{"id":418,"date":"2013-08-26T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T18:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dutchgenie.net\/wordpress\/?p=418"},"modified":"2013-09-07T20:11:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T00:11:08","slug":"another-storekeeper-amsterdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dutchgenie.net\/wordpress\/2013\/08\/another-storekeeper-amsterdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Another storekeeper in Amsterdam"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family legend had it that great-grandfather Marinus J. Broekman<\/a>\u00a0(dutch link<\/a>) 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<\/p>\n

C. Wood and Furniture.
\nc. Mar. J. Broekman, furniture and rugs, Amsterdam
\nAdvertisement with picture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Because we were recently in the Netherlands, we visited the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam, where the archives are located. We had some problem locating the entry (as I did not have my computer with me), but the extremely helpful librarian found it eventually.<\/p>\n

\"BroekmanMJ-meubels\"<\/a>
Great-grandfather Broekman’s furniture store.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The file was a single picture of the store at 27 Paleisstraat in Amsterdam. The text in between the \"BroekmanMJ-meubels-text\"<\/a>windows is clearer in the negative; it says:
\nMar. J. Broekman
\nRug dealer
\nSpecialty in
\nAmerican
\nFurniture
\nComplete
\nSets at
\nVery Fair
\nPrices<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Paleisstraat runs from the Dam (where the Palace is located) to the Singel, and was named in 1875. It is comprised of three pieces<\/a>: from the Dam to the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, from there to the Spuistraat, and then to the Singel. Previously these pieces were named Gasthuisstraat, Stilsteeg, and Korte Gasthuismolensteeg.<\/p>\n

Remember the Gasthuismolensteeg from the bakery of Gerrit Lucas Broekman<\/a>. This was located near the corner with the Singel. I was wondering whether this could be the same house, but after some digging online in the Amsterdam Municipal Archives I do not think so. 27 Paleisstraat seems to have been located near or at the corner of the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal, so is somewhat closer to the Dam.<\/p>\n

Maybe in October I can get to the Amsterdam Archives themselves, and do some more digging as to the exact locations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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