Anything related to the genealogy of my grandkids. Surnames include: Broekman, Gast, ten Bruggencate, Seidler, Tiffany, Richstein, and many more
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 hair, braided into a thin braid and then twisted into a bun, made her round face ever rounder. When she combed her hair out at night, it was …
Last week I did not blog, because rather than thinking about ancestors, I was fully involved in making memories with my grandchildren. Our eldest granddaughter was in Disney World with her high school marching band, and we took the two youngest ones (with their parents) to see their cousin march …
My mother made the most delicious apple cake. It is easy to make, and when my husband and I went to the US, I took the recipe with me. I made the cake for most birthdays and other family gatherings. While I am not so much into baking anymore, now …
Sometimes in the fall we would go mushroom picking. My father and I would go on the bike, he knew the places …
Heinz was the only son of Bernard Voss (dutch link) and Claire Hellenthal. We don’t know much about them. We don’t know when Heinz was …
My maternal grandparents Ulpen and Afina de Haan (dutch link) were the first ones in the family to have a car! It …
My great-grandfather Barend ten Bruggencate (dutch link) looks like a very proper and dignified person. However, he seems to have been quite a …
Among the items that go onto our Christmas tree every year is this glass boat. It looks a bit dilapidated, but it …
