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Webinar: Dear Me, Writing Research Reports to Yourself
Next Tuesday, I will be presenting a webinar about writing research reports to yourself. The webinar is sponsored by the Board for Certification of Genealogists in their track at Family Tree Webinars. Description: Research reports are not just for professionals, but are a great tool for anyone who wants to answer their research questions. Write a […]
Map of the Week – Tourist Map of Drenthe, 1933
This week we are looking at a map of Drenthe in 1933. It is a tourist map from Sleeswijk’s pocket atlas for the Netherlands for walkers, bicyclists, and automobile drivers, made in 1933. The whole atlas is available at the website of the National Archives in The Hague. The map shows different kinds of connections: […]
Cyndi’s List – A Valuable Resource
Cyndi’s List is categorized & cross-referenced list of genealogy links created and curated by Cyndi Ingle, a professional genealogist, author, and educator from the United States. Cyndi’s List contains more than 300,000 references to resources you can use for your research. Cyndi and I first “met” online in 1996, shortly after she started her list. […]
Map of the Week – Leeuwarden Ward C, 1843
This week, we are looking at a ward map for Leeuwarden. The map shows buildings in ward C in 1843, with their house numbers. In many places in the nineteenth century, houses were indicated by their ward letters and house numbers. One ward would consist of several streets, so only one street in the ward […]
Map of the Week – Ouddorp, 1868
Between 1865-1868, Jacob Kuyper published a series of atlases with municipal maps. These show the location of all the hamlets, villages, and larger towns in the municipality, as well as the main roads and railroads. The Kuyper maps are often available at the websites of archives or via Wikimedia Commons. This week we are looking […]
Quick tip – Beware of Silver Badminton Medals
When I was a child, I played badminton for a couple of years. I liked playing but was never any good and did not play in competitions. However, like all members, I did participate in the annual badminton club championships. There were different categories, based on gender, age, and whether or not you played competitively. […]
Dutch Term – Generaliteitslanden
The Generaliteitslanden were the terroritories that were under the direct command of the States General of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch Republic was formed in 1579, when seven provinces united forces during the Treaty of Utrecht: Friesland, Groningen, Overijssel, Gelderland, Utrecht, Holland, and Zeeland, plus Drenthe (ruled by Overijssel). The governing body was the States General. […]
