John Boeren, LLM, MSc, QG 🇳🇱

Professional genealogist and independent researcher with over 35 years of experience in Dutch archival research. MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies (University of Strathclyde). Specialising in early modern family history and critical analysis of sources. #genealogy #earlymodern

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society is looking for a scholar in residence to support the New Netherland Settlers Project. If you want to more, please read the call for applications. www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/sites/defaul...

Excited to report on some work I did with @sims-mss.bsky.social & some tough-to-read but very rewarding historical sources. Come hear me talk about transcription tools now at our disposal, & what is required to use them (hint: it's not computer fairy dust...) www.library.upenn.edu/events/schoe...

Woohoo! Booking for our first session on 23 October is up! Join us to hear from @bobpi.bsky.social about water, space, and environmental inequality in #earlymodern Amsterdam. Free, all welcome in person or on zoom, but register for the link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #LowCountries

Visited the UK National Archives in Kew today. Saw the Revolution 250 exhibition. Interesting for my own research on Jacob van Braam. He fought with George Washington in 1764 but as a loyalist in 1776. Was on campaign in St. Augustine (Florida) and Georgia. #genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern

It was great meeting members of @regqualgenes.bsky.social at the Kempton Park Family History Show today. I was surprised to see many other familiar faces. Definitely had a good time. #genealogy #familyhistory

Somewhere, a house like this may have held your family for generations. Let’s dig through the Dutch records to see how far that story can be traced. www.antecedentia.com #genealogy #familyhistory #archivalresearch

📣 We are excited to announce that the Fall 2026 issue (79.3) of Renaissance Quarterly has been published online and is now available to view. www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/rq/current #earlymodern #rentwitter @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Extremely excited to announce an article co-authored by myself and Aaron Hyman on the visual and material cultures of Dutch piracy in the early modern Caribbean is now out in Renaissance quarterly @rsaorg.bsky.social , and open access! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Last week I helped guide a heritage travel group from the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society through the Netherlands — Pilgrim sites in Leiden & Delfshaven, archives in Rotterdam & Amsterdam, and more. www.antecedentia.com/2026/09/guid... #genealogy #familyhistory #heritagetrip

NEW MRes in History with Genealogical Studies! A distinctive, online research-focused postgraduate degree designed around your interests, your goals and your research. Learn more > www.strath.ac.uk/courses/post... #Genealogy #History #PostgraduateStudy #MRes

The schedule for the 2026-2027 NNI's Scholars Seminar is live at newnetherlandinstitute.org/programs/nni... Our first meeting will be Wednesday, 9/16; Giovanna Montenegro (Binghamton) will present "Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Contributions to European Naturalists’ New World Ecology."

Vandaag beginnen @unileiden.bsky.social de Historidagen. Het perfecte moment voor het lanceren van @nieuweplag.bsky.social , onze onderzoekgroep voor de politieke en culturele plattelandsgeschiedenis van Nederland. Ook te volgen via nieuweplag.nl

Today, I took a group of American guests on a tour of Leiden. We visited the Pieterskerk and viewed original documents at the local archives. It was a wonderful way to learn more about the Pilgrims. #genealogy #earlymodern #pilgrimfathers #newengland

Every archive holds a street you haven’t walked yet. At Antecedentia, we don’t just hand you names and dates — we take you through the world your ancestors actually lived in. Ready to walk your family’s past? antecedentia.com #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestraltourism #heritagetrips

Imagine. Your wife dies, three young kids. You decide to earn money as a soldier on a ship. One task: to live frugally in New Netherland so that there’s some money left to support your children in Amsterdam. It happened to Leendert Claesen van Rijpen in 1657. #genealogy #earlymodern #newnetherland

It's fascinating to read court records from the 1660s. In one, for example, someone is called a “uijtsuijper” (leech) and is then threatened: “ick soude jou wat anders leeren” (I’d teach you a lesson). #genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern

New sketches of New Netherland’s Earliest Settlers! These sketches trace where each individual came from, who they married, and other details of everyday life in the colony. #genealogy #familyhistory #earlymodern #newnetherland www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/online-recor...

Your ancestors’ story isn’t in a spreadsheet—it’s in the streets, churches, and canals of the Netherlands. Heritage research + ancestral tourism designed for you. Walk in their footsteps. 🇳🇱 antecedentia.com #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HeritageTravel #DutchAncestry #AncestralTourism #DutchHeritage

To my #genealogy friends in #Australia. I will be visiting your country in 2027 again. The plan is to spend time in #Melbourne and #Tasmania. Mid-March to Mid-April. It would be great to find opportunities to talk about Dutch #familyhistory. Please let me know or drop my name with your contacts.

