My genealogical research.

I started working on genealogy in the Netherlands in the early 1970's by talking to siblings of my paternal grandfather and writing down their stories. Using the information they gave me, I continued my research in the files of the municipal archive in Amsterdam.
 

The first computer software program I used, starting in 1989, was an MS-DOS program called Family History System (FHS) written by Philip Brown. In the mid-1990's I started using Reunion for Windows (later Generations) and at present I am using both Family Tree Maker 16 and RootsMagic 4.0.9.6.

My Dutch database had 1.446 individuals on 01-01-1998, 1.687 on 01-01-1999, 2.080 on 01-01-2000, 2.308 on 01-01-2001, 2.492 on 01-01-2002, 2.985 on 01-01-2003, 3.101 on 01-1-2004, 3.414 on 01-01-2005, 3.514 on 01-01-2006, 3.690 on 01-01-2007, 3.762 on 01-01-2008, 4.038 on 01-01-2009 and 4.350 on 01-01-2010.

At present (Septmeber 2nd, 2010) my GaseNL database counts 5.030 individuals.

I started working on a database containing some American Gase family members, set up by Eugene J. (Gene) Phillips of Tiffin OH, in 2001. Gene has sent me this database in May 2000 when it contained 1181 individuals. Later he has sent me another gedcom file containing 177 individuals related to his wife, Mary Catherine (Guyton) Phillips. Therefore, I had 1358 to begin with!!

My American database had 3.175 individuals on 01-01-2005, 5.570 on 01-01-2006, 11.377 on 01-01-2007, 21.991 on 01-01-2008, 32.085 on 01-01-2009 and 39.800 on 01-01-2010.

Today (September 2nd, 2010) my GaseUSA database contains 44.035 individuals.

Hoorn, September 2nd, 2010

Ronald A. Gase