Pieter Jorisz Groenebroek
Pieter Groenebroek was second lieutenant on the frigate Huis te Warmelo. He came from Medemblik. His name recently surfaced in a deed from an Amsterdam...
A ship’s boy from Alkmaar
The ship's boys on the Huis te Warmelo were at the very bottom of the ranks. They were young and employed on the warship for...
The skipper's house
On the Vooreiland in Medemblik, there are three houses with a stepped gable in a row. They were built in the seventeenth century and form...
Cook Gerrit Hendriksz Kes
Gerrit Hendriksz Kes served as a ship's cook at the Huis te Warmelo. His place on the ship was the galley, the common name for...
Jan Haanekraaij from Enkhuizen
Jan Jansz Haanekraaij was a sailor on the frigate Huis in Warmelo. According to the payment register of the ship, he came from Enkhuizen. His...
Our man in Russia
In 1715, Jacob de Bie was the diplomatic representative of the Netherlands in Russia. He lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, the city that was...
Gun carriages and guns
The 300 years old wreck of the Huis te Warmelo is characterized by the cannons that are still in position on the upper deck. Before...
Auke Visser and the Lieveloo family
On the Internet there is a family tree of the Lieveloo family with the name Auke Dirksz Visser. He was assistant steward on the frigate...
Article in NRC
On 4th September 2020, the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad published an article on well-preserved shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea region. The reason is the discovery...
Sorrow of a seaman's wife
Dirk Thomasz Meerder, the first lieutenant of the frigate Huis te Warmelo, was married to Annetjen Karstens. We know little about Dirk's career, but presumably...
Auke Visser from Medemblik
Auke Visser was an assistant steward at the frigate Huis te Warmelo. The steward and his assistants had to supervise the ship's provisions and were...
Maritime Heritage International
On 20th May, the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands published the interim report on the Maritime Heritage International programme. This contains the projects, activities...