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The Westerbork concentration camp (Dutch: Kamp Westerbork, German: Durchgangslager Westerbork) was a World War II Nazi refugee, detention and transit camp in Hooghalen, ten kilometres north of Westerbork, in the northeastern Netherlands. Its function during the Second World War was to assemble Roma and Dutch Jews for transport to other Nazi concentration camps.On 15 December 1938, the Dutch gov...
Dutch emigration to America 1800-1950==This project Dutch emigration to America refers to Americans who are of full or partial Dutch heritage.An estimated 4.5 million Americans claim total or partial Dutch heritage. Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in Michigan, California, Montana, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Idaho, Utah, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In 2013 1....
Farewell Nederland==== Aim of this project ===This project functions as a research tool for users with relatives who originated from the Netherlands but also as a collection of profiles of the people who did leave to start a new life abroad.Please feel free to add profiles of the Dutch families or descendants to the project, ideally with a small note in the about section of the profile with the...
Imigração neerlandesa no Brasil foi o movimento migratório ocorrido nos séculos XIX e XX de neerlandeses para várias regiões do Brasil. Apesar da imigração neerlandesa ter sido menos expressiva do que a de outros grupos de imigrantes, os imigrantes neerlandeses formaram cooperativas e empresas agrícolas em todas as regiões onde se estabeleceram colaborando assim com o desenvolvimento da economi...
Dutch Resistance 1940-1945 Nederlandse Verzetsmannen - Men of the Dutch Resistance 1940-1945 Dutch Resistance during World War II is the collective name for all individuals and groups who offered resistance during World War II to the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940-1945) and the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (1942-1945) . The resistance was characterized in compariso...
Projectnr. 8399=Nederlandse & Vlaamse schilders ‧ 1900-2000Painters who lived and/or worked for most part of their life, in the 20th century, in the Netherlands. See also Project: Dutch painters 1700-1900==alfabetisch—A—* Johannes Evert jr. AKKERINGA ‧ Den Haag 1894-1983 Voorburg* Jan ALTINK ‧ Groningen 1885-1971 den Haag ‧ * ANSINGH :** Herman Johannes ANSINGH ‧ Nijmegen 1880-1957 Harderwijk *...
Notable Americans of Dutch descent The first Dutch settlers arrived in 1624 and founded a number of villages and a town called New Amsterdam on the East Coast, which would become the future world metropolis of New York. According to the 2006 United States Census, more than 5 million Americans claim total or partial Dutch heritage. Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in California, N...
This project is aimed to offer Geni users some (friendly and non-professional) help with translation and text deciphering of genealogical documents. If you are willing to try and help other users, please join this project as a collaborator. Guidelines ( this is trial-run, rules might change in the future )# If you have a document, please upload it to your Geni document folder and post the link ...
Anglo Boer War (1899-1902) British Armed Forces ( Officers )===Also known as The South African War Image Right - Boer War Memorial in St John's Gardens in Liverpool.>===== Geograph © Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence . A Project aiming to include the profiles of the Britishofficers who fought in Anglo Boer War in South Africa. (1899-1902). Please ad...
Genealogy of the Dutch Royal Family foto © 2023 ...zoeken we nog op... In geni exists a lot of wrong relationships and double profiles for the House of NASSAU. This project aims to solve problems and make a right pedegree. A basic reference genealogy can be found in: Hans HOOGENDOORN en Ernest KURPERSHOEK : Huizen van Nassau. Een gids langs de kastelen en paleizen van een vorst...
Burgher People from SRI LANKA Of Dutch ‧ Portuguese ‧ German ‧ British ‧ Swedish ‧ Norwegian ‧ French ‧ Irish roots & origin during 16th-20th centuries Famous profiles by profession or skills please add here if not yet in the list Academic F.A.R. "Happy" GOMESZ, dr. ‧ FFARCS (Eng ‧ Consultant anaesthetics & Pain Relief ‧ Desmond Sylveer KOELMEYER ‧ FCMA‧UK ‧ FCPA‧Austra...
Flatlands Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery resides in Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. This small burying ground's oldest resident is Gerret Wolfertse van Couwenhoven . Gerret was rumored to have been killed by Indians. However he met his end, Gerret died in 1645 and was buried in Flatlands. The last burials took place in the early 1950s. "By any measure, the Flatbush Reformed Dut...
