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*Geographical and Historical information can be found here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overijssel Overijssel] | *Geographical and Historical information can be found here [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overijssel Overijssel] | ||
*The capital city of Overijssel is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwolle Zwolle] | *The capital city of Overijssel is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwolle Zwolle] | ||
*For genealogical purposes, Overijssel is split into two parts. The eastern part, Twente, used the system of farm names before the introduction of the civil registration. The western part, consisting of Salland and Vollenhove, used patronymics mostly although a clear line cannot be drawn between the regions. | *For genealogical purposes, Overijssel is split into two parts. The eastern part, Twente, used the system of farm names before the introduction of the civil registration. The western part, consisting of Salland and Vollenhove, used patronymics mostly although a clear line cannot be drawn between the regions. | ||
*People from Overijssel have always migrated across the border into Germany. In the middle of the nineteenth century, many members of the seceder church followed Albertus van Raalte and Anthony Brummelkamp’s advise to emigrate to the United States. Most of them ended up in Michigan. Another emigration wave followed at the end of the nineteenth century. | *People from Overijssel have always migrated across the border into Germany. In the middle of the nineteenth century, many members of the seceder church followed Albertus van Raalte and Anthony Brummelkamp’s advise to emigrate to the United States. Most of them ended up in Michigan. Another emigration wave followed at the end of the nineteenth century. | ||
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