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In addition to the national range of activities, Claas also wanted to organize local activities. Another Gorkumer, Bob Nater, had already become a member through his mediation. It was this group of five that met for the first time on Thursday, August 27, 1970 at 20.00:XNUMX PM in the clubhouse of the SAH (a radio play club of which Bert, Rolf and Wim were members) on the Vogelensangsteeg and drew up a plan of campaign.
National NJBG congress in Bunnik and excavation camp in Oost-Souburg (1971)
After the minimum number of ten members prescribed by the main association had been reached, the founding meeting followed on 17 December 1971 in the garage of Rolf van Acquoy's parents. Afterwards, Rolf's mother treated everyone present to soup and from that day on Gorinchem had its own NJBG department.
Working Group External Research
The national NJBG was an association where interest in archaeology flourished. Highlights were the summer camps every year, where archaeologists from the National Service for Archaeological Heritage (ROB) an excavation was central. The 'father' of the NJBG, prof. dr. Renaud, guaranteed the excavation of castle foundations.
Huib de Kok from the AWN Lek and Merwestreek gives instructions on soil drilling (1972).
Although the experience with excavations at the brand new Gorcum department was limited, direct contact was made with regional representatives of the ROB and the AWN, as Arnold de Haan and Fred van den Beemt. AWN member Huib de Kok gave us an introductory course in field exploration using our own soil drill at the traffic circle and in the Arkelse Vrouwenhuiswaard. A committee working group loot investigation (CWBO) was set up within the department. Claas van Kuilenburg and Bert Stamkot were officially provided with a proof of identity indicating that we were authorised to conduct test drilling within the municipality.
Permit from Bert Stamkot to carry out test drilling (1972)
A visit to the former (monastery) farm 'Oudenhage' near the Arkelse Dam did not lead to permission, but we did receive a block of natural stone that was provided with a molding profile. The library in the Pesthuys was filled with books of this kind, but also with a skeleton delivered by the police! The vacant Kazerneplein was screened for shards and a monastery mop was fished out of the ditch along the Dalemsedijk, where on a wall of the castle of the Arkels was bumped. With their own tape measure and poles this area was mapped out. Although there was little to do in fact, the turnout and enthusiasm were infectious, but it was also essential for the board and the CWBO to go for the 'real thing' as soon as possible.
Fishing for bricks from the castle of the Lords of Arkel (1972).
Mill 'Neverthought'
Less than a week later, my attention was drawn to a message in the Brabants Dagblad of September 12, 1972, in which the mayor of Woudrichem advocated the reconstruction of the building that had been blown up in 1945. mill 'Neverthought'. We were immediately on the doorstep and offered our services. The octagonal mill foundations proved to be easy to trace and together with the Rotterdam department we were able to do a considerable amount of work, especially during the autumn holiday, staying in the local barracks. We mapped the foundations and added a proposal for redevelopment. The remains were unsuitable for reconstruction, the mill was placed a little further away years later.
Excavation of the Nooitgedagt mill (1972).
Langendijk 71
1973 was the year of the excavation at Langendijk 71, where the old building had burned down and catering entrepreneur Huub van Capel wanted to build something new. Here too, we offered to investigate the foundations within – nothing less – the framework of 'city centre research', which was a major project in Dordrecht under the leadership of provincial archaeologist Herbert Sarfatij, who was also kind enough to assist us with good advice. The Langendijk was extremely busy on Saturdays and visitors also flocked to our stand to rummage through bins of shards, or else the photo club came by for a shoot of our toiling backs amidst the ever higher foundations. These walls were also mapped, with hearths, tiled floors and tiled skirting boards. The national NJBG youth and autumn camps also participated in the excavation.
The research at the Langendijk attracted a lot of public interest (1973)
In particular, some of our then youngest members have taken up the archaeological torch with even more energy. For example, Henk Hovenkamp dug at his homestead Loevestein and contributed enormously to the knowledge about the outer bailey. An exhibition of objects found by him attracted 25.000 visitors! Peter von Hout explored the Arkelse Kerkbuurt and the outer floodplain and was able to support the tenth-century mention of Arkel on the basis of Pingsdorf and other shards. He shifted his attention to the Gorcum earthenware production of pots and especially tobacco pipes, which culminated in a publication about that industry in the Netherlands' second pipe city (after Gouda).
