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The Indische Genealogical Society (IGV)

Diaspora, Genealogy, NewsBy The Indo Project May 12, 2025 28 Comments

by Arthur Fickel, president of the IGV About The Indische Genealogical Society (IGV) was established in 1988 by individuals seeking information about their ancestors who once lived in the Dutch East Indies. They found the existing resources to be grossly inadequate and faced challenges in accessing genealogical sources from both the former Dutch East Indies…

Discover Your Roots: The Indo Project’s New Genealogy Initiative

Culture, Diaspora, Genealogy, NewsBy The Indo Project June 4, 2025 18 Comments

By Willem-Jan Brederode Do you know what ‘Indo’ really means? Do you comprehend what you actually are from an ethno-historical perspective? I am going to be bold and state that most of us do not know our entire story, and therefore may feel incomplete in terms of our cultural identity. And that is absolutely understandable;…