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Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.-
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"Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about."
— G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy
Tag Archives: Vanden Bosch
Happy Birthday, Hendrik Vanden Bosch
Hendrik Van den Bosch was born in the rural village of Doornspijk, in Gelderland, the Netherlands’ largest province, on Sept. 20, 1827, making this week the 194th anniversary of his birth. Hendrik, who was my 2nd great grandfather, was born … Continue reading
Missing Grandma …
March 20 was the birthday of my late Grandma Kreykes, who was born back in 1910. I miss her very much. I have strong memories of my grandmother and think of her often. That’s Grandma in the middle of the … Continue reading
Posted in IOWA (ALL), Kreykes, Vanden Bosch
Tagged Iowa, Kreykes, Sioux County, Vanden Bosch
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Wednesday’s Child: Margaret Vanden Bosch (1924-1930)
Margaret was our grandmother’s younger sister. Heart complications took Margaret’s life when she was only 5 years old, a loss that came just three years after the death, at a relatively young age, of their mother, Mary. The obituary tells us that … Continue reading
They came from Doornspijk
Our great-grandfather Vanden Bosch, who migrated to northwest Iowa in the late 19th century, was by all currently available indications born and raised in the village of Doornspijk. Doornspijk is a Dutch village that in the mid-1970s became a part … Continue reading
Posted in IOWA (ALL), IOWA (Sioux County), NETHERLANDS, THEY CAME FROM ..., Vanden Bosch
Tagged Doornspijk, Iowa, Netherlands, Vanden Bosch
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More on locating Dutch ancestors … wie was wie
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the resources available for Dutch genealogy. I’ve had great success using the popular Genlias site to find Dutch records — mostly ancestral marriage records that have helped confirm the names of ancestors’ parents, as well … Continue reading
Posted in NETHERLANDS, RESEARCH PROCESS, Vanden Bosch
Tagged Netherlands, research, Vanden Bosch
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