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Research and publications
The research into the roots of the Haselhoff family is the basis for all other activities of the Family Foundation.
In the 1960s, Bastiaan Hazelhoff (1926-2002) started researching his ancestors. In the 1970s, the research was continued by cousins Albert Hazelhoff (1956) and Jan Hazelhoff (1958). This resulted in the publication of the Chronicle of the Haselhoff family in 1992. From that moment on, almost all bearers of the family name, spelled in whatever way, could find out who their Dutch ancestors were. Research has also been carried out in Germany, especially in Dortmund and the surrounding area, to trace the family's origin to the source. The research into the family history continued after the publication of the Chronicle. Due to busy work, Jan Hazelhoff had to stop his activities for the foundation. Now it is Roelof Hazelhoff (1947) who, together with Albert Hazelhoff, is intensively involved in this. They wrote the New Chronicle of the Haselhoff family, which appeared in 2010.
Albert and Roelof are currently also responsible for most of the research stories in the HaselhoffBulletin, which is published twice a year.
Publications
Chronicle of the Haselhoff family; description of eight centuries of family history
Many years of genealogical and historical research preceded the publication of this book (560 pages) in 1992. The Chronicle has been compiled and written by Mr Drs Albert Hazelhoff, historian and Mr Jan HA Hazelhoff, lecturer in law. The Chronicle includes the genealogy of the Haselhoff family, (family) stories, photo material, research data from purchase and sale deeds, from marriage contracts and wills. In short, the oldest history of the genus in a more descriptive form and placed as much as possible in historical perspective. Unfortunately, this edition is no longer available.
New Chronicle of the Haselhoff Family
New research data and new photographic material have grown to such an extent over the years that the board decided to publish an updated version of the Chronicle. The authors of the Nieuwe Chronicle (606 pages) published in 2010 are Drs Albert Hazelhoff and Roelof Hazelhoff RA. They describe the origins of farms and families that bear the name Haselhoff. In this work they have also reproduced the genealogies of the families living in the Netherlands and abroad as completely and up-to-date as possible.
HaselhoffBulletin
This is, as it were, the 'lifeline' for contacts with donors. In addition to interesting announcements from the board, a publication contains as much information as possible in the form of articles, (genealogical) research, historical facts and memories, acquisitions for the family archive, family messages and the mention of new donors. The bulletin appears twice a year and is distributed to all donors and interested parties. In 1999, the HaselhoffBulletin was chosen as the best family magazine in the Netherlands by the Family Organizations Department of the Dutch Genealogical Association. To give an impression of the content, we refer you to the last published issue.
Family trees
The genealogical information of the different family branches is kept in Aldfaer, a computer program for recording all family tree data. More than 10,000 persons have already been registered in the family trees.
It is the intention that this information will be available to family members and other interested parties on this website in the near future.
Do you help the Family Foundation with new information?
The Family Foundation conducts research into the origin and history of the Haselhoff family. The two researchers, Albert and Roelof Hazelhoff, are intensively involved in this. In addition, we try to use as many external sources of information as possible. Anyone who can provide information related to the above investigations is invited to pass it on to the secretariat of the Family Foundation. This also applies to any questions about, for example, the origin of or the persons in a photo.
Ongoing Investigations
Painter J. Haselhoff from Breda ( /- 1650 )
Habitat history of the Haselhoff family in Wedde
Hazelhoff-Roelfzema family in the period 1850-1950
Haselhoff family in and around Dortmund (D)
Family De Haselhoff in Belgium
Results of current research
Aafke Geerts Hazelhoff van Brederode (VI-2-2) and Henricus Reinirus Vosch van Avesaet, a distinguished marriage?On 23 May 1774 Wilmina married Elzes Hazelhof (VI-2), the daughter of Else Haselhof(f) ( V-4) and Aafke Meertens, at the age of 30 in De Langackerschans (nowadays Nieuweschans) with the 29 year old Geert Geerts Grim living there. From this marriage four children were born, three daughters and a son. So far nothing special. What is striking, however, is that their daughter Aafke Grim, born on August 12, 1776, marries a young man with a remarkable name Henricus Reinirus Vosch van Avesaet. We have not been able to find the marriage in the archives, but we can read that it took place in the death certificate of Aafke when she died in Doesburg in 1849. Incidentally, this is not the only find in this death certificate. Aafke is not referred to in that deed as Aafke Grim but as Aafke Geerts Hazelhoff van Brederode. A marriage with the names Vosch van Avezaet and Hazelhoff van Brederode is reason enough for us to investigate these families further. Incidentally, Aafke's brother Else Grim, born in 1785, also uses the name Brederode. In 1813, during the French rule, he appears as farrier Elzo Geerts van Brederode on the list of able-bodied men for the Garde Nationale. In 1814 he served as a substitute in the French Navy at Toulon. In 1818 he married the worker Elze Geerts van Brederode to the maidservant Geertje Jakobus Kleir/Kleer.
