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 …
The name Verhildersum is a corruption of 'Vrouw Hildert's Heem'. We do not know exactly who this Woman Hildert was, however. Like the Menkemaborg and the Fraeylemaborg, Verhildersum was originally …