Peter von Hout and Martin Veen crawling in a cellar with waste from a pipe factory (1986)
The demolition for the Hema (1977) on the Gasthuisstraat and the vacant Zieken-Gasthuisterrein (including the old and our own plague house) around 1981 attracted many a tracker, the first metal detectors also buzzed, but they did not respond to the many 'gruesome' bones. Besides Peter, Martin Veen also seriously hung around here, still unconsciously inhaling his future. Awareness of the rules of the game was well developed at the NJBG, it was they who called on the municipality to ban treasure hunters from outside the city.
Human remains and the first archaeological exhibition in the Haarstraat (1981)
Gorinchem Historical Soil Research Foundation
After the demolition of the De Vijfheerenlanden hotel on the Haarstraat, archaeological finds found there were exhibited in 1981 in the Rabobank built on site, which had also acted as a sponsor. The time was therefore ripe for Martin to establish the Stichting Historisch Bodemonderzoek Gorinchem (SHBG) together with Ruurd van Donkelaar and Rob Krielaart, also on behalf of the NJBG (November 1983). A display case with archaeological material was subsequently set up in the museum 'Dit is in Bethlehem' in 1985.
In 1989, the foundation organised a course in regional historical research together with the national NJBG, but two years later Peter von Hout stated that the department was now defunct. In 1992, Jeroen van de Vliet tried to reactivate the Gorcum NJBG by starting excavation campaigns in the Spaarpot- and Revetsteeg. He received support for this from the SHBG and the Cultural Council of Gorinchem. Jeroen also asked for attention for the upcoming work on the Betuwe railway line. From the main association, Van de Vliet continued to pay attention to Gorinchem as camp secretary and youth camps were organised in the city (Nonnenveld) and the surrounding area. But during the NJBG reunion of 1996, there was no memory of this anymore and the department already seemed like a young, stale memory.
Youngest members of the national NJBG at the Nonnenveld, municipal archivist René van Dijk looks on (1985).
Archaeology becomes a municipal task
In 1994/1995 Martin Veen (as SHBG) and Teus Korevaar took the initiative on behalf of the AWN to set up a 'Guidance committee for archaeological research in Gorinchem'. Municipal secretary Felix Cerutti initially acted as chairman and appointed policy officer Ina Heerspink (later succeeded by Wieteke van Hulten) as secretary. She was charged with archaeological policy for a number of hours per week. Archivist Arnold Busch was asked to act as chairman (after his retirement he was succeeded by René van Dijk). In addition to the SHBG, AWN, the municipality, the City Archives, were also Old Gorcum. Then Gorcum's Museum and the NJBG in the person of Jeroen van der Vliet, represented. From 1996 part-time city archaeologist Pieter Floore also participated in this company. It was therefore primarily an 'official working group'.
Students and other volunteers working together on the Blijenhoek (1996)
Volunteers
At the first 'formal' excavation at the Blijenhoek under Floore's leadership, the use of volunteers was immediately considered. Students from the gymnasium and the RSG and members of Oud-Gorcum and the AWN went to work. The first core of what is now known as 'Community Archaeology' is mentioned. Within three years this turned out to be a fairly stable group, which was also ready when called upon.
Some of them became involved in the processing of the finds, such as Toos Busch and shortly afterwards Tiny Wijnen and Martin van der Vliet. These are the first volunteers of the municipal depot, which has now been given a beautiful home.
Martin Veen started building a website early on, which since then has provided a wealth of information, both photos of finds and the many project reports. Eventually, he also found his work in the field in House of Hilde, the archaeology museum of the province of North Holland in Castricum.
