Great news! MyHeritage just announced they will hold their annual MyHeritage Live conference in Amsterdam this year! I have been invited to give a presentation about Dutch genealogy (specific topic to be announced). There will also be a DNA track and various other presentations about genealogy and MyHeritage. I heard from several people who went to the Oslo event last year that it was fantastic, and am excited to be part of this year's conference. The conference will be held at the Hilton … [Read more...]
Yvette Hoitink to speak at MyHeritage Live in Amsterdam, 6-8 September 2019
13 February 2019 by Leave a Comment
Slides from presentation at Maastricht genealogy conference
5 October 2012 by 1 Comment
In September 2012, my friend Mary Risseeuw from Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin and I gave a presentation at the International Congress for genealogical and heraldic Sciences in Maastricht. The title was "We're all fresh and healthy. Emigration from the Netherlands to the United States in the 19th century. The slides are now available online. … [Read more...]
Workshop Dutch Genealogy
26 April 2012 by Leave a Comment
On April 9th, I gave a workshop "Dutch Genealogy" at the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center. Since it would be a bit much to travel 4,000 miles to do so, I gave the presentation using Skype. I've now uploaded my slides so all of you who weren't there can see what the presentation was about. … [Read more...]
Patterns of emigration from the Achterhoek
12 June 2011 by 4 Comments
This week I gave a presentation about patterns of emigration from the Achterhoek, based on my genealogical research. The presentation was part of the conference 'The importance of history for Dutch-Americans', organized by AADAS (the Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies). Because I was not able to attend the conference in person, I pre-recorded it. I've now made the recording available online. … [Read more...]
