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Credentials
Femke and Lars Roobol (both
born in 1966) did their first genealogical research (on their own families) in
1983, after Lars had followed a course at the Central
Bureau of Genealogy in the Hague. After this, genealogy has never left
their minds.
After their studies at the University of Leiden (Lars majored in numerical
mathematics and low-temperature physics, then did a Ph. D. in experimental
physics, Femke majored in Italian language and literature, analysing a 16th
century text for her M.A.), they went to live in Bayreuth (Germany), London (United
Kingdom), and Groningen (the Netherlands). There,
they enhanced their efforts in genealogy further, which led to the birth of
Family Affairs on January 1st, 2000. After that, they lived in
Alkmaar, and Stompetoren.
Lars's main occupation is manager of the Hot Cell Laboratories in Petten (http://www.nrg-nl.com),
where most of the radioactive substances used for medical diagnosis and (cancer)
therapy throughout
the world are being made.
Femke teaches French on a (secondary) school. She hopes to publish her first (Dutch) novel
soon.
 | Femke has been a committee member of the Dutch
genealogical society (NGV), division of Groningen, responsible for
press releases and the website
of the division. She also organises genealogy workshops in
collaboration with the archives
of Groningen. |
| Lars is host of two rootsweb discussion
lists: those of the provinces of Friesland
and of Overijssel. |
| Femke and Lars have been GenLias
volunteers , typing in the marriages of the city of Haren, and the church
books of Losdorp and Kleinemeer, all in Groningen. |
| Together, they have held a series of lectures on Dutch internet genealogy
at the archives of Groningen. |
| In May of 2006, Lars has held a series of lectures on Dutch internet genealogy
at the 60th anniversary symposium of the NGV (Dutch
Genealogical Society). |
| They are members of the NGV (Dutch
Genealogical Society) and "Ons
Voorgeslacht", the society for genealogy in the province of
Zuid-Holland, and the CBG (Central
Bureau for Genealogy). |
| They have been recognized as professional researchers by the CBG
(Central Bureau for Genealogy). |
They have done research at the following archives (all in the
Netherlands, unless stated otherwise):
| Bisschöfliches Münsterisches Offizialatsarchiv, Vechta, Germany |
| Bistumsarchiv Münster, Münster, Germany |
| Staatsarchiv Aurich, Aurich, Germany |
| Presbytery of Ahaus, Germany |
| Municipal archive of Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Municipal archive of Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| State archive of Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Central Bureau of Genealogy (CBG) in the Hague |
| Municipal archive of Aa en Hunze |
| Municipal archive of Amsterdam |
| Municipal archive of Arnhem (now joined with the provincial
archive) |
| Municipal archive of Delft |
| Municipal archive of den Helder |
| Municipal archive of Dordrecht |
| Municipal archive of the Hague |
| Municipal archive of Leeuwarden |
| Municipal archive of Leiden |
| Municipal archive of Maastricht |
| Municipal archive of Nijmegen |
| Municipal archive of Rijswijk |
| Municipal archive of Rotterdam |
| Municipal archive of Schiedam |
| Municipal archive of Vlaardingen |
| Municipal archive of Winschoten |
| Municipal archive of Zwolle (now joined with the provincial
archive) |
| Provincial archive of Groningen, Groningen |
| Provincial archive of Drenthe, Assen |
| Provincial archive of Gelderland, Arnhem |
| Provincial archive of Limburg, Maastricht |
| Provincial archive of Noord-Brabant, den Bosch |
| Provincial archive of Noord-Holland, Haarlem |
| Provincial archive of Overijssel, Zwolle |
| Provincial archive of Utrecht, Utrecht |
| Provincial archive of Zuid-Holland, the Hague |
| Provincial archive of Friesland, Leeuwarden |
| Provincial archive of Zeeland, Middelburg |
| Regional archive of Alkmaar, Alkmaar |
| Regional archive of Eindhoven, Eindhoven |
| Regional archive of Kennemerland, Haarlem |
| Regional archive of West-Friesland, Hoorn |
| Regional archive of Waterland, Purmerend |
| Regional archive of Krimpenerwaard, Schoonhoven |
| Regional archive of de Achterhoek, Doetinchem |
| Regional archive of the Zaanstreek, Koog aan de Zaan |
| Regional archive of Hulst |
| Regional archive of Tholen |
| Regional archive of Zierikzee |
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