In the historic Kerkveld cemetery in Nieuwegein there are several older tombstones that belonged to the local nobility. The photos below are of the tombstone of Nicolas Malapert Heer van (Lord) Plettenburg, who died almost 400 years ago, on 6 November 1615 or 1616. I...
This is a fragment of the marriage book of the Dutch Reformed Church of ‘s Graveland, from around 1700. Probably hard to decipher if you don’t have experience with older handwriting. The marriage I’m interested in is the first one of the year 1700:...
A small, historic cemetery in the former village Jutphaas (now part of the large town Nieuwegein): Kerkveld. Kerkveld cemetery has been in use since at least the 12th century, maybe earlier. Its task as main burial site of the area has been taken over by nearby...
This is a page of a church membership book from Huizen (actually it’s a 19th or early 20th century copy). Listed near the top is Dirkje Hogeveen, Huijsvr[ouw] van (wife of) Kornelis Willemsz Goijer. According to this page, she was confirmed as a member of the...