Bert Stamkot and Martin Veen (text to: Scriptum Caspingium. A special edition (2021)
Department magazine Scriptum Caspingium
Especially in the period of editor-in-chief Rolf van Acquoy, the quality of the magazine reached a peak. Regularly publishing the SC proved to be not always easy in the later years. Each editor-in-chief collected or wrote copy himself and typed it with the typewriter on stencils that were difficult to correct. There was often little time because of the approaching final exams.
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Volume 1 number 1 Opening speech, Claas van Kuilenburg; Address list; Activities, Rolf van Acquoy; Report of film night, Claas van Kuilenburg; Own library, Douwe de Vries; Report of Congress 1970, Rolf van Acquoy; Castrum Caspringium, Bert Stamkot; The Rijksmuseum Leiden, Rolf van Acquoy; Coin finds Gorkum and surroundings, Bob Nater; Coins of Zaltbommel. flipbook | PDF (4 MB) |
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Volume 1 number 2 Foreword, Theo Cornet; Address list; VAV report; In France; Activities, Rolf van Acquoy; The Klephoorn, Claas van Kuilenburg, Actua 1971, Bert Stamkot; The Mint in Gorkum, HE van Gelder; The St. John's Tower, Bob Nater; Abu Simbel, Rolf van Acquoy; Tiles I, Bob Nater. flipbook | PDF (5 MB) |
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Volume 1 number 3 Editorial Praet; Address list; Financial situation; Activities, Rolf van Acquoy; The Klephoorn, Claas van Kuilenburg; Actua 1971, Bert Stamkot; About wet feet etc. or report of excursion Rotterdam, Theo Cornet; Easter trip report, Paul de Kreij; Report slide evening April 29, Theo Cornet; Report Propaganda evening, Claas van Kuilenburg; The library, Douwe de Vries; Exchange fair Zwijndrecht, Douwe de Vries; In the 3 Flower Pots, HF van Peer; Camps, Claas van Kuilenburg; The Irish Church I, GC of Nieuwenhuizen; The Cent, Bob Nater. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 1 number 4 Editorial Praet; Address list; Bagijnenwalstraat 22; Activities; De Klephoorn, Claas van Kuilenburg; Actua 1971, Bert Stamkot; Leiden in Last, Albert Meulstee; Oudenhage Monastery, External Research Working Group; How can we date a find, Rolf van Acquoy; The Irish Church in Europe II, GC of Nieuwenhuizen; Tiles II, Bob Nater. flipbook | PDF (7 MB) |
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Volume 1 number 5 Editorial Praet; Address list; Sint-Niklaas/Gorinchem; Activities, Rolf van Acquoy; The Klephoorn, Claas van Kuilenburg; Actua 1971, Bert Stamkot; The NJBG and the redevelopment of Gorinchem, Bert Stamkot; Report Camp Swalmen, Claas van Kuilenburg; The Irish Church and Europe 3rd and final episode, GC of Nieuwenhuizen; Tiles III, Bob Nater. flipbook | PDF) (5 MB) |
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Volume 1 number 6 Information, Claas van Kuilenburg; Library, Douwe de Vries; Activities; Agenda of the members meeting on Saturday 18 December in Pesthuys; Annual report secretary; Report treasurer; Fibula, Claas van Kuilenburg; The Congress, Claas van Kuilenburg; Table of contents SC first year 1971; Regulations of the historical association, Claas van Kuilenburg. flipbook | PDF (4 MB) |
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Volume 1 special The origin and disappearance of the Biesbosch Foreword, Bert Stamkot; The Great or South Holland Waard; The Great or St. Elizabeth's Flood of 18 to 19 November 1421; Which villages disappeared?; Reconquest of the land from the water; The Biesbosch; Changes in the flora in the Biesbosch as a result of the closure of the Haringvliet, GHJ de Kroon; Map of the Groote Waard around 1300; Notes; Bibliography. flipbook | PDF (3 MB) |
