John Boeren, LLM, MSc, QG 🇳🇱
@antecedentia.com
Professional genealogist. Research in Netherlands and Belgium. Interest in early modern history. Member of APG and RQG. Graduate of University of Strathclyde. Scholar for New Netherland Settlers Project.
Business: https://www.antecedentia.com
Business: https://www.antecedentia.com
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Professional genealogist and independent researcher with over 35 years of experience in Dutch archival research. MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies (University of Strathclyde). Specialising in early modern family history and critical analysis of sources.
#genealogy #earlymodern
#genealogy #earlymodern
Somewhere, a house like this may have held your family for generations. Let’s dig through the Dutch records to see how far that story can be traced. www.antecedentia.com
#genealogy #familyhistory #archivalresearch
#genealogy #familyhistory #archivalresearch
September 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Somewhere, a house like this may have held your family for generations. Let’s dig through the Dutch records to see how far that story can be traced. www.antecedentia.com
#genealogy #familyhistory #archivalresearch
#genealogy #familyhistory #archivalresearch
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📣 We are excited to announce that the Fall 2026 issue (79.3) of Renaissance Quarterly has been published online and is now available to view. www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/rq/current #earlymodern #rentwitter @uchicagopress.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
📣 We are excited to announce that the Fall 2026 issue (79.3) of Renaissance Quarterly has been published online and is now available to view. www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/rq/current #earlymodern #rentwitter @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Extremely excited to announce an article co-authored by myself and Aaron Hyman on the visual and material cultures of Dutch piracy in the early modern Caribbean is now out in Renaissance quarterly @rsaorg.bsky.social , and open access! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Recasting the Silver Fleet, or The Propaganda of Piracy in the Dutch Caribbean | Renaissance Quarterly: Vol 79, No 3
In 1628, the Dutch West India Company captured a Spanish silver fleet off the shore
of Cuba. A broadside by Claes Jansz Visscher (1587–1652) celebrated the event, illustrating
the battle and providing...
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September 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Extremely excited to announce an article co-authored by myself and Aaron Hyman on the visual and material cultures of Dutch piracy in the early modern Caribbean is now out in Renaissance quarterly @rsaorg.bsky.social , and open access! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Last week I helped guide a heritage travel group from the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society through the Netherlands — Pilgrim sites in Leiden & Delfshaven, archives in Rotterdam & Amsterdam, and more.
www.antecedentia.com/2026/09/guid...
#genealogy #familyhistory #heritagetrip
www.antecedentia.com/2026/09/guid...
#genealogy #familyhistory #heritagetrip
Guiding the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society Through the Netherlands - Antecedentia
Your family’s past deserves to be walked through, not just filed away. Last week, I had the privilege of doing exactly that — not with a single client, but with a whole group of them at once. For five...
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September 6, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Last week I helped guide a heritage travel group from the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society through the Netherlands — Pilgrim sites in Leiden & Delfshaven, archives in Rotterdam & Amsterdam, and more.
www.antecedentia.com/2026/09/guid...
#genealogy #familyhistory #heritagetrip
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#genealogy #familyhistory #heritagetrip
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NEW MRes in History with Genealogical Studies!
A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research.
Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...
#Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes
A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research.
Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...
#Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes
August 26, 2026 at 11:14 AM
NEW MRes in History with Genealogical Studies!
A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research.
Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...
#Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes
A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research.
Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post...
#Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes
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The schedule for the 2026-2027 NNI's Scholars Seminar is live at newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/nni...
Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 9/16; Giovanna Montenegro (Binghamton) will present "Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Contributions to European Naturalists’ New World Ecology."
Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 9/16; Giovanna Montenegro (Binghamton) will present "Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Contributions to European Naturalists’ New World Ecology."
NNI Scholar's Seminar
NNI Scholars’ Seminar The New Netherland Institute hosts a Zoom seminar where academics, public historians, and graduate students meet to discuss a piece of chapter-...
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September 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The schedule for the 2026-2027 NNI's Scholars Seminar is live at newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/nni...
Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 9/16; Giovanna Montenegro (Binghamton) will present "Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Contributions to European Naturalists’ New World Ecology."
Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 9/16; Giovanna Montenegro (Binghamton) will present "Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Contributions to European Naturalists’ New World Ecology."
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Vandaag beginnen @unileiden.bsky.social de Historidagen. Het perfecte moment voor het lanceren van @nieuweplag.bsky.social , onze onderzoekgroep voor de politieke en culturele plattelandsgeschiedenis van Nederland. Ook te volgen via nieuweplag.nl
Nieuwe PLAG — New Rural History
Nieuwe Plag
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August 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Vandaag beginnen @unileiden.bsky.social de Historidagen. Het perfecte moment voor het lanceren van @nieuweplag.bsky.social , onze onderzoekgroep voor de politieke en culturele plattelandsgeschiedenis van Nederland. Ook te volgen via nieuweplag.nl
Today, I took a group of American guests on a tour of Leiden. We visited the Pieterskerk and viewed original documents at the local archives. It was a wonderful way to learn more about the Pilgrims.
#genealogy #earlymodern #pilgrimfathers #newengland
#genealogy #earlymodern #pilgrimfathers #newengland
September 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Today, I took a group of American guests on a tour of Leiden. We visited the Pieterskerk and viewed original documents at the local archives. It was a wonderful way to learn more about the Pilgrims.
#genealogy #earlymodern #pilgrimfathers #newengland
#genealogy #earlymodern #pilgrimfathers #newengland
Every archive holds a street you haven’t walked yet. At Antecedentia, we don’t just hand you names and dates — we take you through the world your ancestors actually lived in. Ready to walk your family’s past?
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#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestraltourism #heritagetrips
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#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestraltourism #heritagetrips
August 23, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Every archive holds a street you haven’t walked yet. At Antecedentia, we don’t just hand you names and dates — we take you through the world your ancestors actually lived in. Ready to walk your family’s past?
antecedentia.com
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestraltourism #heritagetrips
antecedentia.com
#genealogy #familyhistory #ancestraltourism #heritagetrips
Imagine. Your wife dies, three young kids. You decide to earn money as a soldier on a ship. One task: to live frugally in New Netherland so that there’s some money left to support your children in Amsterdam. It happened to Leendert Claesen van Rijpen in 1657. #genealogy #earlymodern #newnetherland
August 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Imagine. Your wife dies, three young kids. You decide to earn money as a soldier on a ship. One task: to live frugally in New Netherland so that there’s some money left to support your children in Amsterdam. It happened to Leendert Claesen van Rijpen in 1657. #genealogy #earlymodern #newnetherland
It's fascinating to read court records from the 1660s. In one, for example, someone is called a “uijtsuijper” (leech) and is then threatened: “ick soude jou wat anders leeren” (I’d teach you a lesson).
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern
August 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It's fascinating to read court records from the 1660s. In one, for example, someone is called a “uijtsuijper” (leech) and is then threatened: “ick soude jou wat anders leeren” (I’d teach you a lesson).
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern
New sketches of New Netherland’s Earliest Settlers!
These sketches trace where each individual came from, who they married, and other details of everyday life in the colony.
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern #newnetherland
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These sketches trace where each individual came from, who they married, and other details of everyday life in the colony.
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern #newnetherland
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August 20, 2026 at 3:04 PM
New sketches of New Netherland’s Earliest Settlers!
These sketches trace where each individual came from, who they married, and other details of everyday life in the colony.
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern #newnetherland
www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-recor...
These sketches trace where each individual came from, who they married, and other details of everyday life in the colony.
#genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern #newnetherland
www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-recor...
Your ancestors’ story isn’t in a spreadsheet—it’s in the streets, churches, and canals of the Netherlands. Heritage research + ancestral tourism designed for you. Walk in their footsteps. 🇳🇱 antecedentia.com
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeritageTravel #DutchAncestry #AncestralTourism #DutchHeritage
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeritageTravel #DutchAncestry #AncestralTourism #DutchHeritage
August 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Your ancestors’ story isn’t in a spreadsheet—it’s in the streets, churches, and canals of the Netherlands. Heritage research + ancestral tourism designed for you. Walk in their footsteps. 🇳🇱 antecedentia.com
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeritageTravel #DutchAncestry #AncestralTourism #DutchHeritage
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeritageTravel #DutchAncestry #AncestralTourism #DutchHeritage
To my #genealogy friends in #Australia. I will be visiting your country in 2027 again. The plan is to spend time in #Melbourne and #Tasmania. Mid-March to Mid-April.
