Lisa
Mar 072012
Mar 032012
The first Korver in my tree is my paternal grandmother Marrigje, she was born 6 Aug 1908 in the village of Harmelen, Utrecht and died on 10 Jan 1993 in Huize Miland, a retirement home in Kamerik, Utrecht. My grandmother’s ancestry can be traced back [...]
Feb 272012
This is my third post in a series about the 1940 US Census. Please read more on the project here. In 1940 the Oscar Award Ceremonies were held on Thursday, February 29 at the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel and were presented by Bob [...]
Last Tuesday I visited the streekarchief Rijnlands Midden for the very first time, here is a brief account of my experiences: Building and Location The archive is only a short walk away from the station. The archive is housed in the basement of the former [...]
Feb 262012
On 20 February 1940 the first Tom & Jerry animated cartoon was released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. Produced by Rudolf Ising and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with musical supervision by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Carl Urbano, Tony Pabian, Jack Zander, [...]
Feb 252012
In the 1940′s television was still in it’s infancy, most people listened to the radio. Music was dominated by orchestras and the charts were not only based on airplay but also on the sales of sheetmusic. The following songs made it into the charts in [...]
Feb 222012
I’ll be visiting the ‘streekarchief Rijnlands Midden’ in Alphen aan den Rijn for the first time this week. Time to sit down and work out what my main goals will be. Area of Interest This archive, which is a regional archive, covers the following municipalities: [...]
Feb 182012
My mother was blessed with the most common of surnames: Smith. Meaning Derived from the Anglo-Saxon “smitan,” to smite or strike, Smith and its derivations are an occupational name for a man who works with metal (smith or blacksmith), one of the earliest jobs for [...]
Feb 142012
The marriage of Paulus Pieter Kasteleijn and Evertje Overeem My fourth great grandparents were married 210 years ago today. They lived in Lange Ruige Weide, a small village in the province of Zuid-Holland and they were married in Linschoten a village in the province of [...]
