Department of Forgotten History
Danny van ZuijlenForgotten lives, historical mysteries and remarkable true stories reconstructed through photographs, maps and archival research.
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When a Face Survives but a Name Does Not
I can lose myself for hours in the Bain Collection.
Usually I open it because I’m looking for one particular thing. Then, twenty minutes later, I have fifteen tabs open and no memory of what I originally came for. That is partly because th...
How women’s work has barely changed over time
Not a single cloud breaks the blue above the canal. There is no wind; a pale spring sun casts a shadow beneath the brim of her hat. With every step, the gravel of the towpath crunches under her shoes. Her shoulders ache. The strap cuts into...
They Were Abandoned on an Island for Fifteen Years
In July 1761, a French ship ran aground on a small, uninhabited island in the Indian Ocean.
The ship was called L’Utile.
In its cramped hold were more than one hundred enslaved people from Madagascar, illegally transported by the crew.
W...
I didn't become a better writer. I became a better observer.
Most writers start with words.
I don’t.
Coming from theatre, VR design, and digitised archives -
I start with an image.
Not because I don’t care about language - quite the opposite. But because I’ve learned that most scenes don’t fail...
The Women Behind Amsterdam’s Forgotten Underworld
Behind the romance of Amsterdam’s Red Light District were women trying to survive.
Anyone watching old footage of Amsterdam’s Red Light District can understand why people speak about it with nostalgia.
Men shout across smoky bars....
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Writer and archival researcher. I follow forgotten photographs, maps and letters to reconstruct remarkable true stories from the past.
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