New Netherland , or Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch, was the 17th-century colonial province of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands on the East Coast of North America. The claimed territories were the lands from the Delmarva Peninsula to extreme southwestern Cape Cod. The settled areas are now part of the Mid-Atlantic States of New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut, with small outpos...
The Old Lancaster Cemetery resides in Willard, Seneca, New York. Many of the graves are from the late eighteenth century to mid nineteenth century. Most of those laid to rest here were the descendants of Dutch settlers. The cemetery is now over grown and the stones no longer standing upright.
The Soesan family is a Jewish family, of which the geographical roots are very obscure. The oldest ancestor, David Schuschan (1660?-1724), who settled in Amsterdam, is said to have come from the city of Shush in Persia (= the biblical/historical Susa). However, these claims lack sources to support them. The Persian origin story seems even more unlikely, when considering the fact that there is a...
Recife is a Brazilian city that was once the administrative center of the Dutch colonial domination in northeastern Brazil. During seven years (1637-1644) it was at the vanguard of freedom of religion, science, arts and progress, ruled by Maurice de Nassau.Em 1632 João Maurício de Nassau , príncipe alemão entusiasta da arquitetura, começou a construir a luxuosa Mauritshuis , em Haia, um projeto...
Origin and Meaning of the Mesenbring / Mesenbrink Name The origin of the Mesenbring / Mesenbrink name is most likely either Northern Germany (Lower Saxony) or the Netherlands. It's also possible the name has multiple origin points from similarly-named family farms. With the exception of a handful of Mesenbrinks who originated in the Netherlands, the vast majority of Mesenbrinks can be traced ...
The Phoenix Ship Disaster (1847) In the middle of the nineteenth century a lot of people from the East of Holland emigrated to the US. One of the most popular destinations was Wisconsin. In 1847 a group of those emigrants were on the propellor Phoenix, which would bring them from Buffalo to Sheboygan and beyond. In the early hours of November 21, 1847 the propellor burnt. About 25 people resc...
This project is on History Link Old Masters The great painters from mid 13th century to mid 19th century For great painters from mid 19th Century - see: New and Modern Masters ONLY public profiles , please: • GOTHIC - INTERNATIONAL GOTHIC - PROTO-RENAISSANCE Cimabue (Cenni di Peppi) (1240-1302). Frescos in the Church of S. Francesco in Assisi . Duccio di Buoninsegna (c.1255-...
The Early Dutch Settlers of South Africa==This project is devoted to the Dutch Settlers in South Africa. Please only add the profiles of the Stamvaders/Progenitors who came from The Netherlands/Holland.Although not Dutch settlers from Belgium are included in this project - see below.It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can be foun...
Holland Cemetery resides in Clymer, Chautauqua, New York. As denoted by the name, many descendants of Dutch settlers to the area were laid to rest here.
Goal is to add all of the Geni Profiles of the passengers of this passage of S.S. San Lorenzo - sailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico Sept. 28, 1922 to New York City, NY October 2, 1922.****************************************************************************** Please, feel free to join as a collaborator, should you locate your Ancestors / Family Members (or yourself) in the list, please, add t...
Women’s gymnastics made its debut in the 1928 Olympic Summer Games held in Amsterdam, and Netherlands’ female gymnasts won the gold medal. The members of the 1928 Olympic gold winning Dutch team were: * Coach: Gerrit Kleerekoper * Alida van den Bos * Estella Agsteribbe * Jacomina van den Berg (1909-1996)* Petronella Burgerhof * Elka de Levie (survived)
Anthony Janszoon van Salee Franklin Delano Roosevelt , US President & Eleanor Roosevelt, 29th First Lady of the United States , his distant cousin & wife. Eleanor is also a De Peyster
Nederlandse Spionnen en Geheim Agenten 1940-1945 - Dutch Spies and Secret Agents 1940-1945=Spionage - als vorm van verzet - werd gewoonlijk 'inlichtingenwerk' genoemd. Het doel ervan was de geallieerden en de Nederlandse regering in Londen te voorzien van informatie uit bezet gebied; militaire en andere informatie.Het vereiste veel deskundigheid, voorzichtigheid en geduld: eerste de gegevens ve...