
Province of Zuid-Holland
When I was in school I wrote my name on every fresh notebook. And often also a series of “addresses”: the place where I lived,

Art Deco Movie Theatres
My maternal grandmother absolutely loved movies. And she let us, her grandchildren, share in that love. She took us to classic film musicals like The

The woman behind Bronovo Hospital
In recent days, more than 20,000 people have signed a petition against a possible closing of The Hague’s Bronovo Hospital. What would the woman behind

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
The courtyards of The Hague’s Binnenhof are often crowded. Tourists are touring, activists may be protesting or supporting one cause or another, and journalists are

A banker in The Hague in disrepute
These days, banks and bankers regularly get in the news. It was no different at the beginning of the 20th century, as is clear from

Milk in The Hague
I grew up with the advertising slogan ‘Melk is goed voor elk’ (= Milk is good for everyone). Even today, I drink a good amount
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