Recently, I came across a postcard that was sent on May 1, 1900, from Amsterdam to Werkendam. The addressee, Mr. Blommers, was, judging by the address, employed at the Werkendam telegraph office in North Brabant, close to the Biesbosch. And...
On May 25, 2011, the blog discussed the border adjustment that took place following the annexation of a piece of German territory by the Netherlands as 'reparations'. One of the villages located in the 'acquired' area was Süsterseel. This agricultural...
Misspelled place names are not uncommon. However, it should be expected that official authorities give places the correct names. Yet, things can sometimes go wrong. This was also the case in Zuidbarge, a village near Emmen in the province of Drenthe....
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