I never knew my paternal grandmother Hendrika Johanna, Dieks for short (dutch link), she died several years before I was born. Although her husband knew me, I have no memories of him either. So all I have is her pictures, and a few scraps from writings from my grandfather. They …
In the 1901 British Census Frances E. tenBruggenkate (dutch link) is enumerated at Peckham House, in Camberwell, County Surrey. She was listed as a patient (lunatic), so I was wondering what kind of information I might be able to find. Some googling came up with some answers: Peckham House was located …
I am involved with Genealogical Society of Bergen County, and we are doing an indexing project of one of the local papers, the Hackensack Republican. We index all mentions of births, marriages, engagements, and deaths, as well as birthdays, anniversaries, and funerals. In the meantime you get to read a …
My husband’s grandfather Mar Broekman (dutch link) worked from around 1905 in the Dutch East Indies on the island of Java. He and grandma traveled a number of times to and from Holland. In March 1907 they send a postcard from Suez to her brother Herman Voss (dutch link) in Julich. It must …
One of the houses I grew up in, was a four story townhouse in the Ter Pelkwijkstraat in the center of town. It was a narrow house, with an (in my eyes) immense tall staircase. In front was a small yard, where we could play. There was one room on each …
My maternal grandmother was a large woman, tall (of course I was little) and by present standards definitely overweight. Her thin white …
Last week I did not blog, because rather than thinking about ancestors, I was fully involved in making memories with my grandchildren. …
It is wonderful that more and more historical newspapers and magazines are coming online, but it also presents some frustrations. My maiden …
My mother made the most delicious apple cake. It is easy to make, and when my husband and I went to the …
Sometimes in the fall we would go mushroom picking. My father and I would go on the bike, he knew the places …
