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Henk's roots
- Added on: Mar 24th, 2009
- Country: Netherlands
- Language: English
- Author: hbvk
- Listed in: Genealogy History
- Tags: genealogy family history Holland Netherlands dutch roots
Recent Posts
Church Sunday: Roden church interior
The third postcard of St. Catherine church in Roden, province Drenthe. This time a view of the interior....
Church Sunday: Roden church organ
Last month we saw St. Catherine church in the village Roden, province Drenthe. Today's card shows the organ of the same church. In 1776, the church in Roden received a bequest of 10,000 guilders from a rich unmarried woman, Maria Catharina Hoppi...
A 1937 plane trip
The image above is a page from an old photo album that belonged to my grandfather, Hendrik van Kampen (1912-1997). On the page there is a photo showing a small airplane, and a ticket for a short flight over Amsterdam and/or environments. Hand...
Quadrupeds
The next edition of A festival of postcards is dedicated to quadrupeds: "Quadrupeds? That's right! From working animals (like oxen and horses) to pets (like cats and dogs) to wild animals (lions and tigers and bears, oh my!) – we're looking for po...
A Family\'s Increase
It's Sunday morning, and everyone except me is still asleep. Time for Randy's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge. The challenge this week: 1) Pick one of your four great-grandparents - if possible, the one with the most descendants. 2) Create a d...
Church Sunday: Roden
St. Catherine church, a 13th century church in the village Roden, province Drenthe. Largely destroyed and rebuilt in the 17th century. The church is still in use today....
