Archive for the ‘Relative’ Category
How Names Change over Time
Image via Wikipedia A name isn’t necessarily the same as time passes. This can be a big hurdle when you’re doing genealogy research. In this post I’ll introduce you to one of these varying name problems I encountered. When researching my mothers ancestry I found an ancestor with the name Tombroek. In fact: Clasina Dorothea [...]
My ancient Scottish Heritage.
Image via Wikipedia Yes it is true, I have Scottish ancestors, but it’s a long time ago. Let’s tell you a story of how I found the information. My grandmother on father’s side has Mudde as a surname. I wanted to trace her ancestry beyond what I could find on paper (as my grandfather had [...]
In: Relative · Tagged with: Canada, Dunfermline, Europe, Fife, Genealogy, Masterton, Netherlands, Rotterdam, Scotland
Relative Who Died in World War II
Many people in Europe will have one or more relatives who died in World War II. I’m no exception. An uncle of my father was one of the unlucky people who was inprisoned for hiding a jewish child. He died in Germany in Hamburg. I allready knew this story – or at least fragments of [...]
In: Relative · Tagged with: Europe, Germany, History, Internment, World War II
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