Ok, so maybe it’s not a full collection. Uncle Lou (Lambertus Leeuwenhoek) left behind two Bibles, both printed in Dutch. One is a full size Bible to read at home. The other is smaller, perhaps the size he could tuck into his pocket and carry around.
Uncle Lou’s Bijbels
When my grandfather and grandmother gave me the family photographs and glass negatives, they showed me a family Bible or Bijbel, as it is called in Dutch. It wasn’t one of these, but one that had my direct family tree written inside the cover. That was what my grandparents used to help guide their memories about the people associated with the photographs. I don’t know what has happened to the Bible. I hope someone in the family has it and is taking good care of it. If you are reading this, Bible-keeper, please let me know it’s safe and, if you can, send me some pix!
The insides of Uncle Lou’s Bijbels
The writing inside the front of the larger Bible
These words are printed inside the front of the smaller Bijbel
Inside the front of the smaller Bijbel, next page
Lou wrote his name at the back of this Bijbel
The Family Kalamazoo 
Don’t you just love that old handwriting!
Absolutely beautiful handwriting!
I may have it will take look in the next day or so.
Uncle don
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Uncle Don, I hope you do have it! If you do, please take some pix and email to me, if you can :)! xo
Precious artifacts!
Yes, they are very special!!
I love family Bibles…they always tell great stories…
What treasures for the family! I wonder if people still put family history in Bibles or if it’s a lost art. Does anyone know?
I’ve heard a lot about family bibles and always wondered if anyone in my extended family had one. so far one has not surfaced.. maybe its time to start my own? thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures
I think it would be a wonderful gift to future generations. I was just asking above if people still did this or if it’s lost to the past.
Absolutely wonderful!!! What a treasure…
Thank you so much for reading, Catherine. I’m so glad you enjoyed seeing these precious treasures from my family.
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