It would be great to find opportunities to talk about Dutch #familyhistory. Please let me know or drop my name with your contacts.
It would be great to find opportunities to talk about Dutch #familyhistory. Please let me know or drop my name with your contacts.
July 28, 2026 at 1:18 PM
To my #genealogy friends in #Australia. I will be visiting your country in 2027 again. The plan is to spend time in #Melbourne and #Tasmania. Mid-March to Mid-April.
It would be great to find opportunities to talk about Dutch #familyhistory. Please let me know or drop my name with your contacts.
It would be great to find opportunities to talk about Dutch #familyhistory. Please let me know or drop my name with your contacts.
Great opportunity for a (volunteer) position as senior co-editor of the @regqualgenes.bsky.social journal with peer reviewed articles on family history. #genealogy #familyhistory
July 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Great opportunity for a (volunteer) position as senior co-editor of the @regqualgenes.bsky.social journal with peer reviewed articles on family history. #genealogy #familyhistory
Two interesting quotes:
“Good genealogy […] is about following the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means abandoning conclusions we previously felt confident about.”
“History provides the context that allows genealogy to move beyond description and towards understanding.”
#genealogy
“Good genealogy […] is about following the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means abandoning conclusions we previously felt confident about.”
“History provides the context that allows genealogy to move beyond description and towards understanding.”
#genealogy
I've realised over the past few years that I spend far less time looking for new records than I do trying to understand the ones I've already found.
That shift has completely changed the way I approach family history, so I've written about it in my latest article 👇
#familyhistory #genealogy
That shift has completely changed the way I approach family history, so I've written about it in my latest article 👇
#familyhistory #genealogy
What Family Historians Can Learn from Professional Historians
One of the biggest misconceptions about history is that historians spend their lives memorising dates and collecting facts. In reality, facts are only the starting point. Historians are interested …
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June 30, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Two interesting quotes:
“Good genealogy […] is about following the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means abandoning conclusions we previously felt confident about.”
“History provides the context that allows genealogy to move beyond description and towards understanding.”
#genealogy
“Good genealogy […] is about following the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means abandoning conclusions we previously felt confident about.”
“History provides the context that allows genealogy to move beyond description and towards understanding.”
#genealogy
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🗽 Welcome to New York: All About Arrival Records
What can arrival records reveal about our ancestors’ journeys to America?
Join Alec Ferretti for a look at immigration records, passenger lists, and overlooked sources that help uncover family stories.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ImmigrationHistory
What can arrival records reveal about our ancestors’ journeys to America?
Join Alec Ferretti for a look at immigration records, passenger lists, and overlooked sources that help uncover family stories.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ImmigrationHistory
June 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
🗽 Welcome to New York: All About Arrival Records
What can arrival records reveal about our ancestors’ journeys to America?
Join Alec Ferretti for a look at immigration records, passenger lists, and overlooked sources that help uncover family stories.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ImmigrationHistory
What can arrival records reveal about our ancestors’ journeys to America?
Join Alec Ferretti for a look at immigration records, passenger lists, and overlooked sources that help uncover family stories.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ImmigrationHistory
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Publication day! A new issue of Early Modern Low Countries (EMLC). And we have a scoop! Joris Oddens introduces an unknown painting and argues that the painting depicts a meeting of the Dutch States General in the Statenzaal at the Binnenhof in the year 1608. Curious? doi.org/10.51750/eml...
June 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Publication day! A new issue of Early Modern Low Countries (EMLC). And we have a scoop! Joris Oddens introduces an unknown painting and argues that the painting depicts a meeting of the Dutch States General in the Statenzaal at the Binnenhof in the year 1608. Curious? doi.org/10.51750/eml...
