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# What do you know about our first ancestor to come from the Netherlands? (open-ended)
# What do you know about our first ancestor to come from Netherlands? (open-ended)
#  Have you ever heard mention of towns in the Netherlands where the family lived?
#  Have you ever heard mention of towns in Netherlands where the family lived?
#  Do you have contact with any relatives in the Netherlands?
#  Do you have contact with any relatives in Netherlands?
#.  Do you have contact with other branches of the family in the U.S.?
#.  Do you have contact with other branches of the family in the U.S.?
#.  When _____________ came from the Netherlands, did he travel with other family members?
#.  When _____________ came from Netherlands, did he travel with other family members?
#.  Do you know when _________________ arrived and which port city?
#.  Do you know when _________________ arrived and which port city?
#  Did _______________ever become a citizen?
#  Did _______________ever become a citizen?
#  Did_________________fight in World War I or II?
#  Did_________________fight in World War I or II?
#  When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined?
#  When they first came, were there already family members here who they joined?
#  Did_______________ever mention their parents in the Netherlands?
#  Did_______________ever mention their parents in Netherlands?
#  Were they Catholic?
#  Were they Catholic?
#  Do you have any old letters or postcards from your the Netherlands family?
#  Do you have any old letters or postcards from your Netherlands family?
#  Do you have any pictures of family members in the Netherlands?
#  Do you have any pictures of family members in Netherlands?
 
==Search Genealogies Compiled by Others==
==Search Genealogies Compiled by Others==
*[http://www.cbg.nl Centrum voor Familigeschiedenis] Resources include printed genealogies in the CBG librar yand contact information of others researching the surname
*[http://www.cbg.nl Centrum voor Familigeschiedenis] Resources include printed genealogies in the CBG librar yand contact information of others researching the surname