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Death certificate of Henricus Coppens

Death certificate of Henricus Coppens, my 3rd great-grandfather: On the 25th of the Month December of the year 1852 in this municipality [Aardenburg], at 8 o’clock in the evening, passed away Henricus Coppens, 62, born in Moerkerke (Belgium), laboring man,...
Tombstone Tuesday: Wimmers

Tombstone Tuesday: Wimmers

A tombstone for two sisters. Elisabeth Sophia Charlotte Anna Wimmers was born on 13 April 1893, her sister Emilie Hendrika Jacoba Maria Wimmers on 23 October 1896, both in Utrecht. Their parents were Willem Jacob Adriaan Wimmers and Anna Dorette Elise Sophie Müller....
Death certificate of Johanna Jansen

Death certificate of Johanna Jansen

Death certificate of Johanna Jansen, my 3rd great-grandmother: Here [in Maastricht], [the day] before yesterday [7 December 1867] around eleven in the morning, passed away Johanna Jansen, no occupation, 49, born in Hees province Gelderland, widow of Johannes Fopper...
Tombstone Tuesday: Doorman

Tombstone Tuesday: Doorman

Buried here are Gep[ensioneerd] Luit[enant] Gen[eraal] Art[illerie] (retired lieutenant general artillery) Christoffel Lodewijk Doorman and Chris Lodewijk Doorman Phil. Nat. Docts.. Christoffel Lodewijk Doorman, son of Willem Hendrik Doorman and Charlotta Wilhelmina...
Langgewenscht, Hilversum

Langgewenscht, Hilversum

Farm buildings at the Langgewenst square in Hilversum (or Langgewenscht, as it was spelled at the time). The photo was taken by my grandfather, Henk van Kampen (1912-1997), in November 1932. This view disappeared a long time ago, the square looks completely different...