These days, I am guiding an American family on their journey to discover their Dutch history. We visited the National Prison Museum in Veenhuizen, where they paid their respects at the unmarked grave of an ancestor who died there in 1847.
#genealogy #heritagetrip #ancestraltourism
#genealogy #heritagetrip #ancestraltourism
June 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
These days, I am guiding an American family on their journey to discover their Dutch history. We visited the National Prison Museum in Veenhuizen, where they paid their respects at the unmarked grave of an ancestor who died there in 1847.
#genealogy #heritagetrip #ancestraltourism
#genealogy #heritagetrip #ancestraltourism
Professional genealogist and independent researcher with over 35 years of experience in Dutch archival research. MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies (University of Strathclyde). Specialising in early modern family history and critical analysis of sources.
#genealogy #earlymodern
#genealogy #earlymodern
June 10, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Professional genealogist and independent researcher with over 35 years of experience in Dutch archival research. MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies (University of Strathclyde). Specialising in early modern family history and critical analysis of sources.
#genealogy #earlymodern
#genealogy #earlymodern
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The reliquary of the Gorcum martyrs in the St Nicholas church in Brussels. 19 priests murdered by Protestant Beggar troops in 1572 during the Netherlandish Revolt.
#reformazing
#reformationinthelowcountries
#1572ayearintheendofchristendom
#reformazing
#reformationinthelowcountries
#1572ayearintheendofchristendom
June 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The reliquary of the Gorcum martyrs in the St Nicholas church in Brussels. 19 priests murdered by Protestant Beggar troops in 1572 during the Netherlandish Revolt.
#reformazing
#reformationinthelowcountries
#1572ayearintheendofchristendom
#reformazing
#reformationinthelowcountries
#1572ayearintheendofchristendom
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Published this month, the 6th volume in the series! Order 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social here and get 35% off using the code BB897: boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
June 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Published this month, the 6th volume in the series! Order 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social here and get 35% off using the code BB897: boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
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It's time I begin another Genealogy Starter Pack. If you are on Bluesky and are an active poster talking about Genealogy or similar - reply to this & I'll add you! 💙
Hoping it might help newcomers to #Genealogy Bluesky a starting point of active posters to follow. 😄
Hoping it might help newcomers to #Genealogy Bluesky a starting point of active posters to follow. 😄
June 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
It's time I begin another Genealogy Starter Pack. If you are on Bluesky and are an active poster talking about Genealogy or similar - reply to this & I'll add you! 💙
Hoping it might help newcomers to #Genealogy Bluesky a starting point of active posters to follow. 😄
Hoping it might help newcomers to #Genealogy Bluesky a starting point of active posters to follow. 😄
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Congratulations to RQG member Nicola Johnson on being awarded the Masters Dissertation Prize by the British Commission for Maritime History, for her work on the Titanic Relief Fund.
Find out more about her work on allaboutancestors.com
#Genealogy #Titanic #MaritimeHistory
Find out more about her work on allaboutancestors.com
#Genealogy #Titanic #MaritimeHistory
June 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Congratulations to RQG member Nicola Johnson on being awarded the Masters Dissertation Prize by the British Commission for Maritime History, for her work on the Titanic Relief Fund.
Find out more about her work on allaboutancestors.com
#Genealogy #Titanic #MaritimeHistory
Find out more about her work on allaboutancestors.com
#Genealogy #Titanic #MaritimeHistory
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LISTEN NOW: "The Debtor" with Andrew Redfern.
S11EP05 – ‘The Debtor’ with Andrew Redfern
In this fifth episode of Season Eleven, host Andrew Martin welcomes Australian genealogist and tech nerd - Andrew Redfern. Host Andrew hears how he got hooked on family history, his work on the Ironclad Sisterhood Project, and about his love for using AI in genealogy. The Life Story - William Millwood Bestwick Andrew has chosen to tell the story of…
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June 2, 2026 at 1:39 AM
LISTEN NOW: "The Debtor" with Andrew Redfern.