I am from Groningen (NL) and I'm related to the Boekweg family.
My great grandmother was Wubbina Boekweg, born in Noordbroek (NL)
The are a lot of LDS members withe the name Boekweg/Buckway they are all related. He's a link to the birthcertificate of your Great Grand father Jakob Kap. And here's a link to my familysite https://mijnstamboom.net/showmedia.php?mediaID=586&medialinkID=1372
Alora HowardJuly 19, 2015
Thank you for sharing your new addiction. I'm so glad that you are finding so much about your family. You have been doing a great work for many years in hiring researchers and doing temple work, but there is such an excitement when you find your own people and learn of their faithfulness. We are going to serve another mission at the St. George Regional Family History Center. Good luck with your projects. I know that we are not alone as we do this work. Our ancestors are VERY close and will direct us as we search.
Carole PearsonJuly 17, 2015
Thank you for your very inspiring article. I am, also, a first generation Mormon. I'm so glad that I started my family history a year after I joined the Church in 1972, because now in my "golden years" I don't have the good health and stamina to travel to the Family History Library in SLC. Over the years I have found many ancestors and my family and I have been able to do the ordinances for a lot of them. I does seem lonely when none of your family are interested, but my daughter has caught vision and she is busy with her father's side. We have a lot of fun conversing about what we find, what's new on the internet, and trying to write family stories.
Sarah TeasdaleJuly 17, 2015
Thanks for sharing this story! I just wanted to let you know that my family is related to yours through the Alberts line, which is on my mother's side. My father has been researching this line extensively, so if you need anything there you are more than welcome to find me on Facebook.
JohnJuly 17, 2015
Being a ward & stake Family History helper for almost 10 years, I too have seen photographs perk and inspire others to find out more about their ancestors. This also includes refining and updating the data in those individual's sources -- including second marriages, and infants and children that are sometimes "lost" or "hidden" because they have no descendants searching for them. . . and need to be sealed to their parents.
Great article!
Kathryn McKellJuly 16, 2015
Thanks, once again, by inspiring me by your beautifully written article and by your example!
Cary HolmquistJuly 16, 2015
To Gail Caldwell: if you'll pardon me, you have erred just a little in stating that you have no ancestors with conversion stories. YOU have the conversion story! And your mother. Be sure to write down your stories and pass them along to the rest of your family and friends. You never know who or when it will become significant to someone else--the same way Sis. Perry's ancestors' stories have come to mean so much to her and subsequent generations, as she is finding out and has shared with us. Thank you Sis. Perry for your article and story. These are all so precious. To Sis. Caldwell again, you will find many stories and they are all important to you--they are the how and why and who that combined to make you. And as you find the hints and leads and facts that can help make up some of the stories, you will feel the spirits of those ancestors, all of which will strengthen you as you go along in life and bless your ancestors with the vicarious ordinances needed for their --and your-- eternal progression and sealing as family. The Lord will bless you.
Jenny SvendsenJuly 16, 2015
Thank you for your beautiful story. As I was reading, I found myself wondering why it is that I am unable to find any of my ancestors, and I am unable to read the hand writing from years gone by. Then, clearly, a paragraph from my Patriarchal blessing came into my mind, and I understand why, I see the whole picture of why things happen the way they do. Your story reminded me again of my responsibility to my ancestors.
Gail CaldwellJuly 16, 2015
Thank you so much for sharing this sweet story. I actively researched and compiled records and completed temple work for mine and my husbands ancestors for years . My mother caught the spirit and it gave her something to do in her retirement and widowhood.We enjoyed many years together of sitting in court houses, libraries and visiting old relatives and cemeteries. Since we lived in different states, we relished our time together finding these dear ancestors. After she passed away in 2003, the excitement and desire just slipped from me and faded away. Sadly, I have stopped. Your article has inspired me to open those file folders and get at it again. I am a first generation Mormon and my mom joined 19 years later. We have no ancestors with conversion stories but I'm sure there are other stories of interest I can find. Thanks for the nudge to get at it again!
ValerieJuly 16, 2015
Thank you for writing this beautiful and inspiring article. I know that once I get into my own stored, precious family records, the way will be made clear how to proceed, and the spirit will touch those who need to help. It is overwhelming to me to try to accomplish on my own. You have inspired me to begin. Thank you.
