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Church Sunday: Hilversum

Church Sunday: Hilversum

The St. Vitus church in Hilversum is a catholic church. It was built in 1891-1892, to replace a late-18th church that had become too small. The original plans were for a church without tower (the tower was too expensive), but disappointed catholics managed to collect...
Church Sunday: Hilversum

Church Sunday: Hilversum

Dutch reformed church, Laarderweg, Hilversum. The card was published by Hema, a well-known Dutch department store. The church, known as the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), was designed by the Hilversum architect J. van Dillewijn. It did not exist long: It was officially...
Tombstone Tuesday: Jannetje Willemse

Tombstone Tuesday: Jannetje Willemse

Hier rust Here rests Onze lieve vrouw en moeder Our dear wife and mother Jannetje van Kampen-Willemsen Jannetje van Kampen-Willemsen Geb[oren] 14 maart 1874 Born 14 March 1874 Overl[eden] 17 juli 1939 Died 17 July 1939 Jannetje Willemse (not Willemsen, the tombstone...