The Van Dammes of Rome, New York*

Last updated: 11 Dec 2022

"You want results? You have to go to the Swartzeneggers,
the Stallones,  and to a lesser extent, the Van Dammes."
--Bart Simpson

 

 

<-- Bonus photo of our kids & most of our grandkids

Official Christmas photo, 2022

 Our funny 2021 portrait

 Our 2020 Zoomy picture


 

 

 

*Disclaimer: none of those pictured left currently reside in Rome; some never did. 

 


WHAT'S NEW
What's Old
Our Eagerly Anticipated Christmas Newsletters

2021

 
 
Phenomena & Nostalgia
 

A tour of our garden

 
Some pictures of 2021
 

Here's our 2019 portrait

Click here for the 2018 one

 
Best photos of 2018; and a couple not too hot ones
 
2018: A few wedding pictures are here.
 
2017: nothing happened. Look:
 
2016: went on a little road trip to Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein
 
We did a couple more countries after our road trip: Belgium, Holland, and more Germany
 
A few pictures of our Guatemala  trip, Feb. 2016

Our colorful trip to Patagonia
 
Back in Nicaragua again, 2015
 
Highlights of our little road trip from Burbank to Seattle in 2014 (minus the rain)
 
Van Hout Reunion 2014
 
Miscellany of 2014
 
The Casey-Liang wedding in beautiful downtown Burbank, 2014
 
Our best photos of our pilgrimage to Moloka'i and the Sandwich Islands in our 50th state (or is it 49th, I can never remember)
 
A few photos from our pilgrimage to Rome for Kateri's canonization. (The other Rome, and the other Kateri.)
 
Van Damme reunion  2012 photos
 
Our Nicaragua trip photos in Feb. 2011, when we toured the countryside with Unbound
 
Twin Lakes, Colorado: a Forhan/Grenon enterprise, 70 years later
 
Yes, we just happen to have pictures of our grandkids

What Jim's been up to at work all these years. Hurry before it expires

Greatest hits of NullSet Films by Jan-Luc, the Bard of Bushwick

Our penultimate child's pictures etc. have been sequestered due to privacy issues, sorry. Contact him or her directly

Kateri's page

The Van Hout Reunion 2011

Droll pictures of 2009 miscellany  which may amuse you

The extremely detailed story of our trip to  Madagascar

 Our best Madagascar Photos to dazzle you
Pictures of miscellany and interesting stuff in 2008, which you're sure to like
 
2007 in pictures

Our 5 Great Lakes Tour of 2006

 Our 2005 Europe Photos of Belgium, England and the Van Hout Reunion

Our random photos of other stuff in 2005

Holly Jolly Two:  December, 2001

Leo and Katie's wedding pictures

Best photos of 2001   They don't get any better than this! (Sorry.)

Summer 2001: The Van Dammes on Tour -- Niagara, BC, and the 49th state (or is it 50th, I can never remember)

  Holly Jolly One   Where the legend began -December, 2000

Jan-Luc's Graduation

Pictures of England,Scotland, Ireland and Mariekeland from  Spring Break 99

Leo's Graduation pix

MM's pics from Tucson, January 99

Our second oldest Photo Album from 1998 or so

Our oldest but still cute  Snapshots

Other Miscellany you might get a kick out of
 
The Gingerbread Man, Traveling Jesus, and Flat Stanley were here

 A folk tale from Belgium : The Devil's Barn 

 

 

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Non-Our Family stuff
you're sure to like


Our
Natural Family Planning site,

for adults only


The Genealogical Society
of Flemish Americans

that Jim started the website of

Get your Flemish-American T shirt here





Get a free upgrade from Windows:
Jim's tips on Linux


The Best freeware site

Other, less famous Van Damme places  (no relation):

Where are we from? Well, Damme, I guess

Van Damme State Park in California, a good place to chill out

Van Damme, Inc. ripens bananas in Brussels. Not sure what that says about Van Dammes

Art Van Damme,  jazz accordianist and the Godfather of Lounge Lizards

The Memorial Van Damme is one of the premier track & field grand prix meetings in the world, with reigning olympic and world champions participating each year

Learn the Van Damme Academy way. Why? Well, I'm glad you asked that.

Wierdest Van Damme site ever is now defunct, probably for good reason. In Zaire, In Zaire

The Van Damme Christmas tree farm is closed.
Bah! Humbug! 


For a real treat, enjoy
 

And
 
Van Damme fake laptops
 
Contact us: (you'll have to retype these, cuz we hate spam)

MM

Jim

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