Great opportunity for a (volunteer) position as senior co-editor of the @regqualgenes.bsky.social journal with peer reviewed articles on family history. #genealogy #familyhistory

Two interesting quotes: “Good genealogy […] is about following the evidence wherever it leads, even if that means abandoning conclusions we previously felt confident about.” “History provides the context that allows genealogy to move beyond description and towards understanding.” #genealogy

🗽 Welcome to New York: All About Arrival Records What can arrival records reveal about our ancestors’ journeys to America? Join Alec Ferretti for a look at immigration records, passenger lists, and overlooked sources that help uncover family stories. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #ImmigrationHistory

Publication day! A new issue of Early Modern Low Countries (EMLC). And we have a scoop! Joris Oddens introduces an unknown painting and argues that the painting depicts a meeting of the Dutch States General in the Statenzaal at the Binnenhof in the year 1608. Curious? doi.org/10.51750/eml...

These days, I am guiding an American family on their journey to discover their Dutch history. We visited the National Prison Museum in Veenhuizen, where they paid their respects at the unmarked grave of an ancestor who died there in 1847. #genealogy #heritagetrip #ancestraltourism

Published this month, the 6th volume in the series! Order 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social here and get 35% off using the code BB897: boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a... #skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism

It's time I begin another Genealogy Starter Pack. If you are on Bluesky and are an active poster talking about Genealogy or similar - reply to this & I'll add you! 💙 Hoping it might help newcomers to #Genealogy Bluesky a starting point of active posters to follow. 😄

LISTEN NOW: "The Debtor" with Andrew Redfern.

Exciting news — as of today I have taken on the role of Chair of the Register of Qualified Genealogists! It has been a privilege to serve as Vice Chair, and I very much look forward to leading the Board of Directors in the year ahead. @regqualgenes.bsky.social #genealogy #qualifiedgenealogists #RQG

Looking forward to my trip to Glasgow in June. I get to speak at the @strathgenealogy.bsky.social conference about ancestral tourism: how to bring #genealogy, #culturalheritage and travelling together to form a meaningful and fun experience. #familyhistory #academicgenealogy

📢Beyond The Family Tree Hybrid Conference Everyone is welcome. Although the Beyond the Family Tree event is an academic conference, it has been designed to be inclusive, engaging, and accessible to all. 🎟️Have you got your ticket? www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/... #genealogy

GET EXCITED! Our biennial conference is happening in THAT LONDON in 2027! It's our 💎 Diamond 💎 Jubilee, so get ready for a party. The #Renaissance Beyond Borders Warburg, 30 June-3 July 2027 Deadline for proposals: 25 September 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/cfp/12th-bie... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians

#MothersDay My twelve generations of mothers: Huberdina Johanna Adriana Jansen, Martha Maria Snoeren, Adriana Cornelia Biemans, Maria van Broekhoven, Cornelia Nicols, Adriana Witlokx, Cornelia Croot, Anna Aldegundis Beijsters, Anna Croot, Angela Berchmans, Adriana de Jong, Anna Adriaens #genealogy

Antecedentia blends two Latin words: antecedents — those who came before — and scientia — rigorous knowledge. Together they define what professional genealogy is truly about: knowing your (Dutch) roots. 🌿 Visit antecedentia.com for more details on our services. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Glasgow will host the 2026 APG Professional Genealogy Symposium. “Welcome to Glasgow!” highlights archives, libraries, historic sites, and local attractions for visiting genealogists. Tips from Chris Paton in the March 2026 APG Quarterly. #APG #Genealogy

News in Antwerp 400 years ago: a nighttime cavalry encounter between Brabanders and the Dutch.

I am delighted to announce that I have been elected as a director of the Register of Qualified Genealogists. I look forward to working with the seven other board members. Some of us were in Birmingham this weekend to attend the biennal conference. @regqualgenes.bsky.social #genealogy #familyhistory

When visiting Birmingham, I read this quote from James Baldwin: "History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history." I couldn't agree more. That's why Iove the work I do. #genealogy #earlymodern #history #skystorians

Signed up for a membership with @rsaorg.bsky.social today. Very curious about the benefits, including the quarterly. #genealogy #earlymodern

A (long) thread of (anglophone) #StarterPacks and #feeds of interest to #EarlyModern #skystorians. The first two posts list a sample of hashtags for which Bluesky feeds currently exist. The following forty-two(!) posts list starter packs for scholars of various aspects of early modern history.

Our second keynote speaker of the day is Sophie Kay. She's taking about ethical aspects of the use of DNA in genealogical projects. #genealogy #familyhistory #RQGConf2026

First keynote speaker of the day: Professor Rebecca Probert. Bigamy, always fun for family history researchers. #RQGConf2026

And so it starts... Sylvia Valentine, chair of @regqualgenes.bsky.social is welcoming all conference attendees. #RQGConf2026

I arrived in Birmingham yesterday. Had a first glimpse of what the city has to offer. More sightseeing today, but also the informal start of the RQG @regqualgenes.bsky.social conference. That is the reason why I am here! #RQGConf2026