Here are some of my favorite photos of Christmas in the Netherlands, from the collection of the National Archives in the Netherlands (CC-BY). You can click through to see the photos on the National Archives website. To all of you who celebrate Christmas this weekend: Merry Christmas!
About Yvette HoitinkYvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer in the Netherlands. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certification of Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials. Yvette served on the Board of Directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists and won excellence awards for her articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and the Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Yvette has been doing genealogy for over 30 years. She helps people from across the world find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. Read about Yvette's professional genealogy services.
Yvette Hoitink, MLitt, CG®, QG™ is a professional genealogist, writer, and lecturer from the Netherlands who helps people find their ancestors from the Netherlands and its former colonies, including New Netherland. She has a Master of Letters in Family and Local History from the University of Dundee, and holds the Certified Genealogist and Qualified Genealogist credentials.
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Merry Christmas Yvette
My husband’s great-grandparents were from the Netherlands, great grandfather from Overijsel. They moved to Michigan, USA in one of the groups that founded the Dutch colonies in Michigan. His grandfather was disowned by the family because he married a Catholic and dropped the “n” at the end of his name. Consequently he does not know much about how his family might have celebrated Christmas. It would be great if you would write a column about how the Dutch celebrate Christmas, past and present.
Merry Christmas, Yvette! Thank you for your informative posts. Have a grand new year.
My niece’s Dutch in-laws in Canada have their family celebration on Dec 26. Is this a Dutch tradition or do you think that it is specific to this family?