REVIEW Connect Your Roots Event 2023
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keynote speakers and workshops 2024
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Angelique is a successful businesswoman who has held several board and management positions at KPN, among others. Several nominations in business life testify to her drive and passion in everything she does. Bridging cultural differences and the importance of identity is something she also experienced in her personal life when she recently discovered that she has a Turkish biological father. She talks about the challenges in her two-year search for her roots.
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James Smith is a trainer, coach and speaker and has Indo-European ROOTS.
His family constellations workshop provides insight into dynamics that play a role in your family and how they influence your actions. Your problems and challenges in life can often be traced back to this. Through an introduction to thiscoaching technique you will gain more insight into the nature of your connection with your parents and ancestors in the first place. The goal is to enable you to take your own place in your family system, paving the way for personal growth.
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This afternoon you will follow a very practical workshop with Vilan entitled:"Easy peasy. This is how you make a story from a thousand facts". Step by step you will discover the method she uses to write her books. Then you can do it too. The workshop is for anyone who wants to put a story on paper, no matter whether you are a beginner or have started again twelve times: you are welcome, we will get started.
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Denie (The Family Tree Guy) has Surinamese roots, but calls himself a world citizen. He has been discovering his family history for more than half his life and is far from done. He helps others in the search for their ancestors and gives workshops to share his knowledge.
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Dave is a historian and has experience as a genealogical correspondent for National Archives. He also taught courses in ancient writing and archive research at the Volksuniversiteit.
He says about himself that he is an 'Indo 1.0', born in the former Dutch East Indies with Asian and European roots. Based on concrete examples from his own family history, he shows how research into Indian ancestors has changed dramatically.
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program
1:30 PM
Welcome with a drink
Discover your roots digitally in the Experience Booth.
Young children can go to an alternative program for the youngest or for children aged 5-9ear.
2:00 PM
Kick-Off with FamilySearch and keynote speaker Angelique de Vogel
2:45 PM
Live performance with Nona Luca
Experience booth - Snacks and drinks - Salsa music
3:30 PM
Workshop of your choice:
1. family constellations FULL
2. write your own family history
3. search for Indo roots
4. search for Surinamese roots. FULL
(Please indicate your preference when making your reservation.)
You can also choose 'no workshop' and continue exploring the Experience booth
4:25 PM
Keynote speaker Redouan ait Chitt (Redo) with dance performance
4:45 PM
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June 8, 2024
Jan Reijnders is Salsa producer #1 in the Netherlands. You would expect with his wonderful Salsa music vibes that he has something South American in his DNA. Nothing could be further from the truth, Jan has traditional Dutch ROOTS.
Enjoy Jan's musical vibes in the Experience booth, while connecting with others at the Connect Your Roots Event.
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The location
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Zuilenstraat 98, Breda
Although we were in a fantastic place in Amsterdam last year, this year we are going for something new: the brand new church building of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Breda.
It is a contemporary building in a location steeped in family history and the history of Breda, right next to the Polish Military Cemetery and the Maczek Memorial.
ATTENTION: the parking lots can be reached by car from the side, by crossing the company premises of the Kropman office building, which is visible next to the church in the photo on the right.