The Nienoord estate was founded in 1508, when squire Wigbold van Ewsum bought extensive stretches of peatland near Midwolde. He had a new house built, the “Nije Oord”, and had …
In 1381, Mensinge was first mentioned as a fief of the diocese of Utrecht. A hundred years later, the manor came into the possession of the Van Ewsum family, one …
South of the village of Eelde there is an archaeological monument: the 'Waterburcht van Eelde'. In the underground are the remains of a castle from the 13th century. But traces …