Koster.com: Dutch Root

I've been doing family tree research for well over a decade. I've done family trees for friends, just for fun. I've answered questions, found lost family branches, and even helped a friend find his birth father. I've also researched the family trees of the people who owned my house, The Parsonage Inn, and learned a lot about their lives in my home.

When I have free time, I love to do historical research, especially if someone has a need to know.

Thus, this is what Dutch Root is for.

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Dutch Root is my consultancy for helping people do genealogical research and explore their family trees.

Each of us comes from somewhere, and everyone had parents. Everyone has a story, and our parents' stories are part of our story. Yet so often, stories get lost or forgotten. Knowing our stories not only informs who we become, it also becomes a legacy we can pass along to future generations.

There's at least four ways Dutch Root can help:

Family Tree Research

Who's in your family tree? Preserve the knowledge and memories of your lifetime. We'll help you pass along your legacy and honor the family that has gone on before.

Reunion Riches

Planning a family event? We can help share your family history and collect information about living relatives.

Adoption Research

Searching for your biological roots? If you have some details to start, we can help extend your research. We can also advise on some DNA testing options.

Historian Support

Researching a community with Dutch roots? We can extend your research by discovering documentation and details of the people who lived there.

Drop Dutch Root a note and let's see if we can help!

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Stance

The “Stance” sequence shows how a single visual element changes as the worship service unfolds. The mannequin, representing our posture before God, changes positions as the congregation’s liturgical task changes. This sequence also intentionally leaves space for text, but can also serve as a plain banner. These images are courtesy of Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Renewed on the Journey

This Liturgical Sequence was developed for the opening worship of a regional worship conference. The theme was "As people of faith on a journey, we come to be renewed in God's strength." The first four images were the basic backgrounds used. They were designed to follow the major movements of the service. The rest of the images show how the backgrounds were used with text overlaid. Note that the text varies in position and color, depending on whether the words were God's words to the congregation, or the congregation's words in response to God.

Lord's Prayer

This sequence of images is intended to lead the congregation through singing or reciting the "Our Father" prayer. The words follow the lyrics of a song version of the prayer, as found in the "Sing! A New Creation" hymnal. The images provide not only lyrics, but suggest a series of arm gestures that embody the petitions of the prayer. Thus the screen leads the congregation in singing, moving, and praying simultaneously.

Kids' Mosaics

The “Kids’ Mosaics” sequence is an example of found art. Children in the congregation had earlier created paintings and paper mosaics during Lent. Several of these were selected and organized to follow the liturgical pattern. They were photographed under even light and cropped. This sequence of photographs became a congregational favorite. These images are courtesy of Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Kids' Paintings

The “Kids’ Paintings” sequence is an example of found art. Children in the congregation had earlier created paintings and paper mosaics during Lent. Several of these were selected and organized to follow the liturgical pattern. They were photographed under even light and cropped. These sequences of photographs became a congregational favorite. These images are courtesy of Jubilee Fellowship Christian Reformed Church in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Globe & Cross

The “Globe and Cross” Liturgical Sequence is good example of a composite image that builds as the service progresses. Beginning with a nearly blank screen, elements are added to the image at each stage until reaching a final, full image. The images are either darkened or lightened when used as a background, allowing the overlay of white or black text.

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Family Tree Research

Reunion Riches

Adoption Research

Historian Support

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