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Volume 2 number 1 Foreword by the editor-in-chief with his policy over 1972, Rolf van Acquoy; Address list of board and other functions, but also the activities in February and March, Wim Voogt; Report of the General Meeting, Klaas de Boer; Result of the survey held during the AGM, Rolf van Acquoy; Caspingio Prize 1972; Annual Report Historical Secretary, Bert Stamkot; Report of the first meeting of the external research working group, with draft work programme, Bert Stamkot; Report NJBG congress, held from 27 to 30 December 1971 in Bunnik, Bert Stamkot; The "Pesthuys", then and now, Bert Stamkot; Altena and Woudrichem, history of Altena and the origin of Woudrichem, Theo Cornet; Masada, the mountain fortress in Palestine, Douwe de Vries. flipbook | PDF (3 MB) |
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Volume 2 number 2 Foreword; Address list and activities; Did you know...; Lecture on bell beaker culture; Excursion to Werkendam; Excursion to Leiden, Jop Los & Wim Voogt; Working group external research; The finances of the union, Claas van Kuilenburg; Redevelopment of the city center, Bert Stamkot; Gorcum's medieval wall, Bert Stamkot; Gorcum's origin and age 1, Luke the Goat; The Caspingio Prize; Caspingio riddle for archaeologists, Douwe de Vries; Woudrichem 2, Theo Cornet; Region varia. flipbook | PDF (3 MB) |
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Volume 2 number 3 Foreword; Address list and activities; Did you know...; Pesthuys talk evenings; Report on activities puzzle tour, Fondue evening, Wijdschild, Luke the Goat; Exhibition "Gorcum for 400 years"; Lecture "Gorcum and its martyrs"; Easter trip '72, Paul de Krey; Camps, Claas van Kuilenburg; Redevelopment of the city center 2, Bert Stamkot; Gorcum's ramparts, Bert Stamkot; The Martyrs of Gorcum, AJ Busch; Gorcum's origin and age 2, Luke the Goat; Woudrichem 3, Theo Cornet; Regional varia; The Dutch East India Company, Maurits van der Graaf. flipbook | PDF (4 MB) |
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Volume 2 number 5 (=4) Preface; Address list and activities; Did you know...; Excursion to Utrecht June 25, Klaas de Boer; Excursion to Dordrecht; Wim Voogt; Parents and neighborhood evening; Visit to the Rotterdam department, Pesthuys talk evening III; The excavation in Woudrichem, Luke the Goat; Grubbenvorst, Henri Verschoor; Weerselo, Douwe de Vries; Loevestein, Ruurd van Donkelaar; Redevelopment of the city center 3, Bert Stamkot; Gorcum's current ramparts, Bert Stamkot; From an angry woman..., Rolf van Acquoy; Gorcum's origin and age 3, Luke the Goat; The mill "Neverthought", Rolf van Acquoy; Woudrichem 4 (lock), Theo Cornet; The first road in the world, Albert Meulstee; Report of the labor camp in Woudrichem, Luke the Goat. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 2 special From Arkel-Gorinchem Foreword; Introduction, J.W. Groesbeek; How did Gorcum get Van Arkel?, Douwe de Vries; Herbaren II of Lede 1227-1243; Jan I of Arkel, the Strong; Jan II of Arkel; Jan III, Lord of Arkel 1297-1326; Jan IV of Arkel, Rolf van Acquoy; The strong John, Abraham Kemp; The Tomb of the Arkels, Rolf van Acquoy; The castles of the Van Arkels, Bert Stamkot; The Hook and Cod Wars, Douwe de Vries; Otto , lord of Arkel 1360-1396, Douwe de Vries; Jan V, Lord of Arkel 1396-1401, Douwe de Vries; The Arkel wars, Bob Nater; Willem versus Jacoba, Bob Nater; Old-stout-strong, HF van Peer; Overview of events in Gorinchem and surroundings during the rule of the Lords of Arkel (1253-1417); Bibliography, J.W. Groesbeek. flipbook | PDF (8 MB) |
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Volume 2 number 6 Christmas wish, Bert Stamkot; Foreword; Board announcements; Did you know...; Treasurer's annual report, Henri Verschoor; Report Organization Secretary, Wim Voogt; Annual Report of the General Secretary, Klaas de Boer; Report of the Historical Secretariat, Bert Stamkot; Working Group External Research, Luke the Goat; Chief Editor, Rolf van Acquoy; Table of contents Scriptum Caspingium 1973. flipbook | PDF (MB) |
