The favourite son Jan Zee was the twelfth, last, and it seems most loved child of Bruin Bruinzoon Zee and Jannetje Tromp. His birth was something of a surprise –…
Lightening strike on a summers morning Klaas Zee was born in Twisk, in 1877, as the first son of Pieter Zee & Geertje Zijp. His younger brother Pieter Zee started…
In the early 1870’s, a discovery was made in the graveyard of Arbergen. A pair of gravestones from the mid 1600’s carried intriguing and unique markings, etched into the stone….
The Belgian Campaign In 1831, Pieter was selected to join the Dutch Army, and joined the cavalry in a regiment called the Ligte Dragonders No. 5. The selection was a…
Adventures in America Pieter Zee was an adventurer and pioneer. In many ways, the story of Peter Zee is the story of America itself. He left his native Holland in…
Bruin Bruinszoon Zee was the first Dutch-born Zee, born in Medemblik in 1735 to Bruno Zee and Anna Margaretha Meyers. In his twenties, he was a sailor and ships carpenter,…
Door Meindert J. Prins Vrijdag 4 januari 1935 was een vorstvrije, bewolkte dag met een zwakke wind uit het noordwesten en weinig kans op regen. De 41 jarige Andijker tuinder…
