Author: Love Netherlands
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Tracing Your Dutch Mennonite Roots: Records, Churches and Places
Trace your Dutch Mennonite roots with this guide to doopsgezind church records, Frisian archives, key surnames and the churches you can still visit.
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The Love Netherlands Guide № 009: Wooden Clogs (Klompen)
Photo: Photo by Jametlene Reskp on Unsplash Walk into a working clog shop and the first thing you notice is the smell: fresh, damp wood, because a good klomp is carved from a tree that was alive weeks earlier, not from a dry plank. Poplar and willow are soft and wet enough to cut like…
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Things to Do in Leeuwarden, Netherlands: A Visitor’s Guide to Friesland’s Capital
Things to do in Leeuwarden: climb the leaning Oldehove, visit top museums and walk Friesland’s canals. Plan your Dutch city visit with our guide.
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Dordrecht’s Tilting Tower and Wetlands
Love Netherlands newsletter — Things to Do in Dordrecht, Netherlands: Old Harbours and the Biesbosch
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Tracing Your Dutch Jewish Ancestry: Records, Archives and Memorials
Trace your Dutch Jewish ancestry with this guide to Amsterdam archives, civil records, the Joods Monument and Jewish heritage places to visit.
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Things to Do in Dordrecht, Netherlands: Old Harbours and the Biesbosch
Things to do in Dordrecht: a leaning church tower, historic harbours, a fine art museum and the Biesbosch wetlands, all in one Dutch day out.
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Schiedam’s Windmills and Jenever Secret
Love Netherlands newsletter — Things to Do in Schiedam, Netherlands: Windmills, Jenever, and History
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The VOC Trail: Following Your Dutch Ancestors to the East
Follow the VOC trail through Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Amsterdam and Zeeland. Find the archives, ports and museums that tell your Dutch ancestors’ story.
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Things to Do in Schiedam, Netherlands: Windmills, Jenever, and History
Discover things to do in Schiedam, Netherlands — the city of tall windmills and Dutch jenever. Full visitor guide with practical tips for 2026.
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Dutch Brass Bands Travel Guide
Love Netherlands newsletter — The Love Netherlands Guide № 008: Dutch Brass Bands
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Why Your Dutch Ancestors Chose Their Surname in 1811: The Napoleon Naming Law
How Napoleon’s 1811 naming decree made Dutch families without a fixed surname choose one, what the old patronymics meant, and how to trace your Dutch ancestors.
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Power, Paintings, and a Grand North Sea Shore: The Complete Guide to The Hague and Scheveningen
Power, Paintings, and a Grand North Sea Shore: The Complete Guide to The Hague and Scheveningen The seat of Dutch government, a treasury of Golden Age masterpieces, and a sweeping Edwardian resort — all in one extraordinary city. An introduction to The Hague and Scheveningen There is a gentle corrective the Dutch will offer any…