A short time ago I recieved an email from Bram.
I will start with the bad news as I understand it at the time. There are sure to be revisions as I have more contacts with Bram and also personal experience on the Family Organisation of Paters website.
From what I currently understand the book on our family will probably be put on hold. Our family tree is the largest family represented in the Netherlands and due to the extensive research of Bram Pater it contains the most information. My personal thoughts on this is that the book is cost prohibitive due to the size of the book versus the demand. More information will be posted later as I have it.
Now for the good news.
The website of the Family Organisation Pater has been up-dated and operational as of the date of the 25th family reunion in the Netherlands which occurs on April 10th, 2010.
The site will be available also in English except for the family records as I am led to understand. Access to the site is open to everyone as it was in the past. The change that will interest most of the family is with the payment of 25 Euros you will have lifetime, unlimited access to all family information on relatives that are not living. Information will be updated by the reporting points as it is acquired. This is basically the same information that would have been included in the book we have all been waiting for.
The fee for the organisations magazine will remain at the same price of 30 euros for those who wish to try their hand at interpreting the language of our forefathers. At this time I am led to believe that those who subscribe to the Paterje will also have access to the family information with the use of user name and pass word. I will have to check into that further.
So for you interested in genealogy this will be an important resource in your search for information.
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