wisconsin in the nineteenth century. Here are the questions that I got and the answers I gave. I have expended some of the answers because I was able to do a little research. … [Read more...]
Dutch in Wisconsin resources
25 September 2008 by Leave a Comment
On occasion of the conference The Dutch-American Experience in Wisconsin: 1840-present which is taken place today I thought I write a post about some sources that are available for researching your Dutch immigrant ancestors in Wisconsin. www.flickr.com I've also uploaded some resources that are available to me to Flickr to make them available to a larger group of people. … [Read more...]
Dutch in Wisconsin conference
3 August 2008 by Leave a Comment
The Sheboygan County Historical Research Center will be hosting a conference titled, The Dutch-American Experience in Wisconsin: 1840-present, to be held September 25-27, 2008. Experts from the Netherlands and the U.S. will work side-by-side with local historical groups and historians to present a picture of the vibrant Dutch-American culture which thrives in Wisconsin. Yvette Hoitink, the creator of this website, will be one of the speakers during the conference. She will give a lecture about … [Read more...]
Dutch genealogy database online
17 May 2007 by 2 Comments
Many of you have been asking me to put the results of my own genealogical research online. I've done just that: almost my entire database is available from the family trees link in the horizontal menu. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk in old postcards
17 March 2007 by 2 Comments
Internet genealogy is not just about names and dates. I like enhancing my family history with background information and illustrations. Much of this information can be found online. But websites like YouTube have added a new source: movies! … [Read more...]
Ancestry.com subscription
3 March 2007 by Leave a Comment
Last month I did something I didn't think I would ever do: I got a paid subscription to a genealogy site. I always figured there was plenty of information to be found for free, but I decided to give it a go anyway. I got a nice offer from Ancestry.com and now have a subscription on their World Collection. … [Read more...]
Emigration lectures in Winterswijk and Oostburg
12 September 2005 by Leave a Comment
Thousands of people from the Achterhoek and Zeeland emigrated to the United States in the nineteenth century. One of the descendants of that emigration wave, Mary Risseeuw, is going back to her roots for a while. She'll be in the Netherlands for a couple of weeks to research her Dutch ancestors together her distant cousin Yvette Hoitink (that would be me).We'll also take this opportunity to give lectures together about the Dutch emigration to the US in the nineteenth century in two different … [Read more...]
Debbink, Hendrik Jan and Berendina Dunnewold
21 July 2005 by 3 Comments
Hendrik Jan Debbink and Berendina Dunnewold were a part of the second emigration wave to hit Winterswijk in the 1860s. They emigrated when he was already 69 years old, together with their family of four children. They joined Berendina Dunnewold's brother, Jan Willem Dunnewold, who was a minister in Sheboygan County, WI. … [Read more...]
Haartman, Evert and Janna Berendina Beskers
2 July 2005 by Leave a Comment
Evert Haartman was one of the pioneers who settled in Sheboygan County. He came to the country as a young man and later married a wife who had come straight from Holland. … [Read more...]
