It's my 13th Blogiversary!

On 17 January 2013   I published my 1st post for this blog,  so  today is my  13th  blogiversary !

In those years August 2018, October 2019 and January and November 2022 were the months with the most posts. Of course it’s not about quantity, but about quality. I've tried to achieve quality by writing about topics that arouse my interest. The stories on this blog are usually not about my own ancestors, but about people who catch my attention while doing research.

Nowadays, with my own ancestors, I often find myself stuck in missing or illegible sources. Therefore, new research often depends on newly available transcriptions of sources that have become available.
In villages with mostly missing sources, like 's-Gravendeel and Sint Anthoniepolder in South Holland, I try to include many people of those and their surrounding villages in my database, hoping that someone will marry a relative of mine, I didn't know before. Occasionally, I do find a small addition this way.
Other times I find small additions in genealogical magazines.

These were Popular Blog Posts in 2025:

• The Kleinjan family and their American branch (2013)
• Anneke Jans and the Webber Controversy (2013)
• Alberdiena Rientjes was locked up in a mental institution (2025)
• Divorce and longevity for Johanna Schenk in Gouda (2025)
• Short-lived Marriage ~ Maria Fresia Kromme and Hermann Franz Kromme (2025)
• Paternal ancestors of rock star Eddie van Halen in Dordrecht (2025)