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Tombstone Tuesday: J.H. Insinger

Tombstone Tuesday: J.H. Insinger

This is one of the largest graves of Lage Vuursche Cemetery. It belongs to Jan Herman Insinger, an art dealer and photographer of some renown. The Insinger Papyrus is named after him. The (translated) inscription on the grave: J.H. Insinger, born in Amsterdam 12 May...
Old Cemetery of Zeist

Old Cemetery of Zeist

For a long time, people buried their dead in and around the church. That stopped in the early 19th century, when new regulations stipulated that burial sites had to be out of town. In 1830, the town Zeist opened a brand new cemetery that complied with the new rules....
Tombstone Tuesday: Our littlest darling

Tombstone Tuesday: Our littlest darling

We have a look at a infant’s grave today. Translation of the inscription: “Here rests our littlest darling Leon Jansen born 27 July [19]43 died 15 October [19]43.” Summary of the death certificate: Pantaleon Johannes Jansen, male, 0 years old, son of...
Tombstone Tuesday: Anna Elisabeth Hasselmann

Tombstone Tuesday: Anna Elisabeth Hasselmann

Anna Elisabeth Hasselmann, born on 9 February 1743 in Amsterdam, died on 22 January 1747 in Zeist. Anna Elisabeth lived with her parents in the recently founded Moravian settlement on the estate of Zeist Castle. She was the first of this group to pass away, and was...