First van Vuuren Settlers
While poking around on Ancestry.com, I found a page from the 100th Anniversary book of the First Reformed Church of South Holland, which…
Further Reading
Today I discovered an image of our ancestor Jacob De Jong that I hadn't seen before (see image here). It's apparently from…
Jacob & Agnes Smith Marriage and Emigration
Jacob Smith Agnes Smith I found the passenger list for Jacob Smit and Ankje Alberda's journey across the Atlantic and their marriage…
Albert Heun Birth Certificate
Note, I am beginning to have doubts the above photo is of Albert Heun. See this post for more info. Dutch Transcription…
Dutch Geneologist to the Rescue
In 2012, I received an email from Mr. Tymen Wierstra, an active genealogist and cultural heritage preservationist in Grijpskerk, a village in…
Smith Connection
I got a Flickr message, last night, from a fellow descendant of Jacob and Agnes Smith, living in South Africa. Ali Lauren…
Could this be Albert Heun’s parents?
So far, the earliest record we have of Albert Hine/Heun's lineage is an 1880 US Census listing him (at age 18) living…
Jacob Smith was a twin!
Jacob Smit (Jennie Hine's father) and his twin sister Geertje were born on 22 Oct 1866 to Klaas Pieters Smit and Trientje…
Agnes Alberda: found!
I have finally discovered Agnes Alberda's Dutch roots! Thanks to Glenn's recollection of his mother mentioning Groningen (Netherlands) as the birthplace of…
Possible birth record for Agnes Alberda in the Netherlands
Detail result: (Child) SourceCivil register - BirthArchive locationGroninger ArchievenGeneralMunicipality: UlrumType of record: geboorteRecord number: 91Registration date: 10-12-1868ChildAuktje AlberdaGender: VAbandoned child: NDate of birth:…
Van Vuuren 50th Wedding Anniversary
In this photo Grandmother VanVuuren, Ann Norris (?), Grandfather VanVuuren, Aunt Gertrude VanErden (that is the order in which the names were…
Albert Hine (Heun) and Kate (Trientje) VanVuuren
Kate (Trientje) VanVuuren born 28 Feb 1865, died 9 Nov 1949, married Albert Hine (Heun) 11 Jul 1883. Albert Hine born 6…