Articles taken from De Colve XV – 2010 – introduction
De Colve XV - Introduction
Branch Van Santen Kolff dies out
by Inger van Santen Kolff
Inger, married to Robert Swaab, has two daughters, Feline and Romée. Her brother Peter nor her sister Saskia have children which could mean that the branch Van Santen Kolff dies out… More >
Differently remembered, told on, or happened
by Dirk Kolff, archivist
August 30, 1799, the navy squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Samuel Story – eight ships of the line, amoungst which Story’s flag-ship, the ‘Washington’, three frigates and one brig – surrendered to the Brisith navy in the roadstead known as De Vlieter, northeast of the island of Wieringen. The Batavian flag was lowered. Under British command the ships sailed for England…
This article has been moved to History: Persons.
Summary of articles in English,
including one more article in full: Kolffs Abroad, ‘Little Notes’ by Cornelius Kolff Breymann