The invitation for the five-yearly meeting and celebration has been sent. The administrator receives registrations – and unfortunately also cancellations – for the meeting and the celebration via various channels. Have you not received an invitation by post? Then check whether your postal address is known to the board. You can do this by clicking Continue reading
Stoop meeting and celebration
RegisterThe commissioners and administrator organise the five-yearly meeting and the five-yearly celebration. If you would like to take part in the meeting and/or the celebration, please register under the Stoop Celebration heading. Overnight stayYour participation is registered and a badge is made for you. If you wish to make use of an overnight stay on Continue reading
News: Stoop needs your active help
The board intends to keep family members periodically informed of the ins and outs of the work within the Fund. In addition, the intention is to place news items on the website regularly. These news items can also be included in the newsletter. To keep Stoop.nl interesting and up to date, it is important that Continue reading
Support can also be applied for digitally
It is never pleasant to knock on the Fund’s door for financial support. That is very understandable; however, the hesitation is also unnecessary. The Fund was established precisely to offer family members in financial need a helping hand. In 2020 this proved to be a godsend for many family members; they could make very good Continue reading
Turned 18 in 2020
Reaching the age of 18 is an important date within the Stoop Fund. It means that the family member may attend the next meeting (2023) and can also put in an appearance at the Stoop Celebration. The board congratulates those who turned 18 in 2020 and looks forward to their attendance at the meeting and/or Continue reading
Searching family history in newspapers and magazines
A very interesting website to visit is Delpher. On Delpher you will find millions of digitised texts from Dutch newspapers, books and magazines, all of which you can search word for word. The texts come from the collections of various academic institutions, libraries and heritage institutions. It does not matter what kind of research you Continue reading
The plantation of our ancestors
Maartje Duin (Branch A) discovers that her ancestors were, in 1863, co-owners of the sugar plantation Tout Lui Faut in Suriname, and seeks contact with the descendants of the enslaved: the Bouva family. Together with Peggy Bouva she reconstructs the story of the plantation. This voyage of discovery resulted in an eight-part series broadcast from Continue reading
A new website!
Stoopfonds.nl, a website about a special family fund that has existed since 1726 and has known twelve generations of descendants since then, has been renewed! The old website has since been taken offline. Images say more than words, and for the sake of history it is nice to see what the old website looked like Continue reading
Support and study finance payments, second half of 2026
From January to May 2026 inclusive, Fonds Stoop received eight applications for support andfour applications for study finance. All applications for study finance and five applications for support were granted by the commissioners for the full amount. Two applications for support fitted better within the new scheme “Contribution to Earning Capacity”. Since the associated form Continue reading
Support and study finance payments, first half of 2026
In 2026, Fonds Stoop received 2 applications for support and 5 applications for study finance. All applications were granted by the board for the full amount. Fonds Stoop also received 1 application for financial help for renovation work. Since this does not fall within the objectives of the Fund, this application was not granted. Below Continue reading