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Volume 3 number 1 Foreword; Board announcements; Lectures on the Alblasserwaard and Florence, Luke the Goat; The General Meeting of Members, Mariette Vossen; Working Group External Research, Klaas de Boer; The Klephoorn; Congress 1972, Bert Stamkot; Disappeared monuments-Langendijk 71, Bert Stamkot; The plague was raging in the city, Rolf van Acquoy; Gorcum, pearl before swine?- Wilhelminaplein, Miriam Salet; Alblasserwaard-Village center research around Gorinchem?, LF Louwe Kooijmans; The Church Through the Ages 1, Paul H. Wilhelm sj, Classical History- 1 Mummification- 2. The Scarab, Klaas de Boer. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 3 number 2 Foreword; Open letter to the members; Board announcements; Report on lecture on submarine archaeological research, Alblasserwaard tour, Luke the Goat; PHC evenings, Bob Nater; De Klephoorn; NJBG Summer Camps; Working Group Outdoor Research; Photo Committee; Structural Plan; Meeting of Department Representatives, Rolf van Acquoy; Glossary; Disappeared monuments-Westwagenstraat 69-71, Bert Stamkot; Gorcum, pearl before swine? - the structural plan, Miriam Salet; The Church Through the Ages 2-The Holy Spirit Chapel, AJ Busch; The Mosquito Fort, Michael Rainbow; Peace, or not?, The voice; Classical History- 3 The Formation of Man-4 Heracles, Klaas de Boer. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 3 number 3 Foreword; Wish; Board announcements; Pesthuys renovation, Activities; Report on graduation party-Lecture on restoration, Bob Nater; The Cleaver Horn; Fibula, Claas van Kuilenburg; Camps; Wim Voogt; Disappeared monuments-Molenstraat, Bert Stamkot; The mills in Gorkum 1, MD of Kekem; Structural plan Gorcum; The church through the ages 3-This is in Abraham's bosom (with errata), AJ Busch; Classical history- 5 Greek philosophy- 6 Herodotus, Klaas de Boer. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 3 number 4 Foreword; Hospital news, Criptula-New acquisitions-New committees; Our board; Working group Outdoor research-excavation Langendijk, Klaas de Boer; Trip to Rome, Wim Voogt; Camp Loevestein, Ruurd van Donkelaar; Disappeared monuments-Kalkhaven 50-52, Bert Stamkot; Courtyards in Gorinchem, Bert Stamkot; Tips for genealogical research; Czechoslovakia, Klaas de Boer; The Etruscans (It.), Sita van Bemmelen. flipbook | PDF (9 MB) |
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Volume 3 number 5 Editorial; Criptula exchange Sint-Niklaas-establishment of Genealogy Working Group-donations library; Agenda of activities; Report Czech evening, Klaas de Boer; Report of excursion to Burgst/Gageldonk, Luke the Goat; Report on the lecture on the history of Alblasserwaard, Luke the Goat; Working Group Outdoor Research-Autumn Camp Gorinchem, Astrid... & Inge Evers; De Klephoorn; Main Association News-Congress and camps, Wim Voogt-Fibula Claas van Kuilenburg; Disappeared Monuments-Old Men's House Molenstraat 50, Bert Stamkot; About Gorcum guesthouses, Rolf van Acquoy; The disappeared village of Honswijk, Bert Stamkot to article H. Voogd; Pompeii, dead and yet alive, Klaas de Boer flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 3 number 6 Christmas wish, Bert Stamkot; Foreword; Board announcements; Report of the General Secretary, Klaas de Boer; Report Organization Secretary, Luke the Goat; Treasurer's Report, Henri Verschoor; Report of the Historical Secretary, Bert Stamkot; Report Editor-in-Chief, Rolf van Acquoy; Table of contents 1973. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 4 number 1 Editorial, Erik Evers; Board announcements, General Members Meeting 1973, Astrid de Haan; Board meetings 1974, Astrid de Haan; Report Lustrum Congress, Bert Stamkot; Book review, Rolf van Acquoy; The Klephoorn, Bert Stamkot; Humanism (announcement Discussion evening); Board meeting February 9, Astrid de Haan. flipbook | PDF (4 MB) |
