Dutch term – Kruidenier

A kruidenier is a grocery (the shop) or grocer (the occupation). The word kruiden means spices, and reminds of the colonial origins of the word, when people would go to the kruidenier to buy pepper and nutmeg from the East Indies.

Since the 1960s, most kruideniers have been replaced by supermarkets.

grocery building

Kruidenier in Moerdijk, 1907. Credits: G. de Hoog, Rijksdienst Cultureel Erfgoed (CC-BY-SA)

About Yvette Hoitink

Yvette 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.

Comments

  1. Hettie van de Pavert says

    Hi Yvette;
    The photograph of ‘Kruidenier in Moerdijk, 1907’ is of such excellent quality that I enlarged it a 3 or 4 times; you can see a few more people watching. Also I discovered that the news paper boy was holding a sign saying:”Stemt voor OOmen”
    Thanks for these wonderful historical pictures.
    Hettie

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