Dear listmembers, I just finished a short crash-course Dutch grammar for my CarPark site. It is very short and limited to the grammar rules one should master to get a beginning understanding of the construction of certain types of Dutch surnames and given names. I have just written some stuff regarding orthography, cases and case-endings, diminutive endings, articles and prepositions. As examples I have tried to use known Dutch surnames and given names, which appeared in New Netherland. For those among you who don't have the time or the facilities to surf the web I'm willing to send the article by e-mail. Just ask. To check out this page, go the following page of my site: <http://members.home.nl/rabbel/crashcourse.html> Kindest regards, Willem willem rabbelier rabbel@home.nl rabbel@mac.com The CarPark http://members.home.nl/rabbel/index.html ( Links and information on Dutch history, genealogy, language and topography) The Warehouse http://home.hetnet.nl/~rabbeljee/index.html (Examples of Dutch Old Handwriting and large historical maps of the Netherlands and New Netherland)