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Volume 4 number 2 Editorial, Rolf van Acquoy; Board meetings, Bert Stamkot; Valve horn, Bert Stamkot; German stoneware, Peter van Hout; Donors; Witches, Erik Evers; Sisterhood, Wim Voogt; Book review, Rolf van Acquoy. flipbook | PDF (3 MB) |
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Volume 4 number 3 Foreword, Rolf van Acquoy; Board announcements; Cultural Council Gorinchem, Wim Voogt; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World I, Klaas de Boer; Book review, Rolf van Acquoy; Activities; Klephoorn, Bert Stamkot; Open day (report), Luke the Goat. flipbook | PDF (2 MB) |
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Volume 5 number 1 Foreword; Board announcements; Klephoorn, Henri Verschoor; Grants for scientific research by young people; Report on activities, Luke the Goat; Minutes of the AGM of December 21, 1974, Bram van Genderen; NJBG congress 1974, Bert Stamkot; A deed of sale of cattle anno 1757, R. van de Berg; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World II, Klaas de Boer; Monument Year 1975 a future for the past; Book review; Description of the city of Gorinchem in 1744, Henk Hovenkamp. flipbook | PDF (7 MB) |
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Volume 5 number 2 Foreword; Board announcements, Henri Verschoor; Introducing ...board 1975; Excursion Hoorn-Enkhuizen, Jaap Wisse; Lecture on amateur archaeology, Ank Verschoor; Commission Working Group External Research, Report General Members Meeting 8 February, Bert Stamkot; Propaganda Action, Klaas de Boer; M-'75, Rolf van Acquoy; The siege of the Huys van Altena, Rolf van Acquoy; Van Arkel's Old Fortress, Claudius Scriptor; Loevesteiner private, excavation experiences of your HR, Henk Hovenkamp; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World III-The Temple of Diana at Ephesus, Klaas de Boer; Dorestad, Peter von Hout. flipbook | PDF (5 MB) |
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Volume 5 number 3 Foreword; Board announcements; Klephoorn Lustrum, Klaas de Boer; Lecture on urban core research in Dordrecht, Henk Hovenkamp; 1970-1975 Five years NJBG department Gorinchem eo, Bert Stamkot; M '75 in Gorinchem, Claudius Scriptor; Exhibition Goudensteyn, Henk Hovenkamp; On to the thousand-NJBG membership recruitment campaign; The mint in Gorinchem (from SC 1-2), HE van Gelder; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World IV-The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Klaas de Boer; Loevesteyner private, excavation experiences of your HR, Henk Hovenkamp. flipbook | PDF (3 MB) |
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Volume 5 number 4-5 Foreword, Henk Hovenkamp; Board announcements; Klephoorn; Carthage, Wim Guardian; 1970-1975 Five years NJBG department Gorinchem eo, Bert Stamkot; Loevesteyn private excavation experiences of your HR, Henk Hovenkamp; Working Group External Research, Ruurd van Donkelaar; The Tale of Rasputin, thanks to Klabund; Lustrum, Wim Voogt; The man from Tollund, Peter van Hout. [3d-flip-book mode="link-lightbox" id="18915"]Flipbook[/3d-flip-book] | PDF (10 MB) |
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Volume 5 number 6 Foreword, Henk Hovenkamp; Board announcements; Report of the General Secretary 1975, Wim Voogt; Report Historical Secretary and WBO 1975, Klaas de Boer; Report Editor-in-Chief 1975 and follow-up report AS 1975, Henk Hovenkamp and Wim Voogt; Treasurer's Report 1975, Rolf van Acqoy. flipbook | PDF (2 MB) |
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Volume 6 number 1 Foreword; Board announcements; Klephoorn; The city centre of Dordrecht 1200-1500, H. Sarfatij; Found in the stencil room; Program historical society "Oud-Gorcum"; Layer by layer, Huub Borman; The Mausoleum of Halicanassus, Klaas de Boer; Loevesteyner-private: excavation work Arkelstraat-Kortendijk, Henk Hovenkamp. flipbook | PDF (11 MB) |
