In those years the months with the most posts (5) were January and August 2018 and October 2019. But it’s not about quantity but quality, and that's for you to determine. The most popular blog posts in 2022 were those explaining where and how to find genealogy information, so I've added a list of blog posts with genealogy tips below.
The downside of 10 years of blogging is that it has become harder to find new topics to blog about. I skipped the month of December to be able to plan some blog posts in the first months of 2023. I may skip more holiday months in the future, because blogging should remain a hobby, and not an obligation.
The most common surnames among my known ancestors are Van Driel, Oerlemans, Spruijt, Brand and Bos. On this blog the most common surnames in my posts are Bos and De Jong, which are the surnames of my parents.
My ancestors with the most children are Cornelis Bos (1813-1888) and Otto van Driel (1756-1832); both had 17 children with 2 wives. In the 17th century Arij Peijnsz. Hogerwaert and his wife Trijntje Willems had 16 children together.
Ancestors Gerrit Korver and Neeltjen Bloet (±1640-1727) were married for over 66 years. When my ancestor Jan Pieterse Vasen died on 11-8-1702 in Ottoland, Holland, he was "around 100 years old and had been blind for 3 or 4 years".
To celebrate this 10-year milestone, I've updated - in addition to the statistics above - my list featuring interesting genealogy posts from this and other blogs.
Tips & Tricks
- Check for improbable dates
- Was your ancestor married more than once?
- Dutch Genealogy Research Tips
- The Netherlands Links at Cindi's List
- Dutch Naming Traditions by @DutchGen
- Researching Unusual Last Names for Genealogy by David
- How to Find Your Dutch Ancestor’s Occupation by @DutchGen
- Find European Ancestors on the Internet
- Checklist for starting Research in the Country of Origin by @DutchGen
- Passenger lists of the Holland-America Line
- Ships Passenger Lists to New York 1624-64 by Lorene
- Castle Garden Immigration Before Ellis Island by FamilySearch
- Search for Napoleon's Soldiers
- Searching the Soundtoll Registers for shipmasters sailing the Baltic Sea
- Mind the Chronology of a Population Register by @DutchGen
- Find relevant genealogy results in Google by using key search commands by @MarianBWood
- Ancestors With Unusual Names - Weird, Cool, or Historical? by Mercedes
- Tips for finding Brick-Wall Ancestors by Family Tree Magazine
- Sources for images to illustrate your Dutch family tree by @DutchGen
- Add an image to your blog post
- DNA and Inheritance explained by Marc
- Marriage Impediments for Catholics
- Latin Abbreviations when doing Genealogy
- Extracts of emigration cards of Dutch people in Australia 1946-1991
‘Black Sheep’ Sources
- Historical U.S. Prison Records Online
- Prisons, Prisoners & Outlaws at Cindi's List
- Criminal Ancestor Records at Family History Daily
- Prisoners in Brabant
- Prison Record Index for Zeeland
- Dutch Prison Record Examples by @DutchGen
- Inhabitants of the Dutch colonies of the Society of Benevolence
- Black Sheep Ancestors Sources (USA & Canada)
- Insane Asylums Search (USA)
- Scottish Asylum Archives and more on Scottish ‘Lunatics’
Congratulations on 10 years of blogging. I have to agree with your quality over quantity.
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