Category Archives: Readers’ tips
More information on the Tuckers
Nico Fokker just send me some new information on the Tucker family in West Sayville. Here it is:
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Tucker’s real name was Fokker
The mystery of the name William Tucker, founder of West Sayville (once Tuckertown) on Long Island (NY), seems to be resolved. In an article about the Zeeuwse oyster industry on Long Island, which unfortunately I have not been able to … Continue reading
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The days after The Great Flood of 1953
Jan Weststrate from Krabbendijke send me this picture of his relatives a while ago, of whom some live in The Netherlands and some in Holland (MI). The parents of his granddad Geert van Iwaarden were Jan van Iwaarden en Kee … Continue reading
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Serendipity
Peter de Lijser, who is organizing a huge De Lijser reunion in 2010, posted the following story as a comment under one of my entries. It would be a shame if this one stays unnoticed to most of you, so here … Continue reading
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A Dominicus provided the winter home for general Knox
My forefathers have played a little part in US history, I was surprised to discover this week. PZC-reader Dies Martens brought the Vanderveer-Knox House to my attention. The house is in Pluckemin, NJ. “You are stirring up quite something with … Continue reading
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Baseball player Jim Kaat had Zeeuwse ancestors
A reader of the PZC just called my attention to the famous American baseball player James Lee Kaat, nicknamed ‘Kitty’. “His ancestors are from Zeeland. When I was studying my own family tree, I learned that two couples migrated to … Continue reading
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