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Volume 6 number 2 Foreword, Henk Hovenkamp; Bronze axes from the Bronze Age, Peter von Hout; Booklist for theses, Jan Casper Zweers; Arkel excavation, Peter von Hout; Youth Museum Card, Fokko de Vries; the Swaensrecht, R. van de Berg; Nero, Henk Hovenkamp; Valve horn, Peter von Hout; Urban renewal in Gorinchem, Fokko de Vries; Something from the history of Gorinchem, MJF Robijns; Member list of the Gorkum branch as of November 20, 1976, Fokko de Vries; Quartet game Gorinchem City Restoration Foundation; The construction of a pyramid, Peter von Hout; The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 6: the Collossus of Rhodes, Klaas de Boer. flipbook | PDF (12 MB) |
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Volume 6 special Lustrum edition 5 years NJBG department Gorinchem and surroundings, Bert Stamkot flipbook|PDF (4 MB) |
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Volume 7 number 1 Foreword, Peter van Hout; Report General Editorial Scriptum Caspingium volume 6, Henk Hovenkamp; Management announcements, Fokko de Vries; Hilversum culture, Peter van Hout; Valve horn, Henk Hovenkamp; Report of the Audit Committee and financial report; Border of Holland; Balance sheet and budget 1977; Chronicles, Fokko de Vries; Egyptian burial customs, Martin Veen; Financial report 1975-1976; Pottery from Roman times to Late Middle Ages, Peter van Hout. flipbook | PDF (8 MB) |
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Volume 7 number 2 Foreword, Peter van Hout; Report on activities, Dick Los; Wright Brothers I, Peter van Hout; Spanish Civil War 1936-1939, Fokko de Vries; Gorkum's gates and walls, Martin Veen; The Dutch dolmens, Ruurd van Donkelaar; Wolpheren, Martin Veen; The Gorkum guesthouses, Martin Veen; Dorestad, Peter van Hout. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 7 number 3 Preface: Martin Veen; Dutch majolica, Peter van Hout; The Blue Tower, Martin Veen; Hieroglyphs, Marcel Baveco; 17th Century Dutch pottery technique I, Peter van Hout; Management announcements, Fokko de Vries; The Great Germanic Migration and the Roman Empire, Martin Veen; The Wright Brothers II, Peter van Hout; Wanfried dishes, Peter van Hout; Working Group Outdoor Research in Gorinchem, Peter van Hout; Excursion Gouda, Rudolf de Vries. flipbook | PDF (10 MB) |
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Volume 7 special The past of Arkel Foreword; Peter van Hout; Arkel's earliest history; Peter van Hout; The lords of Arkel, J.W. Groesbeek; The government of Arkel after the Arkels, Municipality of Arkel; The Arkels castle, Peter van Hout; The church, Peter van Hout; A beautiful swan came flying, HF van Peer; A devilish act on the holy Christmas night, HF van Peer; The nunnery, Peter van Hout; The rectory, H. DullemeijerThe Arkel dike, Municipality of Arkel; The pumping station and the lock, Peter van Hout; The mills of Arkel, Peter van Hout; Literature, Peter van Hout. flipbook | PDF (7 MB) |
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Volume 8 number 1 Foreword, Martin Veen; Report AS, Fokko de Vries; PM Report, Dick Los; Report of the Audit Committee, Henri Verschoor; Report GS, Jan Casper Zweers; Report AGM, Martin Veen; PHC Report, Rudolf de Vries; Pottery technique II, Peter von Hout; History of the Rijp, Museum The Wooden House; Visitors from the unknown; Peter von Hout; Spinning rods & stones, Jan Casper Zweers; NJBG museum working group report, Martin Veen; Dendrochronology, Peter von Hout; Gorcum's history in a nutshell I, Bert Stamkot; Utrecht, Rudolf de Vries; The castle at Culemborg, Jan Casper Zweers. flipbook | PDF (8 MB) |
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Volume 8 number 2 Foreword, Martin Veen; The city of Leiden (the destination of our next excursion); Board announcements, Rudolf de Vries; Gorcum's history in a nutshell II, Bert Stamkot; Clay tablets; Evangelical Broadcasting, Report of activities, Rudolf de Vries; Provincial elections, R. van de Berg; Activities Oud-Gorcum; Activities department The Hague; Members list; Donors list. flipbook | PDF (6 MB) |
