tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010813906016486560.post5946939126753112429..comments2014-03-21T09:39:33.805-05:00Comments on searching for the past: Familial connections in a strange placeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010813906016486560.post-63182968894349921462012-04-10T12:57:45.048-05:002012-04-10T12:57:45.048-05:00Such a cool story. I also felt strangely comfortab...Such a cool story. I also felt strangely comfortable at my college, but I have yet to find ancestors there! Thank you for sharing and good luck finding more Meeks!Heather Kuhn Roelkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247311735034470203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010813906016486560.post-2243191400766378382012-04-07T12:47:09.806-05:002012-04-07T12:47:09.806-05:00Wow, that is neat. These are the stories I love to...Wow, that is neat. These are the stories I love to hear! Gives you what you need to keep moving forward.<br /><br /><br />Carrie @ <a href="www.notyourmothersgenealogy.com" rel="nofollow">Not Your Mother’s Genealogy</a><br />a.k.a “DearMYRTLE’s daughterCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864237303526360579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010813906016486560.post-85260367046962745972012-04-07T12:17:54.862-05:002012-04-07T12:17:54.862-05:00Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find...Welcome to the GeneaBloggers family. Hope you find the association fruitful; I sure do. I have found it most stimulating, especially some of the Daily Themes. <br /><br />May you keep sharing your ancestor stories!<br /><br />Dr. Bill ;-)<br />http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/<br />Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories" and family saga novels:<br />"Back to the Homeplace" and "The Homeplace Revisited"<br />http://thehomeplaceseries.blogspot.com/<br />http://www.examiner.com/x-53135-Springfield-Genealogy-Examiner<br />http://www.examiner.com/x-58285-Ozarks-Cultural-Heritage-Examiner<br />http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/drbilltellsexcitingstoriesDr. Bill (William L.) Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857619677138020430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1010813906016486560.post-79741686269421888922012-04-01T13:59:09.150-05:002012-04-01T13:59:09.150-05:00I may be telling you old news but the surname Meek...I may be telling you old news but the surname Meeks is known in The Netherlands, predominantly in the southeastern province called Limburg. In one of the most well known genealogical sites in Holland, they start showing up as early as 1803. It is likely that they will also show up elsewhere as this site does not show all sources. <br />Hopefully to your pleasant surprise there are also 3 mentions of Meeks family members with a background in New Amsterdam (NYC) in the early 18th century. Two of them are ladies married to Jesaias Bartlit and Richard Hoppe respectively. The 3rd one is a daughter to the 2nd couple.<br />They were all members of the Collegiate Church of New York.<br />All this may be found by searching http://www.genlias.nl/nl/search.jsp. Punch in 'Meeks' after 'Familienaam' and hit de 'Zoeken'-button.<br />Since I did not see any reference to the ultimate origin of the Meeks name, I felt this information might be of interest to you.<br />If you need further assistance, pse let me know.<br />Good luck!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.com