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1901 residence of family Van Der Heem, Voorburg, NL

Geschreven door Gary Beaupre op 14. Maa 2006 16:38:56:

I am writing to ask if someone on the Oude Radio Forum might be able to help me in some research that I have undertaken. I am trying to find the exact location of the 1901 residence of the family Van Der Heem in Voorburg. The following link below shows a photograph of the family residence located on Laan van Nieuw Oosteinde in Vorburg as it looked in 1901, but I not have the house or street number and therefore I have not been able to determine the exact location of this residence on Laan van Nieuw Oosteinde on any map. The 1901 photo of the house can be seen at:

http://home.planet.nl/~evers719/pages4/Laanvno1.html

From 1961 through 1964 my wife lived in this residence from the age of 8 to 10 years old, when her father worked for Nato's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), which I believe was located at The Hague. My wife says that she believes the house now no longer exists and was replaced by a road or park at some time in the past 35 years. One clear memory that my wife has of of the house is that it was surrounded by canals on all sides and required a short bridge to access the main road and this appears to be consistent with the photo on the above website.

Can anyone suggest the name of someone in Voorburg, such as a city historian, librarian, or city official whom I could contact via e-mail to try and determine if there are any photographs from the 1940's, 1950's, or 1060's of the former Van Der Heem residence on Laan van Nieuw Oosteinde? My wife regonzies the house from the 1901 photograph, but I would like to give my wife a photo that is more recent than 1901.

Also, I have been told that Van Der Heem is still a financial services company based in Voorburg. Does anyone know how to contact a member of the Van Der Heem family or company? I have been unable to find a website for the company.

If anyone has any information, please e-mail me at: beaupre@rrdmail.stanford.edu

I thank you in advance for your help,

Gary S. Beaupre




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