This is the twentieth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my fifteenth great-grandmother Johanna van Wijfliet was the daughter of Willem van Wijfliet and Jenneken Henrick Daniels. Willem van Wijfliet, son of Jan van Wijfliet Research into Johanna van Wijfliet turned up several records that … [Read more...]
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Creating a website like this is a fun activity. There are so many options, so many choices. What do visitors want? What do I want? In this blog I will describe some of the things I encounter in developing and maintaining this website.
Was Eleanor of Aquitaine my Ancestor? Generation 19 – Willem van Wijfliet
21 June 2019 by 7 Comments
Quick tip – Get tickets for MyHeritage Live
19 June 2019 by Leave a Comment
MyHeritage Live will be held in Amsterdam from 6 to 8 September 2019. Yvette Hoitink will be speaking there about Dutch genealogy. Get your tickets now. You can also enter the contest to win free tickets and a free stay. … [Read more...]
Quick tip – Follow up in other records
12 June 2019 by Leave a Comment
When we find our ancestor in one record, we can often use it as a stepping stone to finding other records. The record can be like a loose thread to unravel a greater yarn. Here are some examples: A marriage record may have a note in the margin about a divorce. It should name the court and date of the divorce. You can use this to find the case file in the court records. A marriage record has supplements that are abstracts of other records. You can use these to find the originals. It … [Read more...]
Dutch Genealogy News for May 2019
7 June 2019 by Leave a Comment
Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources World War II records from all over West Europe are now available at the Arolsen Archives website. After World War II, the Red Cross got the task of determining what had happened to all the displaced persons and notify family members of deaths that occurred during the war. Records about displaced persons, concentration camps, penal institutions, and special collections … [Read more...]
Ask Yvette – How to Organize Files for Dutch Ancestors
31 May 2019 by 19 Comments
A reader was used to organizing her files by last name. Before 1811 her Dutch ancestors did not have last names but used patronymics, which made it difficult to see which files belonged to which line. She asked me how to organize files for people who did not use last names. I thought it might be helpful to share how I organize my files. I will use the files of my mother's side as an example. I have two trees, one for my father and one for my mother. Most people prefer to have only one tree, … [Read more...]
Quick tip – Cadastral records don’t always show the current owner
29 May 2019 by Leave a Comment
In cadastral records, you may encounter the situation where your ancestor appears as owner of real estate long after his death. This happens if the estate remains undivided, for example if there is a surviving spouse. Sometimes, the cadastral records are corrected to show the heirs, but sometimes the deceased owner remains on the books. See the article about Laurens Smulders for an example. … [Read more...]
Quick tip: Find magazines and journals on Delpher
22 May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Many out-of-copyright magazines have been scanned and are available via Delpher. Delpher has digitized over 5.7 million pages from 470 magazines since the 1800s. Some categories are: Government publications, such as the Staatsblad van het Koningrijk der Nederlanden [National journal of the Kingdom of the Netherlands], where new laws and regulations are published. Professional journals, just as Nieuwe bijdragen ter bevordering van het onderwijs en de opvoeding [new attributions for the … [Read more...]
Was Eleanor of Aquitaine my Ancestor? Generation 18 – Johanna van Wijfliet
17 May 2019 by 7 Comments
This is the nineteenth post in a series about my possible line of descent from Eleanor of Aquitaine. In the first post, I explained how I discovered the possible line, and how I am going to verify it one generation at a time. In the last post, I proved that my fourteenth great-grandmother Barbara Willems Pijlijser was the daughter of Willem Jans Pijlijser and Johanna van Wijfliet. Johanna van Wijfliet, daughter of Willem van Wijfliet Research into Barbara Willems Pijlijser turned up several … [Read more...]
Quick tip – Use the Dutch Genealogy Search function
15 May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Do you have a question about Dutch Genealogy? This website contains almost a thousand articles about Dutch sources, terms, and research strategies. Try searching for your term in the search box in the top right corner of the website. Examples: English versions of Dutch first names Using search engines How to find my immigrant ancestor in the Netherlands How to find the father of an illegitimate child How to capitalize Dutch names with prefixes Cheat sheet for records after … [Read more...]
Dutch Genealogy News for April 2019
10 May 2019 by Leave a Comment
Here is an overview of the new sources, projects, and news about archives that were announced last month. Online sources The collection of Family Printed Matter of the Nederlandse Genealogische Vereniging (Netherlands Genealogical Society) is now available via Open Archives. The index contains almost 400,000 entries. Volunteers are scanning the records to be added later. Notarial records of many places in Friesland, mainly for the period 1926-1935, have been added to AlleFriezen. … [Read more...]
