I am trying to find my GG Grandparents who came from Holand. They immigrated to WI in 1870.
Jane Dunkirk [m] a John Flipsey and had a son Peter. When Peter was 3yrs old John died and Jane married Marine Sandee/Sandine and had a daughter Mary [my Great Grandmother] They then moved to Spenser, Clay County, IA.
I have been trying to find out if they married in US or Holand and where Mary and Hattie Sandee were born.

Hello Donna,

Thanks for your message.

Can you tell me what the connection with the Berkhof / Berkhoff family name is and what exactly your question is?

Regards,

Marnix Berkhoff.

I'm sorry sir, I was trying to find a Dutch message board and didn't reailize it was a family board.

Hello Donna,

Genealogy is a popular hobby in The Netherlands. This in contrast to Germany (which is another country!). There are a lot of portal websites for Dutch family research. Here are a few that are used a lot, but there are much more:

www.cbg.nl/ ((Official) Dutch Genealogical Centre)
www.kwartierstraat.nl/
http://genealogie-opnaam-abcde.startpagina.nl/ (letters abcde)
http://genealogie-opnaam-fghij.startpagina.nl/ (letters fghij)
http://genealogie-opnaam-klmno.startpagina.nl/ (letters klmno)
http://genealogie-opnaam-pqrst.startpagina.nl/ (letters pqrst)
http://genealogie-opnaam-uvwxyz.startpagina.nl/ (letters uvwxyz)

Most Dutch are able to read and write simple and clear English sentences and questions. Elderly people can have more trouble with it.

Good luck!

Marnix Berkhoff.