Volkje Jurrianse Nordstrand (1618 - 1703) If Jan Franz Van Husum is the first direct American ancestor of all who bear the name Van Huss,...

Johannes Vermeer, the Milkmaid, c. 1658 On the last day of the last year of her life on Nordstrand, Volkje and her sister Annetje woul...

Reinier Zeeman (ca. 1623–1667 Dutch), Flooded I often wonder what thoughts they had, what they said to each other, what they felt. The...

Tuinstraat Today As I closed the door of our home for the last time, Volkjie, my wife of two weeks said, “Goodbye sweet life.” ...

I often remind myself that though we are different in many ways, we are one family sharing a belief in a greater goodness. Johannes Van Hu...

What is in a Name Off the coast of Schleswig, in the North Sea, lay the island of Nordstrand . Here, in 1618, was born to Wilhelm Jurianse...