On the Graveyard Rabbit of Utrecht and Het Gooi I recently posted a few photos from the Bosdrift cemetery in Hilversum. The Van Kampen family has its roots in Hilversum, and several members of this family are buried at Bosdrift. We’ve already seen my grandfather...
When I visited the Bosdrift cemetery in Hilversum, this bee (or is it a wasp?) caught my attention. I don’t know the meaning of the symbol, maybe Lambertus Swaan, the first one to be buried here, was bee-keeper. Buried here are Lambertus Swaan (1880-1918),...
The Nieuwe Algemene Begraafplaats (New General Cemetery) at the Bosdrift (street) in Hilversum, better known as the Bosdrift cemetery, was opened in 1890, and extended in 1912. Many trees that were planted when it opened are still there, now 120 or 100 years old,...
Arkes-Leuftink tombstone, Bosdrift cemetery, Hilversum. Translation of the inscription: Here rests Anna Leuftink, born 7 January 1853, died 11 January 1924. Miena Arkes-Leuftink, born 18 May 1864, died 8 January 1951. Ps. 23. Anna Geertruida Arkes, born 23 December...
Yesterday I showed you a photo of the Van Kampen family grave that I visited earlier this week. This is the same grave in 1941, shortly after my great-grandfather Hendrik van Kampen was buried here, the first burial in this grave. The photos were taken by my...
