1) De Geschiedenis van Nederland en Vlaanderen, 631 plaatsen (brief town histories)
2) De Geschiedenis van Nederland en Vlaanderen, 943 namen (brief biographies)
3) De Geschiedenis van Nederland en Vlaanderen, 1304 data (brief historical dates)

Compiled by Piet Grijs

Every one remembers where they are born, they also know their date of birth. To write a family history, it helps knowing what else happened that year and decade to satisfy curiosity and for context. These three Dutch-language volumes offer interesting thumbnail bits of information. What happened in Dutch and Flemish history, covering a period from 57 BC to 2002? What is there to know about people who made the news, from Aalberse and Aafjes to Zoetemelk and Zwerver. About towns and cities, A-Z, Aalst, Aalten, all the way to Zwolle, known as Suolle one thousand years ago, and where Thomas a Kempis wrote his 15th century but still an enduring bestseller, The Imitation of Christ.

Paperback, 215/245/231 pages, A Dutch Heritage series.