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1 Sept 2026
Using AI to make photos of villages look like old sketches
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When doing genealogy, I occasionally use ChatGPT to create images to beautify my family tree. This blog post is about how ChatGPT can conver...
26 Jun 2026
Dutch ancestors of author Pearl S. Buck (2): a Van der Linden family in Amersfoort
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Pearl S. Buck was a writer and novelist. I read her fictionalised biography of Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi. The famous author was bor...
18 Jun 2026
The 1-month marriage of Herman Heinrich Vogelsang (1787-1821)
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Herman Heinrich Vogelsang was born on 21 January 1787 in Lengerich, a place in Germany, located just south of Tecklenburg. His parents are t...
7 Jun 2026
Ancestors of Nicolaas Mouthaan (1799-1877) in 's-Gravenmoer
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Before Napoleon's reign, the northwestern part of the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant used to be part of Holland. In that area the Dutch...
28 May 2026
Longevity ~ Jacobus Buttenaer (1743-1839)
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Jacobus Buttenaer had a strong constitution. Traveling to Asia was a health risk in the 18th century, but Jacobus survived the crossing. He ...
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