In 1971 my wife Kathy suggested it would be nice if someone would record her family history while some of the older generation were still available to pass on the information so we embarked on this task together. We visited with relatives we never would have met otherwise, pleasant spring days were spent wandering through quaint cemeteries, and inclement weather found us pouring over dusty books and faded microfilm in local archives and libraries. This work has been uploaded on the "Canadian" side of this web site.

In December of 2005 I finally had the urge to start researching my own roots which are in the Netherlands and half of this site is now dedicated to all these "Tulip Stompers". Other than some information my parents had provided the majority of this compilation has been derived from the internet and a huge "Thank-you" goes out to all those who did the actual research. Particularly those volunteers that assisted in the creation of Genlias and Noord-Hollandsche Huwelijcken wonderfully helpful sites.

To access these families go to the Pedigree Chart below and click on the relevant families. Click on my father John van der PLAS or mother Stien GUTTER to access more families.

This genealogy is by no means complete and ultimately we would hope to uncover more information leading to the identification of additional ancestors. We would be very pleased to hear from all of those reading these pages that recognize errors or omissions, or have additional information that could be used to update this family history.

Copyright – absolutely none
First edition published by Case Vanderplas in 1992
First Web Site launched September 23, 2002
Web Site Revised and Updated March 23, 2006

No rights reserved. Any part of this Website may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever. No permission required, just enjoy. The only requirement is that you send a copy of your work to me and inform me of any errors or omissions at cvanderplas@deeprootstalltrees.com

Disclaimers

•  There is no guarantee of accuracy. Accuracy is not the number one criteria on this site, the dissemination of the collected history is our goal. This is a compilation of information from many sources and complete accuracy should not be expected.
•  Lastly, there is no pretense to literary excellence.