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Volume 8 number 3 Foreword, Reinier Meima; Freedom is not for sale for money, Leerdam besieged and captured by the Spaniards in 1574, TA (?) Blom; Events in Brandwijk in connection with the Iconoclasm and Reformation 1566-67 (I), Bert Stamkot; Management announcements, Rudolf de Vries; Gorcum's history, T. Wieringa. flipbook | PDF (7 MB) |
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Volume 8 special City foundations in the Holland-Gelderland-Utrecht territory. Origin and development until the end of the Middle Ages of cities in this area, Rolf van Acquoy Introduction; The origin of the cities in the Northern Netherlands; Cities with a pre-urban core; The founded cities; The castle cities; The failed city foundations; Origin and development until the end of the Middle Ages of Ameide, Asperen, Ammerstol, Hagestein, Heukelum, 't Gein and Nieuwpoort; The (partially) successful foundations; Origin and development until the end of the Middle Ages of: Gorinchem, Leerdam, Schoonhoven, Culemborg, IJsselstein, Vianen, Montfoort, Oudewater and Woerden; Conclusion; Literature. flipbook | PDF (9 MB) |
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Astrid Lorjé-de Haan (Ed.) et al. (2021) Scriptum Caspingium. A special edition. Published on the occasion of the reunion of former members and those involved with the Gorinchem and surrounding area branch of the Dutch Youth Association for the Study of History (NJBG), Gorinchem, September 24, 2021. flipbook | PDF (7 MB) |
Photo archive
Members of the Photo Committee in the heart of the Gorcum urban redevelopment (1971)
In addition to photos of all department activities, the Photo Committee also made a series of slides of interesting buildings in the Gorcum city centre. The urban redevelopment in the 70s resulted in much deforestation.
In 2021, these images provide an interesting picture of the condition of the monuments around 1971. Some of them have since disappeared. The photos can also be found on flickr.com
The Pest House (1971)
In 1971, the members of the NJBG were given their own clubhouse at Bagijnenwalstraat 22, the former home of the Gorcum hospital radio station RANO. After a thorough renovation, it was given the name 't Pesthuys', named after the former 17th-century plague house on Katerstraat.
Saint Nicholas, Mercator Museum exhibition (1971)
Exhibition about the history of Gorinchem in the context of the twenty-five year exchange treaty between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Wijdschild, castle of the Arkels, exploration (1972)
In the ditch along the Dalemsedijk, members of the Outdoor Research working group fish out several stones from the 13th-century castle of the lords of Arkel.
Traffic square, ground drilling instructions (1972)
AWN member Huib de Kok gives an introductory course in field exploration using a soil drill at the traffic square and in the Arkelse Vrouwenhuiswaard.
Barracks Square, exploration (1972)
After both barracks on Kazerneplein had been demolished, members of the External Investigation Working Group carried out a reconnaissance of the site.
Langendijk 71, excavation (1973)
In 1971, the building at Langendijk 71 burned down. When the owner Huub van Kapel developed new construction plans, the NJBG offered its services. The condition of the remaining foundations was investigated. In addition to masonry and a few floor levels, a number of wall tiles and a small pipe clay statue of Christ were also found. The excavation work attracted a lot of interest from the shopping public. It was also the first time that an excavation took place in Gorinchem.
Reunion 50 years Dutch youth association for history
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