Dutch history
Marathon Cup skating competition to start and end in the North
The newly appointed director of the tournament, Geert Jan-Muskens, announced on the 17th of July that the initial stage will...
Who what when where why: Keti Koti
What is does Keti Koti mean? 1 July is Keti Koti, the day that slavery officially ended in the former...
Bittersweet Heritage: a cultural event exploring Groningen’s connections to slavery
To what extent was Groningen involved in the trade of enslaved people? Where are those links still visible to this...
Frisians Mata Hari and Titia Bergsma to feature in History Canon
The Fries Museum, the Frisian Resistance Museum and the Ceramics Museum Princessehof have become part of the Canon network group,...
New foundation for “stumbling stones” in Groningen
From this point forward, the Stolpersteine Groningen Foundation will coordinate the placement of stolperstein (stumbling stones) in the municipality of...
Roman fibula found during archeological excavations in Groningen village Adorp
Archaeologists excavating a terp near Adorp a few kilometers north of the city of Groningen, have found an ancient Roman...
Drenthe’s ‘Veenkoloniën’ get UNESCO World Heritage status
The ‘benevolence colonies’ in Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord, Veenhuizen; and ‘het Vlaamse Wortel’ will all be added to the list Translated by...
Zuidlaren’s 820 year old horse market to go ahead this year
The Zuidlaardermarkt will go ahead this year, having been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 Mayor Marcel Thijsen...
Groningen Airport Eelde (in Drenthe) celebrates 90th birthday this year
The airport was opened on May 23, 1931 Translated by Thomas Ansell The only International airport in the North opened...
New research identifies previously-unknown victims at Westerbork
Camp Westerbork was the main transport camp through which Dutch jews were transported during the Holocaust Two researchers have analysed...