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Bert SmitOctober 16, 2015
I am from Groningen (NL) and I'm related to the Boekweg family. My great grandmother was Wubbina Boekweg, born in Noordbroek (NL) The are a lot of LDS members withe the name Boekweg/Buckway they are all related. He's a link to the birthcertificate of your Great Grand father Jakob Kap. And here's a link to my familysite https://mijnstamboom.net/showmedia.php?mediaID=586&medialinkID=1372
Alora HowardJuly 19, 2015
Thank you for sharing your new addiction. I'm so glad that you are finding so much about your family. You have been doing a great work for many years in hiring researchers and doing temple work, but there is such an excitement when you find your own people and learn of their faithfulness. We are going to serve another mission at the St. George Regional Family History Center. Good luck with your projects. I know that we are not alone as we do this work. Our ancestors are VERY close and will direct us as we search.
Carole PearsonJuly 17, 2015
Thank you for your very inspiring article. I am, also, a first generation Mormon. I'm so glad that I started my family history a year after I joined the Church in 1972, because now in my "golden years" I don't have the good health and stamina to travel to the Family History Library in SLC. Over the years I have found many ancestors and my family and I have been able to do the ordinances for a lot of them. I does seem lonely when none of your family are interested, but my daughter has caught vision and she is busy with her father's side. We have a lot of fun conversing about what we find, what's new on the internet, and trying to write family stories.
Sarah TeasdaleJuly 17, 2015
Thanks for sharing this story! I just wanted to let you know that my family is related to yours through the Alberts line, which is on my mother's side. My father has been researching this line extensively, so if you need anything there you are more than welcome to find me on Facebook.
JohnJuly 17, 2015
Being a ward & stake Family History helper for almost 10 years, I too have seen photographs perk and inspire others to find out more about their ancestors. This also includes refining and updating the data in those individual's sources -- including second marriages, and infants and children that are sometimes "lost" or "hidden" because they have no descendants searching for them. . . and need to be sealed to their parents. Great article!
Kathryn McKellJuly 16, 2015
Thanks, once again, by inspiring me by your beautifully written article and by your example!
Cary HolmquistJuly 16, 2015
To Gail Caldwell: if you'll pardon me, you have erred just a little in stating that you have no ancestors with conversion stories. YOU have the conversion story! And your mother. Be sure to write down your stories and pass them along to the rest of your family and friends. You never know who or when it will become significant to someone else--the same way Sis. Perry's ancestors' stories have come to mean so much to her and subsequent generations, as she is finding out and has shared with us. Thank you Sis. Perry for your article and story. These are all so precious. To Sis. Caldwell again, you will find many stories and they are all important to you--they are the how and why and who that combined to make you. And as you find the hints and leads and facts that can help make up some of the stories, you will feel the spirits of those ancestors, all of which will strengthen you as you go along in life and bless your ancestors with the vicarious ordinances needed for their --and your-- eternal progression and sealing as family. The Lord will bless you.
Jenny SvendsenJuly 16, 2015
Thank you for your beautiful story. As I was reading, I found myself wondering why it is that I am unable to find any of my ancestors, and I am unable to read the hand writing from years gone by. Then, clearly, a paragraph from my Patriarchal blessing came into my mind, and I understand why, I see the whole picture of why things happen the way they do. Your story reminded me again of my responsibility to my ancestors.
Gail CaldwellJuly 16, 2015
Thank you so much for sharing this sweet story. I actively researched and compiled records and completed temple work for mine and my husbands ancestors for years . My mother caught the spirit and it gave her something to do in her retirement and widowhood.We enjoyed many years together of sitting in court houses, libraries and visiting old relatives and cemeteries. Since we lived in different states, we relished our time together finding these dear ancestors. After she passed away in 2003, the excitement and desire just slipped from me and faded away. Sadly, I have stopped. Your article has inspired me to open those file folders and get at it again. I am a first generation Mormon and my mom joined 19 years later. We have no ancestors with conversion stories but I'm sure there are other stories of interest I can find. Thanks for the nudge to get at it again!
ValerieJuly 16, 2015
Thank you for writing this beautiful and inspiring article. I know that once I get into my own stored, precious family records, the way will be made clear how to proceed, and the spirit will touch those who need to help. It is overwhelming to me to try to accomplish on my own. You have inspired me to begin. Thank you.
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