Welcome to the van der Merwede Foundations website. Here you will find the history and genealogy of the van der Merwede family. We also have some interesting folktales concerning the family. Other families include: Gresel, van Swinderen, Mollerus, van der Merwede van Clootwijk, den Bleyker, van Ittersum, Piccardt, Sloet, van Putten, van Arkel, van den Berghe, van der Lede, van Reede, Stijn, van Heusden, Demeraski and many others.

On the left you will find the menu for the website. You can register for a free user account which will give you additional features. On each individual or family page you can click on the “Suggest” tab to submit additional information concerning the individual or family so we know eactly who the change is regarding. When you have corrections or additions, please E-Mail us. If you have photos or documents concerning the family we would enjoy having them for the site so others can enjoy them. In all other cases (compliments and suggestions for example) please sign the Guestbook. We would appreciate hearing from you.

I would like to thank the following people for their contributions to the foundation. My cousins Jan Noordveld and Albie van der Merwede for there ongoing contributions of the family genealogy and all the time they have spent in archives verifying the data. Heraldic researcher Klaas Padberg Evenboer who has spent countless hours in the state archives in Utrecht, Klass is a priceless resource and very knowledgeable in Dutch Heraldry. Also Alexander Hebbrecht who worked on the archaeological excavation at the Merwede castle. Alex has been a valuable contributer and tireless researcher of the van der Merwede family for over 20 years.