Printshop at Holland American newspaper, 1899
Adrian Zuidweg 3rd from left; Lou Leeuwenhoek 5th from left
This photograph shows my great-grandfather Adrian Zuidweg (Adriaan Zuijdweg) and Aunt Jen’s husband (and Alice’s father) Lou Leeuwenhoek working in the printshop at the Holland American newspaper in 1899.
According to information provided by Larry Massie, historian and storyteller, the paper was called Hollandsche Amerikaan, founded in 1890 as a tri-weekly, 8 page newspaper. It was published in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in Dutch. The editor in 1899 was P.A. Dalm. The circulation of the paper was 1,500.
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Welcome to GeneaBloggers! This is a very interesting photo. Good luck with your future research.
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Reading it, I came across the Dutch names Zuidweg, DeKorn and Leeuwenhoek. Being Dutch myself, I was very much interested. I also have a blog with many genealogical subjects. One of my posts shows a survey of foreign genealogical blogs/sites showing Dutch origin surnames. The URL is http://www.patmcast.blogspot.com/2012/05/dutch-ancestors.html. The idea is to try and establish contacts between people who have an interest in the same surname. There are numerous cases in The Netherlands where people emigrated centuries ago without leaving a trace in Dutch archives. With my blog I try to bring Dutch and foreign (mainly US/CAN) genealogists together.
Therefore, I like to have your permission to show your site in my a.m. blog.
I look forward to your reaction!
Kind regards,
Peter
PS I am probably not telling you anything new but the main origin of both the Zuidwegs and the DeKorns is the province of Zeeland. The name Van Leeuwenhoek is famous here. In the 17/18th century there was a trades man named Anthony van Leeuwenhoek who built one of the first microscopes ever. Whether there is a connection with your Leeuwenhoek remains to be seen. It is just a piece of information that may be interesting to you.
Peter, thank you so very much for your information. I followed the URL to your blog, which is amazing! I can’t wait until I have time to investigate it more thoroughly. Yes, by all mean, please put my site on your blog. Also, my great great grandmother’s last name was Paak (sometimes seen Peek). These people are all from my grandfather’s family and I have more Dutch names, as well in that branch, such as Remine (Remynse?) and Bomhoft. Then my grandmother was a Mulder (common name, yes?). Many of the family members for both my grandparents came from Goes. Is that in Zeeland? I have seen the name Zeeland crop up over and over again.
As to Lou Leewenhoek, he was an orphan who married my great grandmother’s sister. They had one child, a girl. He had a brother in Kalamazoo, as well, and I don’t know what happened to him. The family story is that Uncle Lou was, in fact, a descendent of Anthony van Leeuwenhoek.
Thank you so much for stopping by and nice to meet you!
Best,
Luanne
Luanne, thanks for your quick reply and your OK to publish your blog on mine. If you click on this URL http://patmcast.blogspot.nl/2012/05/dutch-ancestors.html you can see how it looks like. If there is anything you want me to change or add (e.g. your city and/or state name, more Dutch names or) anything else, please let me know. I hope some useful contacts will develop. From time to time I’ll “advertise” my blog on Dutch genealogical forums.
For your information may serve that both the Paak and Peek surname exist here. Peeks have been emigrating to the USA as early as 1688.
Remine does not sound very Dutch but Remeijnse certainly does.
Also Bomhof without a t added.
Mulder indeed is a very common name. In fact there is another Mulder in my list. It is printed in red and shown under the Travels through my past-blog. But as you say, it is a common name so if there is any connection, that remains to be seen but you can always check with Liz. She is in California.
Goes is situated in Zeeland.
Kind regards,
Peter
It looks great, Peter. Zuidam should be Zuidweg. If you would like to put my city, I live in Phoenix, Arizona.
Interesting about the Peeks. I feel that Alice’s name was Paak and that it became Peek in some cases in the US because it sounded more “American.”
I will look for the other Mulder in your list!
Thank you so much for all your help.
Best wishes,
Luanne
Don’t know why I wrote Zuidam i.s.o. Zuidweg but it has been corrected.
And Phoenix, I was there twice in the 70s/80s. Also in Tucson. I think it was one of the most beautiful states I’ve ever been to!
Whether Alice’s name was Paak or Peek, the way to find out is to follow the paper trail back in the States as far as you can. You need to pinpoint the place/date of entry. And then you can “cross the Atlantic” and have a look in Dutch archives. Starting on the Dutch side is a too arduous task as there are too many Paaks/Peeks. Hopefully a Dutch genealogist, having seen your blog, will contact you in the meantime.
Good luck!
Peter
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I am the great granddaughter of P.A. Dalm. My grandfather also Peter A Dalm kept the print shop open into the 1940’s. We have a Navy Mother’s cookbook from that time period that was printed by his business.
Hi Jerrie, how wonderful that you still have the cookbook! Interesting to know that the print shop was open into the 1940s. Was it still printing in Dutch at that time, do you know?