Family legend had it that great-grandfather Marinus J. Broekman (dutch link) had a fabric store. However, in the database of the Dutch Economic-Historical Archives I found the following in the catalog of the Special Collections, Documentation and pictures of trades C. Wood and Furniture. c. Mar. J. Broekman, furniture and rugs, …
Gerrit Hendrik Broekman (dutch link) came from Melle in Germany to Amsterdam before 1786. In that year he marries Maria Bruijn. At his marriage he is living in the Gasthuismolensteeg, a small street in the heart of Amsterdam. Maria is living at the same address. The name Gasthuismolensteeg means the alley …
I came across an interesting database: Europeana. It is a cooperative venture of a number of European institutions such as libraries and archives, in languages from English to Swedish, and about 25 others in between. Most items are freely available, I received one 403 error (Access denied) I tried it …
