A boomgaard is an orchard. In older records, you may see the word spelled as boomgaerd, bogaerd, or even bongerd. You may come across the term in land records. Some last names are derived from the word boomgaard: Van den Bogaerd, Van den Bogert, and even the Latinized Bogardus all mean "from the orchard." … [Read more...]

In cadastral records and land records, you will often find a description how the land was used. Here are the most common terms. Dutch term English translation armenhuis poorhouse boomgaard orchard bos wood bouwland farmland gemeentehuis town hall hakhout coppiced wood heide heath hooiland hay land huis house huis en erf house and … [Read more...]