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....
A Dutch scene that is about to disappear. This bridge, over the Lekkanaal canal in the town Nieuwegein, is known as the Overeindsebrug. It will be replaced by a new, higher bridge later this year.
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...
