Genealogical Working Group: Lecture tour ‘En toch we liever hier hier blijven’ by Tjitte de Vries

The members of the Genealogical Working Group (Genealogysk Wurkferbân) focus on the cohesion of those genera and the circumstances in which they lived. They do so to deepen their own understanding, but also to help others, such as historians, with the results of their research.

Every year, the Genealogical Working Group organises a series of meetings. The lectures are held at Tresoar and are free of charge and open to everyone.

Activities

The activities of the season 2025-2026:

• Saturday 29 November 2025: Lecture by Rob Dix on Middeleeuws Vlechtwerk, a database containing genealogical information on approximately 140,000 individuals born before 1700 (including approximately 7,000 Frisians)
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• Saturday 3 January 2026: Lecture tour based on the book ‘En toch we liever hier hier blijven’ by Tjitte de Vries;
• Saturday 31 January 2026: Lecture by Martha van der Zwaag on the ‘Pilat’ family;
• Saturday 7 March 2026: Joint meeting with NGV and the Maritime History Working Group, with lecture by Jan Auke Walburg on 'Friezen op zee. De Gouden eeuw van de koopvaardij in Friese steden en dorpen’
• Saturday 4 April 2026: Presentation of the 75th Genealogical Yearbook

More information will follow soon.