Today I found my great grandmother all over the Internet on Pinterest originating in an online exhibition on the history of Amsterdam as told through documents. Thanks to a distant cousin in Friesland, Jelle Rietsma, I was able to trace my maternal lineage to the 1700s. My paternal lineage is less clear but perhaps this […]
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A War Story – ‘n Oorlogs Verhaal – Former Home of Gatske de Jong – 70 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat – Amsterdam, NL
This is the site where my great-grandmother Gatske de Jong lived and where she later sold flowers during and after World World II. Gatske was originally from Leeuwarden, Friesland before moving to Amsterdam and marrying my great-grandfather Frans Ludwig Broekveldt on April 27, 1904 – who died before my grandfather, Frans Ludwig Broekveldt II was […]
Frans Ludwig Broekveldt & Gatske de Jong – Marriage License – April 27, 1904 – Amsterdam Historic Museum – State Archives – Death Notice of Frans Broekveldt III
Today I received a comment from an old friend of my uncle’s. Rudy Leine wrote me this message about my uncle: Frans and I had been very good friends. We had the nicknames Ghandy and Goof when we were about 16 to 18 years old. I live in Brazil for many and many years. These […]
Gatske Broekveldt-de Jong – Bloemen en Planten – 70 Korte Leidsedwarsstraat – Amsterdam, NL
After WWII, my great grandmother, Gatske de Jong sold flowers & plants from her domicile storefront a block southeast of Leidseplein in Amsterdam. My mother remembers spending days with her at the flower market learning the “bloemenhandel” or flower trade. I love the surprise when I enlarged this to find my grand mother with her […]
Doro’s Annex Unveiled – Paints, Oils, Glass, Varnish & Paints! – Michael Glicksman, Featured Fade
Back in December of 2013, Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York did a posting on the “upscale florist shop” Doro’s Annex, which after 33 years in business finally shut its doors on 9th Avenue and West 21st Street. Yesterday, an Instagram buddy of mine, Michael Glicksman posted the image above and at my request sent me the […]
Traditional Dutch Costumes of Volendam, NL – Great Grandparents & Myself
Above is a picture of my great-grandmother with her second husband in costumes of the Volendam region of North Holland. I’m guessing this was taken after the war (WWII) circa 1948. Below is myself in typical Volendamse klederdracht or traditional clothing. I found a great website that gives audio examples of all of the dialects spoken […]
What have you survived lately?
What have you survived lately? A weekend without Wi-Fi? An evening on public transportation? An obligatory visit to a surly senior who never saw the silver lining even when it was screaming rainbows? Some of us have survived plane crashes, walked away from car wrecks or have struggled with major diseases and have lived to share […]