Van Weertshuis tot Borggraafhuis For almost two centuries, up to the French period, the Borggraafhuis opposite the castle in Wedde was the place where members of the Haselhoff family performed their functions as bailiffs and ran an inn. Reason enough for both our researchers, Roelof and Albert Hazelhoff, to research the history of this house with the help of source research and literature and to provide insight into the history of this house in two articles. Read more in the attached articles as they are included in the Terra Westerwolda magazine.
This article was also published in HaselhoffBulletin 1/16.
A Hazelhoff on Schokland
In September 2015, our researcher Roelof Hazelhoff (XII-25) visited the former Zuiderzee island of Schokland for the first time in his life. Today, an elevation in the flat landscape of the NO polder is hardly noticeable due to the surrounding forest. But it is a place with a special history. The island has been placed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
On the return journey, he remembered that a relative had also lived on Schokland. When he got home, he quickly looked up the Nieuwe Kroniek and yes: he found a Hazelhoff daughter who married a Schokker fisherman in the nineteenth century and moved to the island.
This article was also published in HaselhoffBulletin 2/15.
Veenhuizen, also a historic place for our family On October 4, 2014 we had our family day in Veenhuizen in the National Prison Museum. A place with a special piece of Dutch history.
From 1823 three asylums for orphans were built here by the Society of Benevolence. Today Veenhuizen is an ordinary prison. The National Prison Museum is housed in the former Second Asylum. Roelof describes in the article how and through which family member this special institution is connected with our family.
This article was also published in HaselhoffBulletin 1/14.
Evert Hazelhoff, saved from drowning in the nick of time The life of a person, and sometimes with him an entire posterity, hangs by a thread. Also that of my ancestor Evert Hazelhoff (VI-27). And with it my own, I realized when discovering the story below on the internet. The following account of his miraculous rescue is included in the book entitled: 'History and Memories of the Society, for the Rescue of Drowning Persons . Founded in Amsterdam. MDCCLXVII. : Volume 4'.
Burengevecht
At the hearing of the police judge on Thursday, July 5, 1928, a neighbor dispute was discussed in Franeker. The wife of skipper Koenraad Hazelhoff (X-30), Gerritje Jaarsma, became the victim of this. Their son, the teacher and not without merit Jan Hazelhoff (XI-43), was also involved in the fight. Below is the verbatim report from the Leeuwarder Courant of the same day.
Murder in the French Time
Under this title, H. Benninga from Assen wrote an article in Terra Westerwolda, the magazine of the Historical Association Westerwolde. In it he told about his research into the story passed down in his family, in which his great-great grandfather Harm Tammes and his wife were allegedly murdered by plundering French soldiers. Harm Tammes was married to Janna Heeres Hazelhoff (VI-46), so there is ample reason to also pay attention to this suspected murder in our family magazine.
Kasper Hazelhoff: a boy with homesickness?
Various local and national newspapers reported a special story around March 30, 1864. Kasper Hazelhoff (VII-16-1) played the leading role in it. In the Zierikzeesche Courant the story was told as follows:
Contact details
Editorial HaselhoffBulletin
Secretariat of the Haselhoff Family Foundation
Rietkam 2
2421 NN Nieuwkoop
0172-898309
info@haselhoffstichting.nl