This and That

ScanfestWOW! Thanks to the great publicity over at facebook’s Genea-Bloggers Group, we had the Best Scanfest Ever. We had three records broken! The first was a total attendance of 20, which means that in all, 20 Scanfesters participated at some point between 11 AM and 2 PM, PDT, but not all at [...]

This and That

ScanfestWOW! Thanks to the great publicity over at facebook’s Genea-Bloggers Group, we had the Best Scanfest Ever. We had three records broken! The first was a total attendance of 20, which means that in all, 20 Scanfesters participated at some point between 11 AM and 2 PM, PDT, but not all at [...]

Online Dutch Genealogy Resources

Henk van Kampen over at Trace Your Dutch Roots is starting a new series of posts on online Dutch genealogy resources. Although for years I’ve been using many of the websites that Henk will probably be featuring, I am looking forward to his series immensely. Having the perspective of being a native Nederlander, [...]

Online Dutch Genealogy Resources

Henk van Kampen over at Trace Your Dutch Roots is starting a new series of posts on online Dutch genealogy resources. Although for years I’ve been using many of the websites that Henk will probably be featuring, I am looking forward to his series immensely. Having the perspective of being a native Nederlander, [...]

What I’m Reading These Days – Part 3

Not every blog I read is genealogical. One, although not connected to family history in its purpose, has indeed been helpful in my understanding of my ancestry. It is called In Friese Pas, which is Dutch for something along the lines of a “Frisian passport” or “appropriately Frisian.” Using various translation sites gave [...]

What I’m Reading These Days – Part 3

Not every blog I read is genealogical. One, although not connected to family history in its purpose, has indeed been helpful in my understanding of my ancestry. It is called In Friese Pas, which is Dutch for something along the lines of a “Frisian passport” or “appropriately Frisian.” Using various translation sites gave [...]

Happy Birthday – March 4

Happy Birthday to:

Willemke Gerryts ENGBRENGHOF, my 4th-great-grandmother, whose father, Jan Gerryt Martens ENGBRENGHOF, brought what little German ancestry I have into the family tree. Willemke’s mother was Trijntje HESSELS, a Frisian, and daughter of a ship master. Willemke was born on this date in 1788 in the village of Marrum, municipality of Ferwerderadeel, [...]

Happy Birthday – March 4

Happy Birthday to:

Willemke Gerryts ENGBRENGHOF, my 4th-great-grandmother, whose father, Jan Gerryt Martens ENGBRENGHOF, brought what little German ancestry I have into the family tree. Willemke’s mother was Trijntje HESSELS, a Frisian, and daughter of a ship master. Willemke was born on this date in 1788 in the village of Marrum, municipality of Ferwerderadeel, [...]

Happy Birthday – March 1

Happy Birthday to:

Great-great-grandmother Doetje “Dorothy” (WIERSMA) TUINSTRA. She was born in the municipality of Wonseradeel, Friesland, the Netherlands in 1854, and would be 153 years old today. Daughter of Wijbren Joukes WIERSMA and Akke Dirks RENEMA, she immigrated to the U.S. probably in 1884 with her widowed father and many siblings. On [...]

Happy Birthday – March 1

Happy Birthday to:

Great-great-grandmother Doetje “Dorothy” (WIERSMA) TUINSTRA. She was born in the municipality of Wonseradeel, Friesland, the Netherlands in 1854, and would be 153 years old today. Daughter of Wijbren Joukes WIERSMA and Akke Dirks RENEMA, she immigrated to the U.S. probably in 1884 with her widowed father and many siblings. On [...]